(February 18, 2014 at 2:21 pm)MitchBenn Wrote: Sorry if this idea has been mooted before, but ...
It occurred to me the other day that, if one accepts the notion of God as omniscient, omnipotent and ineffably wise, isn't the whole notion of prayer inherently blasphemous?
If God is omniscient, then whatever issue you're trying to draw his attention to, he already KNOWS about. As such, if he is refusing to intercede, he must have his reasons, being ineffably wise.
As such, to pray for intercession, whether on your own behalf or anyone else's, is either to deny God's omniscience (by drawing his attention to something you seem to think he's somehow missed) or to question his judgment (by challenging his decision not to intercede, or, if he has ALREADY interceded, by pointing out that he has, in your opinion, interceded incorrectly).
You're questioning his competence, in any event, by essentially telling him how to do his job...
Thoughts?
Actually - if anyone actually reads the bible - there are LOTS of things that are NOT TRUE about religion - and NO one theist obeys all of the laws of the bible
Example - In the bible -the christ myth is quoted as saying - give to Caesar what is Caesars - give to god what is god - when specifically talking about money.
YET - the people who perpetrate this fraud are always looking for money in the name of god - when the bible specifically says not to give them money - give them prayer (Which does not do anything of course)
