Miracles for an Atheist.

[Eilonnwy]

I was thinking quite a lot about a friend who I hadn't spoken in 4 years. Then the phone rang. It wasn't him.

Leo, you answered some prayers when you put that new avatar up.

[leo-rcc]

I was thinking quite a lot about a friend who I hadn't spoken in 4 years. Then the phone rang. It wasn't him.

Leo, you answered some prayers when you put that new avatar up.

Don't get too used to it.

[binny]

I found $380 on the floor, turned it in to my boss. In sat in the safe and no one claimed it. Just recently I had been itching for an iPod touch and a week later my Boss gives me the $380 saying the time is up. I got my iPod touch.

God likes me.

Prays Jesus!

[Meatball]

I was working a shitty job that wouldn't give me more hours, I was in debt from University and could barely afford rent, let alone another semester of school. The company changed their attendance policy and immediately put me on final warning(1 minute late = fired) without any previous discussion. I applied at a few places to no avail.

I sent a resume to one of the most selective tech support call centers in the city on a whim. They called be back later that week saying they were having a job fair next Tuesday. I went, and some of my previous co-workers were managers there doing interviews. I was hired on the spot, and now I make 33% more per hour, with full-time hours, and I don't have to work evenings and weekends. I can pay off my student debt, and save enough money to finish a semester next year and get into the co-op program to finish my degree!

Praise Jaysus!

[chatpilot]

I actually did put the 20 back in the collection basket lol

[tackattack]

The above storys are true. If I had claimed to have prayed to my left nut in each of these cases would that be proof my left nut answers prayer? (I know the answer, don't say it)

My pot induced ponderance for the day is if other atheists while presented with such "evidence" ever just lob back a verifiable story of some good luck that came your way and emphasize you don't pray at all.

I usually get the "see? God's showing you he is there!"

Then I feel stupid for wasting everybodys time. Just like I do now.

Well I would say yes. I don't know that your left nut exists. I can assume that you're male and historically most human males I've know have 2 testes. I've heard tons of refrences to men thinking with their other "head". Is the twig and berries the new trinity? If you claim it to be cognizant and have faith that it answers prayers, sure. Hope you got a little chuckle out of that, not reallly wanting to start arguments. I just wanted to say that while I personally have not pushed the Jesus speak on anyoner without provocation to my recollection. I'm glad I've came to this site and seen the coin from the other side. It's a little disgraceful how some theists act. I'd just respond with I don't believe in God.

[leo-rcc]

I actually did put the 20 back in the collection basket lol

In hindsight, don't you feel foolish now?

[Dotard]

I actually did put the 20 back in the collection basket lol

Ok.

What I didn't realize at the time was I asked for stories of 'miracles' that happen to non believers while not praying to anything at all.

Then you post a story about saying a prayer and receiving $20. FOUL!

Who's side are you on anyway?

I was looking to demonstrate a bit of good luck is in no way an 'answered prayer'. Your story didn't help.

So a curse upon you. May you and your children and your childrens children sell womens shoes for the rest of your families lineage.

[chatpilot]

Dotard I just thought that I would add the story to contrast the one that did not require god. But at the same time this illustrates that what most people interpret as answered prayers are really everyday coincidences.

Regarding the curse my friend you just made me the next Al Bundy I love that show. And to answer your question leo yes, I felt like an ass afterwards lol.

[littlegrimlin1]

Don't believe everything that you breathe... lol

I prayed about 1-2 times as a kid, nothing happened.
I don't pray many times today, nothing happens. (can't quantify that negative lol)