Benevolent Creator God?

[Angrboda]

So?  One doesn't hit on ugly girls any differently than one hits on someone special.  So why does God differentiate between the two?

Btw, you were the one who asserted that God answers prayers depending upon whether they are deserving.  It isn't a question about God, it's a question about what you meant.  Otherwise you were just mouthing words with no meaning.  So what did you imagine was the difference between a deserving prayer and an undeserving one?

Sure they do. One typically hits on an ugly girl out of desperation, because he can't get anything better. It takes boldness and confidence to hit on a very attractive girl.

As for prayer, the only thing I can think of, that explains the difference between a deserving prayer, and an undeserving one, is whether or not the person believes in God. Of course, that might not be the whole truth.

So a person lacks confidence when they're hitting on an ugly girl? That doesn't make sense. Presumably one hits on an ugly girl out of confidence they'll get lucky. I think what you mean is that the person lacks the confidence to hit on an attractive girl, which is irrelevant, as they're not hitting on an attractive girl. In my experience guys use the same tactics and same attitudes with both. I think you're making up a difference that isn't a difference. Anyway, this was about God, after all. It surely isn't a question of confidence when a believer or a non-believer hits on God -- they're both desperate in the sense that their normal reality isn't "putting out" for them, so they want God to put out for them instead. So this whole ugly girl bit, besides not squaring with the facts, is wrong in the first place.

So I'll ask again, why does not believing in God matter in answering prayers. Let's take an example. I'm praying that God will send a man with a suitcase full of hundred dollar bills to my door, and he will give them to me and leave without asking for anything. Let's suppose a pastor who needs money for his church to continue operating prays for the same thing. Neither I nor the pastor is confident our prayer would be answered, so why would God look more favorably upon his prayer than mine? In this situation, the roles are reversed. The pastor is desperate, but I am not. By your "ugly girl logic" your God should be more likely to answer my prayer than his. Correct?

It would seem by your prior logic that as long as you pray for things you don't need, you stand a better chance of being rewarded. Is that correct?