Prayer: Biggest Hope and The Biggest Disappointment

[robvalue]

It is very sad, the false hope people are given by prayer. It's also an excuse for God, it's OK if he messed everything up, just pray about it.

The fact that people still think there is anything more to it than placebo and confirmation bias is hard for my overly logical brain. But then, I can't imagine being raised in an environment where this was all treated as indisputable fact; I love to think I could see through it as easily as I can now from my high horse, but it's impossible to say.

Sorry you had to go through that, I think it's great to share these experiences as I'm sure many people can sympathise and realize they're not the only one. Im talking to you, lurkers

We need a better name than lurkers, it sounds way too negative.