(April 25, 2013 at 11:17 am)Tonus Wrote: I'm sure that some believe it works. I think that they're in the minority.
I think that a lot of people work very hard to try and convince themselves that it works. You probably know at least a few of them, who credit prayer when things go well and offer up bizarre (and sometimes truly obscene) rationalizations when they don't. "Oh, the chemo didn't work and you've only got a month to live? It must be a blessing in disguise! I'm sooo jealous right now!"
This is what I believe. I mean humans are very intelligent creatures, I imagine most people who prayer have serious internal doubts about whether it actually works or not. We want to feel in control, we want to feel like there's always something we can do, even if we logically know it doesn't make sense.
HELL, I've even prayed a few times since I've been atheist. I mean when I was in really sticky situations, or when I feared for my life. I knew it wasn't going to help, but I tried anyway.
