Yeah exactly, I see prayer as no more than singing the praises of the creator, that and only that.
On 31 July, 17:08, Lonlaz <[email protected]> wrote: > You know, praying as taught by Christians never did make sense to me, > even when I was Christian. I did pray, but I had a different model of > what I was doing in my mind. The main conundrum as a Christian is > that praying to God and specifically asking for something, expecting > it to happen, doesn't seem to have any theological place in my mind. > An all-knowing God should know what's good for you and will deliver it > whether you like it or not, whether you asked for it, or not, to > assume otherwise is arrogance. Also, it's evident that this is not a > world in which God rewards people with favors in proportion to their > faith. > > On Jul 31, 10:19 am, "[email protected]" > > > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Yep sadly they do. You know he could have avioded the death of his > > daughter if only he said to himself, well I have never noticed God > > come down and personaly answer any of my prayers, perhaps then God > > works his healing through the medium of Doctors. *sigh* But he didnt. > > > On 31 July, 16:10, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Here's one for the Good Book and one for the Bad Idea. > > > >http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,535861,00.html > > > > Do people actually think/believe like this?- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Minds-Eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
