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Quote by: Rogue Cardinal  So you would argue much like I would in that in reality...prayer is just talking to ones self with the idea that the big man upstairs is listening and as such the effects of prayer are more psychological. It merely gives the person the FEELING they've been heard....even though God doesn't give proof of jack anymore.
Which leads me to the idea that prayer is bogus then. The power of prayer lives in your mind and nowhere else. |
People pray because they want to.
Your line of reasoning is just a way to tell people not to pray because if it doesn't have direct impact on our lives then we shouldn't do it.
Except that line of thinking falls apart taking into account the fact I could probably list 1000 or more things people do that either have no impact or are even harmful.
People do what they want. Prayer can have helpful benefits and it has even been proven. Even if the benefit comes form just increased mental clarity or less stress then there you have a benefit.