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On the lunacy of prayer
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RE: On the lunacy of prayer
October 9, 2021 at 12:35 pm
(October 9, 2021 at 12:34 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: You can bless literally anything.

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In other words - it's all useless?
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RE: On the lunacy of prayer
October 9, 2021 at 12:35 pm
You guys would be better off continuing to say those prayers.
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RE: On the lunacy of prayer
October 9, 2021 at 12:43 pm
(October 9, 2021 at 12:35 pm)Ahriman Wrote: You guys would be better off continuing to say those prayers.

That sounds foreboding. Do elaborate
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RE: On the lunacy of prayer
October 9, 2021 at 12:43 pm
(October 9, 2021 at 12:35 pm)Ahriman Wrote: You guys would be better off continuing to say those prayers.

Why??
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RE: On the lunacy of prayer
October 9, 2021 at 12:46 pm
You should pray, and pray, and pray, until you get so sick of prayer that you have no more desire left inside of you to pray. That's what I did. The fact that they're posting prayers means they still have some desire to pray.
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RE: On the lunacy of prayer
October 9, 2021 at 12:48 pm
(October 9, 2021 at 12:46 pm)Ahriman Wrote: You should pray, and pray, and pray, until you get so sick of prayer that you have no more desire left inside of you to pray. That's what I did. The fact that they're posting prayers means they still have some desire to pray.

STFU - Boru and I were posting prayers that were drilled into our memories as kids.
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RE: On the lunacy of prayer
October 9, 2021 at 12:51 pm (This post was last modified: October 9, 2021 at 12:52 pm by Ahriman.)
(October 9, 2021 at 12:48 pm)arewethereyet Wrote:
(October 9, 2021 at 12:46 pm)Ahriman Wrote: You should pray, and pray, and pray, until you get so sick of prayer that you have no more desire left inside of you to pray. That's what I did. The fact that they're posting prayers means they still have some desire to pray.

STFU - Boru and I were posting prayers that were drilled into our memories as kids.
Well my "pray until you're sick of it" idea isn't unheard of. It's commonly known as "burning" a desire. You do it so much that you eventually hate it and want nothing to do with it. Very good way to (permanently) rid yourself of an unwanted desire.
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RE: On the lunacy of prayer
October 9, 2021 at 12:54 pm
(October 9, 2021 at 12:46 pm)Ahriman Wrote: You should pray, and pray, and pray, until you get so sick of prayer that you have no more desire left inside of you to pray. That's what I did. The fact that they're posting prayers means they still have some desire to pray.

That might be the stupidest thing you’ve posted yet. Kind of impressive, since you’ve set  the ‘Stupidest Thing Bar’ so high.

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RE: On the lunacy of prayer
October 9, 2021 at 12:55 pm
(October 9, 2021 at 12:51 pm)Ahriman Wrote:
(October 9, 2021 at 12:48 pm)arewethereyet Wrote: STFU - Boru and I were posting prayers that were drilled into our memories as kids.
Well my "pray until you're sick of it" idea isn't unheard of. It's commonly known as "burning" a desire. You do it so much that you eventually hate it and want nothing to do with it. Very good way to (permanently) rid yourself of an unwanted desire.

I stand corrected.

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RE: On the lunacy of prayer
October 9, 2021 at 1:47 pm
(October 9, 2021 at 12:54 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote:
(October 9, 2021 at 12:46 pm)Ahriman Wrote: You should pray, and pray, and pray, until you get so sick of prayer that you have no more desire left inside of you to pray. That's what I did. The fact that they're posting prayers means they still have some desire to pray.

That might be the stupidest thing you’ve posted yet. Kind of impressive, since you’ve set  the ‘Stupidest Thing Bar’ so high.

Boru

Of course this is viewed as a challenge. I believe he's up to the task.
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