2006-12-15 16:09:45 · 11 answers · asked by *~SoL~ * Pashaa del Ñuñcaa. 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
" I knowtruth.." what ever your name is..
Who said I was a Christian?! I'm an atheist!!
2006-12-15 16:33:43 · update #1
no.
2006-12-15 16:10:51 · answer #1 · answered by Kelly T 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nope.
Wish in one hand, sh*t in the other, watch and see which one fills up fastest. Do this many many times and notice the percentages.
Okay, so these words may be a bit harsh, but honestly, the only power in prayer that I have ever seen is its ability to give hope, comfort and solace to the one doing the praying. It does not heal, it does not accomplish what is claimed of it. It is a pacifier for an anxious mind and nothing more. People are so anxious for miracles and happiness that they grab on to the slightest favorable event as proof that a prayer was answered. Tests and observations have shown this to be true, and in fact, in some measurements, persons who were prayed for fared worse than those who had not.
omkaaraya below said it right. Any power in prayer comes from within the person, not from anything external. That confirms what I've always suspected - I think I am God - whenever I pray, I always find that I'm talking to myself.
Iknowtruthismine got it quite right. If anything in human history was ever worth an answered prayer, the prayers of innocents for deliverance from the evils of Nazi Germany certainly was. Who, me, question the mind of God? Damned right I question this imaginary monster who is more concerned with destroying 'evil people', as some have suggested was the cause of Katrina, than he is about saving innocents.
2006-12-16 00:17:15 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If praying gives you a more positive outlook in life and inspires you for self improvement then you are getting a big effect out of a very simple practice. That is the power of one's own self, which can be channeled through self reflection and meditation. I believe that in itself is excellant so forget any supernatural connotations that prayer may have.
2006-12-16 00:27:00 · answer #3 · answered by omkaaraya 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hundreds of millions prayed for your god to stop Hitler before he caused 30+ million to die during WWII and he did NOTHING. A simple little blood clot would have done the trick, say in 1934, but NOOOOOO. If this god of yours could turn a good woman into a pillar of salt for looking over her shoulder, why couldn't he answer the prayers to end evil. Either your god is heartless, powerless, both, or does not exist at all.
2006-12-16 00:26:54 · answer #4 · answered by iknowtruthismine 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
yes, definitely !
praying is a pagan custom.
it's the energy of WILL, VISUALIZATION & WORD put together in order to
make a change of events for the better.
made in groups works great!
(so what the christians do, is nothing but a pagan ritual.....they are our fans, copy almost everything from us.)
2006-12-16 00:22:18 · answer #5 · answered by peaceful light 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I do because working in the medical field I have seen people for whom there is little or no hope of recovery. Then a church or group of people step in and sometimes on the rare occasion they are healed, or at least helped.
2006-12-16 00:12:55 · answer #6 · answered by anamaradancer 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No, but it is a scientific fact that dopamine is released in the brain when you pray.
2006-12-16 00:17:37 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes I do
2006-12-16 00:12:02 · answer #8 · answered by devora k 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
yes
2006-12-16 00:12:40 · answer #9 · answered by kim 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
depends on what your praying for
2006-12-16 00:12:33 · answer #10 · answered by vincent c 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋