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Prayer does not work

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RE: Prayer does not work

November 18, 2013 at 8:36 am

(November 18, 2013 at 7:46 am)Jacob(smooth) Wrote: But it's not strictly true to say it Doesn't work. It depends what you expect from it.

Prayer does not work, ever.

The problem with theists is that when their prayers are not answered they tend to think to themselves that no answer is still an answer.

When something does happen for which they prayed it would, they erroneously attribute the coincidence to a supernatural fairy tale being.

The incident would have transpired the same way it did whether they had prayed or not. Attributing an outcome to prayer is a sign of self-delusion, and nothing more.

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Prayer does not work - by Silver - November 17, 2013 at 5:48 pm

RE: Prayer does not work - by The Valkyrie - November 17, 2013 at 6:16 pm

RE: Prayer does not work - by Esquilax - November 17, 2013 at 6:45 pm

RE: Prayer does not work - by The Valkyrie - November 17, 2013 at 7:14 pm

RE: Prayer does not work - by Tonus - November 18, 2013 at 9:39 am

RE: Prayer does not work - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - November 17, 2013 at 6:57 pm

RE: Prayer does not work - by Walking Void - November 17, 2013 at 7:15 pm

RE: Prayer does not work - by Brian37 - November 18, 2013 at 6:00 pm

RE: Prayer does not work - by Fidel_Castronaut - November 17, 2013 at 7:03 pm

RE: Prayer does not work - by freedomfromforum - November 17, 2013 at 7:24 pm

RE: Prayer does not work - by pocaracas - November 17, 2013 at 7:25 pm

RE: Prayer does not work - by Jacob(smooth) - November 18, 2013 at 7:46 am

RE: Prayer does not work - by Bad Wolf - November 18, 2013 at 7:55 am

RE: Prayer does not work - by Jacob(smooth) - November 18, 2013 at 8:11 am

RE: Prayer does not work - by Bad Wolf - November 18, 2013 at 10:25 am

RE: Prayer does not work - by Jacob(smooth) - November 18, 2013 at 10:45 am

RE: Prayer does not work - by Silver - November 18, 2013 at 8:36 am

RE: Prayer does not work - by Jacob(smooth) - November 18, 2013 at 8:44 am

RE: Prayer does not work - by Hoopington - June 4, 2014 at 5:50 am

RE: Prayer does not work - by Zazzy - November 18, 2013 at 9:23 am

RE: Prayer does not work - by pineapplebunnybounce - November 18, 2013 at 6:08 pm

RE: Prayer does not work - by max-greece - November 18, 2013 at 9:32 am

RE: Prayer does not work - by Jacob(smooth) - November 18, 2013 at 9:48 am

RE: Prayer does not work - by max-greece - November 18, 2013 at 11:50 am

RE: Prayer does not work - by Darkstar - November 19, 2013 at 1:02 am

RE: Prayer does not work - by Jacob(smooth) - November 19, 2013 at 3:41 am

RE: Prayer does not work - by Mania2 - November 18, 2013 at 9:44 am

RE: Prayer does not work - by Bad Wolf - November 18, 2013 at 10:48 am

RE: Prayer does not work - by Jacob(smooth) - November 18, 2013 at 11:04 am

RE: Prayer does not work - by Walking Void - November 18, 2013 at 2:16 pm

RE: Prayer does not work - by Minimalist - November 18, 2013 at 2:38 pm

RE: Prayer does not work - by Jacob(smooth) - November 18, 2013 at 2:53 pm

RE: Prayer does not work - by Walking Void - November 18, 2013 at 5:48 pm

RE: Prayer does not work - by Zazzy - November 18, 2013 at 6:08 pm

RE: Prayer does not work - by Jacob(smooth) - November 18, 2013 at 6:26 pm

RE: Prayer does not work - by Zazzy - November 18, 2013 at 7:29 pm

RE: Prayer does not work - by Jacob(smooth) - November 18, 2013 at 6:22 pm

RE: Prayer does not work - by The Reality Salesman - November 18, 2013 at 7:04 pm

RE: Prayer does not work - by Walking Void - November 18, 2013 at 6:09 pm

RE: Prayer does not work - by The Valkyrie - November 18, 2013 at 6:10 pm

RE: Prayer does not work - by Walking Void - November 18, 2013 at 6:25 pm

RE: Prayer does not work - by Minimalist - November 18, 2013 at 7:01 pm

RE: Prayer does not work - by Jacob(smooth) - November 19, 2013 at 7:02 am

RE: Prayer does not work - by My imaginary friend is GOD - November 18, 2013 at 7:06 pm

RE: Prayer does not work - by The Reality Salesman - November 18, 2013 at 7:30 pm

RE: Prayer does not work - by Jacob(smooth) - November 19, 2013 at 6:55 am

RE: Prayer does not work - by Captain Colostomy - November 19, 2013 at 7:06 am

RE: Prayer does not work - by Jacob(smooth) - November 19, 2013 at 9:31 am

RE: Prayer does not work - by Tonus - November 19, 2013 at 9:39 am

RE: Prayer does not work - by Jacob(smooth) - November 19, 2013 at 11:09 am

RE: Prayer does not work - by Tonus - November 19, 2013 at 12:48 pm

RE: Prayer does not work - by Jacob(smooth) - November 19, 2013 at 5:08 pm

RE: Prayer does not work - by The Reality Salesman - November 19, 2013 at 11:43 pm

RE: Prayer does not work - by LastPoet - November 19, 2013 at 7:02 am

RE: Prayer does not work - by pocaracas - November 19, 2013 at 9:44 am

RE: Prayer does not work - by Minimalist - November 19, 2013 at 11:13 am

RE: Prayer does not work - by Brian37 - November 19, 2013 at 5:57 pm

RE: Prayer does not work - by Jacob(smooth) - November 19, 2013 at 6:23 pm

RE: Prayer does not work - by Brian37 - November 19, 2013 at 7:02 pm

RE: Prayer does not work - by Neo-Scholastic - November 19, 2013 at 1:54 pm

RE: Prayer does not work - by MindForgedManacle - November 19, 2013 at 2:32 pm

RE: Prayer does not work - by Walking Void - November 19, 2013 at 3:11 pm

RE: Prayer does not work - by The Reality Salesman - November 19, 2013 at 6:33 pm

RE: Prayer does not work - by Jacob(smooth) - November 19, 2013 at 7:20 pm

RE: Prayer does not work - by Whateverist - November 20, 2013 at 12:07 am

RE: Prayer does not work - by Jacob(smooth) - November 20, 2013 at 3:52 am

RE: Prayer does not work - by Brian37 - November 20, 2013 at 10:05 am

RE: Prayer does not work - by Whateverist - November 20, 2013 at 12:05 am

RE: Prayer does not work - by Polaris - November 20, 2013 at 12:06 am

RE: Prayer does not work - by Cyberman - November 20, 2013 at 1:34 am

RE: Prayer does not work - by Whateverist - November 20, 2013 at 11:37 am

RE: Prayer does not work - by Brian37 - November 20, 2013 at 12:49 pm

RE: Prayer does not work - by Jacob(smooth) - November 20, 2013 at 1:00 pm

RE: Prayer does not work - by Brian37 - November 22, 2013 at 8:18 am

RE: Prayer does not work - by hppavilion - June 4, 2014 at 3:59 am

RE: Prayer does not work - by Cyberman - June 4, 2014 at 5:31 am

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