What do believers say when you ask or tell them..

[tackattack]

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I would by default in all probability think that any "feel good" feelings that come from prayer is indeed down to the placebo effect. I know of no evidence of anything more than that.

@ Tackattack

Where does the selfless part come in in this feeling good when prayers being answered (whether answered how you want or not).

P.S: Sorry about my last PM's mess, I had to go out all of a sudden and I was in a confused mood so I guess I didn't think to save it as a draft and finish it later (maybe I was worried I'd forget if I did that... I dunno).

EvF

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I had to mail you beacuase your PM box was full that's all.. as to your question:
selflessness is all about intent. You can really take a narrow view and say you're praying to feel good, because it historically has felt good to pray, but that leads in a circle. If you pray to get joy or happiness then your intent is for a selfish goal.If you pray for someone elses joy or happiness then your intent is not based off self. If you are praying for someone else becuase it makes you feel good to help someone, then your intent is selfish.

If no one created God, why can't we say no one created the world?

QFT.

Because the World is a part of our known universe and subject to the laws applied here. It may be "convienent" that God (if he does) exists outside our known percieved universe, but it doesn't excuse the Earth from laws we all equally apply to reality within said known universe.