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What Is The Point Of Prayer?
#61
RE: What Is The Point Of Prayer?
I like my bull$#!^ just fine too! Tongue I think mine has a better flavor than his though.
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#62
RE: What Is The Point Of Prayer?
To us it is just SS-DD. Same Shit - Different Denomination. Unlike G-C and his baptist buddies, I consider mormons to be xtians...along with catholics, JWs and assorted bible belters. It is not a title of honor so I'll gladly give it to anyone who wants it.
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#63
RE: What Is The Point Of Prayer?
(July 31, 2013 at 11:28 pm)PeterPriesthood Wrote:
(July 31, 2013 at 11:12 pm)Godschild Wrote: You're dumber than I thought, just go look in the mirror and point.

The ad homs are palpable on this thread. Confusedhiver:

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Anyway, I think the Christians on this Thread have made some pretty good points about why prayer is important, though I agree with BWS that the icky feeling sucks when people tell me that they'll pray for me. (As a Mormon, I get this a lot from other religions.)

I think the point of prayer is only what you make of it. "Ask and ye shall receive". It's simple if you use faith. God will mete out to you what he desires to give you. He's fickle like that, as is his prerogative. If a person starts a prayer and doesn't expect much, he won't receive much.

Prayer is useful if one actually makes use of it.

You should read what I said about prayer before telling me how to use prayer. As for my retorts to our atheist friends, it's all they notice or listen to.
God loves those who believe and those who do not and the same goes for me, you have no choice in this matter. That puts the matter of total free will to rest.
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#64
RE: What Is The Point Of Prayer?
(July 31, 2013 at 11:12 pm)Godschild Wrote: Knew you would have to come up with a distraction, that's what you do when you have no answers, now you want to take a stab at an answer.

I do? I thought I was just making commentary. Thanks for letting me know.
At the age of five, Skagra decided emphatically that God did not exist.  This revelation tends to make most people in the universe who have it react in one of two ways - with relief or with despair.  Only Skagra responded to it by thinking, 'Wait a second.  That means there's a situation vacant.'
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#65
RE: What Is The Point Of Prayer?
Quote: it's all they notice or listen to.

Not even that, G-C. You are just the same old bible-thumping shit.

Always.
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#66
RE: What Is The Point Of Prayer?
(August 1, 2013 at 12:13 am)Godschild Wrote: You should read what I said about prayer before telling me how to use prayer. As for my retorts to our atheist friends, it's all they notice or listen to.

I'm glad to hear that you assumed I didn't read what you said...it's very telling of your character. Christ would be very proud of your attitude, brother.

To get the Atheists to talk to you, you need to break down the barriers that you put up. Using ad homs is a bona fide barrier, and you, sir, are full of them. I'm not saying the Atheists don't have their fair share, but they're more justified in using them in reference to you than you are to them.

Also, I don't get to tell you how to pray: Christ does. And BWS is right that you're acting like a Pharisee. Looks like some of his Mormon background is helping him put you in your pitiful place.
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#67
RE: What Is The Point Of Prayer?
(August 1, 2013 at 12:26 am)PeterPriesthood Wrote: Also, I don't get to tell you how to pray: Christ does. And BWS is right that you're acting like a Pharisee. Looks like some of his Mormon background is helping him put you in your pitiful place.

Good retort...just try not to bring me into it in this manner, if you will. Ask anyone here; I'm about as far removed from Mormonism as a man could get.
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#68
RE: What Is The Point Of Prayer?
(August 1, 2013 at 12:26 am)PeterPriesthood Wrote:
(August 1, 2013 at 12:13 am)Godschild Wrote: You should read what I said about prayer before telling me how to use prayer. As for my retorts to our atheist friends, it's all they notice or listen to.

I'm glad to hear that you assumed I didn't read what you said...it's very telling of your character. Christ would be very proud of your attitude, brother.

To get the Atheists to talk to you, you need to break down the barriers that you put up. Using ad homs is a bona fide barrier, and you, sir, are full of them. I'm not saying the Atheists don't have their fair share, but they're more justified in using them in reference to you than you are to them.

Also, I don't get to tell you how to pray: Christ does. And BWS is right that you're acting like a Pharisee. Looks like some of his Mormon background is helping him put you in your pitiful place.

Now this is entertainment! (Someone tell Minimalist not to bother with the lion.)

Just FYI, 'athiest' needs no capitalization.
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#69
RE: What Is The Point Of Prayer?
Roger.
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#70
RE: What Is The Point Of Prayer?
Yeah capitalizing "atheist" might give people the wrong impression about us...it might get them thinking we're some kind of religion or something. That would be a disaster for free thinkers such as us!

(August 1, 2013 at 12:13 am)Godschild Wrote: As for my retorts to our atheist friends, it's all they notice or listen to.

Actually, I listen to reason, but thanks for assuming something wrong again.
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