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Atheism and Prayer
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RE: Atheism and Prayer
September 1, 2014 at 6:00 pm
(September 1, 2014 at 5:30 pm)PhiloTech Wrote: By Buddhist standards no. Buddhists tend to believe they are praying to "The Absolute" much like Daoist. It varies of course on how they define it but prayer is something that does not require a deity.

Sounds like "the Absolute" is another way of saying "Deity", to me.

Could you explicate the differences?

Me, I think talking to nonexistent beings is irrational.

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Atheism and Prayer - by ComradeMeow - September 1, 2014 at 5:16 pm
RE: Atheism and Prayer - by Tobie - September 1, 2014 at 5:17 pm
RE: Atheism and Prayer - by ComradeMeow - September 1, 2014 at 5:30 pm
RE: Atheism and Prayer - by Thumpalumpacus - September 1, 2014 at 6:00 pm
RE: Atheism and Prayer - by rexbeccarox - September 1, 2014 at 5:20 pm
RE: Atheism and Prayer - by Diablo - September 1, 2014 at 5:20 pm
RE: Atheism and Prayer - by Bad Wolf - September 1, 2014 at 5:54 pm
RE: Atheism and Prayer - by ComradeMeow - September 1, 2014 at 6:24 pm
RE: Atheism and Prayer - by Bad Wolf - September 1, 2014 at 6:27 pm
RE: Atheism and Prayer - by OurFather - September 1, 2014 at 6:25 pm
RE: Atheism and Prayer - by Natachan - September 1, 2014 at 6:26 pm
RE: Atheism and Prayer - by Losty - September 1, 2014 at 6:41 pm
RE: Atheism and Prayer - by Thumpalumpacus - September 2, 2014 at 7:12 pm
RE: Atheism and Prayer - by Losty - September 2, 2014 at 7:17 pm
RE: Atheism and Prayer - by Thumpalumpacus - September 2, 2014 at 8:08 pm
RE: Atheism and Prayer - by ShaMan - September 2, 2014 at 7:20 pm
RE: Atheism and Prayer - by CindysRain - September 2, 2014 at 7:58 pm
RE: Atheism and Prayer - by Minimalist - September 2, 2014 at 8:33 pm
RE: Atheism and Prayer - by Thumpalumpacus - September 3, 2014 at 11:46 am
RE: Atheism and Prayer - by Minimalist - September 3, 2014 at 12:00 pm
RE: Atheism and Prayer - by ShaMan - September 3, 2014 at 12:05 pm
RE: Atheism and Prayer - by Thumpalumpacus - September 3, 2014 at 1:17 pm
RE: Atheism and Prayer - by ShaMan - September 3, 2014 at 1:24 pm

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