To me, believing that an all powerful creator has time to answer your prayer from billions of other people in the world is arrogant. I would think it almost the definition of arrogance. Just because the person doesn't perceive it as so doesn't make it less true. I don't mean it in a scathing, accusatory "You're arrogant!" way, but just simply...it's arrogant. I'm not gonna sugar-coat or water-down my opinion of it.
I know it may same shocking to think of it in that way, but to me the inability to see that side of prayer shows the blindness religion has to it's own hypocrisy.
If prayer has a meditative effect, then it in essence has an effect that can be achieved through secular means. So if a benefit is achieved through prayer that can also be acheived secularly...then let's throw out the superstition.
I know it may same shocking to think of it in that way, but to me the inability to see that side of prayer shows the blindness religion has to it's own hypocrisy.
If prayer has a meditative effect, then it in essence has an effect that can be achieved through secular means. So if a benefit is achieved through prayer that can also be acheived secularly...then let's throw out the superstition.
"The way to see by faith is to shut the eye of reason." Benjamin Franklin
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