Prayer

by **Arranfirangia** » Sun Jan 02, 2011 2:49 am

The High Lizzleness wrote:
Gagatron wrote:Sometimes I'm disturbed at how fleeting faith is.

And I am disturbed at how hard people hold onto their superstitious beliefs despite there being no real reason to.

It's not reasonless. I held onto faith because of desperation and a fear of being alone. I'm sure many others do too.

by **The Parkus Empire** » Sun Jan 02, 2011 3:32 am

Yeah, back when I played Runescape.

by **Siromizu** » Sun Jan 02, 2011 4:03 am

Praying is pointless and stupid. I have never prayed, and I never will.

by **Georgism** » Sun Jan 02, 2011 4:04 am

Siromizu wrote:Praying is pointless and stupid. I have never prayed, and I never will.

Don't knock it 'til you tried it

by **Turan Cumhuriyeti** » Sun Jan 02, 2011 4:07 am

sometimes i pray. it brings hope and calmness. And a feeling of relationship with your lord

by **The Parkus Empire** » Sun Jan 02, 2011 4:10 am

Turan Cumhuriyeti wrote:sometimes i pray. it brings hope and calmness. And a feeling of relationship with your lord

Hmmm. Like masturbation, except not as messy.

by **Siromizu** » Sun Jan 02, 2011 4:11 am

Georgism wrote:
Siromizu wrote:Praying is pointless and stupid. I have never prayed, and I never will.

Don't knock it 'til you tried it

That's stupid.

by **The Parkus Empire** » Sun Jan 02, 2011 4:11 am

Siromizu wrote:
Georgism wrote:Don't knock it 'til you tried it

That's stupid.

Don't be such a stick in the mud.

by **Tubbsalot** » Sun Jan 02, 2011 4:12 am

The Parkus Empire wrote:Don't be such a stick in the mud.

Don't knock it 'til you tried it

by **Georgism** » Sun Jan 02, 2011 4:13 am

The Parkus Empire wrote:
Turan Cumhuriyeti wrote:sometimes i pray. it brings hope and calmness. And a feeling of relationship with your lord

Hmmm. Like masturbation, except not as messy.

You clearly have not seen the types of prayer that I've seen.

by **Turan Cumhuriyeti** » Sun Jan 02, 2011 4:14 am

The Parkus Empire wrote:
Turan Cumhuriyeti wrote:sometimes i pray. it brings hope and calmness. And a feeling of relationship with your lord

Hmmm. Like masturbation, except not as messy.

the masturbation doesnt make you feel relationship with the Creator

by **Georgism** » Sun Jan 02, 2011 4:15 am

Turan Cumhuriyeti wrote:
The Parkus Empire wrote:Hmmm. Like masturbation, except not as messy.

the masturbation doesnt make you feel relationship with the Creator

You clearly have not experienced the types of masturbation that I have.

I'm glad God made my penis.

by **The Parkus Empire** » Sun Jan 02, 2011 4:18 am

Turan Cumhuriyeti wrote:
The Parkus Empire wrote:Hmmm. Like masturbation, except not as messy.

the masturbation doesnt make you feel relationship with the Creator

One of those storkationists, eh?

by **The Parkus Empire** » Sun Jan 02, 2011 4:19 am

Georgism wrote:
The Parkus Empire wrote:Hmmm. Like masturbation, except not as messy.

You clearly have not seen the types of prayer that I've seen.

"OH GOD, THANK YOU!" ≠ equal prayer.

by **Georgism** » Sun Jan 02, 2011 4:33 am

The Parkus Empire wrote:"OH GOD, THANK YOU!" ≠ equal prayer.

I've seen people have what I can only assume to be a full-body orgasm when the Holy Spirit was called to come upon them.

It was really quite amazing, if more than a little scary.

Also this is entirely serious and not at all an innuendo.

by **The Parkus Empire** » Sun Jan 02, 2011 4:37 am

Georgism wrote:
The Parkus Empire wrote:"OH GOD, THANK YOU!" ≠ equal prayer.

I've seen people have what I can only assume to be a full-body orgasm when the Holy Spirit was called to come upon them.

The Holy Spirit is inside you, not upon you. Yeargh.

by **Georgism** » Sun Jan 02, 2011 4:38 am

The Parkus Empire wrote:The Holy Spirit is inside you, not upon you. Yeargh.

Well it was called upon us by the preacher guy...

by **The Parkus Empire** » Sun Jan 02, 2011 4:39 am

Georgism wrote:
The Parkus Empire wrote:The Holy Spirit is inside you, not upon you. Yeargh.

Well it was called upon us by the preacher guy...

Then you obviously weren't ready to properly receive the wafer and wine.

by **The Merchant Republics** » Sun Jan 02, 2011 4:49 am

Yes, for purely personal and spiritual connection, I am of the personal philosophy that God can't or won't interfere with our lives so directly as He is purported to have in the Bible. Even so looking at the Bible, His more obvious miracles were few and far apart. So I don't expect him to change my life or my luck, and I don't pray to Him to do things anymore, just for guidance and a spiritual connection. I take a more Zen approach to it I suppose.

by **Xarithis** » Sun Jan 02, 2011 4:52 am

Have you ever prayed?
Yes.

If so, what benefits did it bring?
As should be expected, none.

Who did you pray to?
Christian God. Haven't tried others.

How did you pray?
Mentally, mostly. Occasionally, verbally. Never really had a specific "position", like kneeling on my knees with my hands folded.

How many prayer experiences have you had?
Again, none. As should be expected.

by **Big Jim P** » Sun Jan 02, 2011 6:08 am

Siromizu wrote:Praying is pointless and stupid. I have never prayed, and I never will.

Praying is not pointless: It makes the person praying feel better. :palm:

by **Simon Cowell of the RR** » Sun Jan 02, 2011 6:16 am

Pancakes Wrath wrote:Yes, christian god, didn't achieve anything, meh.

What did you expect, gold to fall out the sky? I pray, and I hope there is one listening, and that's just about it. Sometimes they come true, sometimes not.

by **The High Lizzleness** » Sun Jan 02, 2011 8:48 am

Arranfirangia wrote:
The High Lizzleness wrote:And I am disturbed at how hard people hold onto their superstitious beliefs despite there being no real reason to.

It's not reasonless. I held onto faith because of desperation and a fear of being alone. I'm sure many others do too.

Eh, it was mostly a response to Gagatron's apparent belief that not having faith in prayer is somehow wrong, despite that looking across the posts, almost none of our collective prayers were answered.

Besides, when I was alone, I found a friend. A real friend. It was awesome.

by **Justownia** » Sun Jan 02, 2011 9:08 am

Yes, I do pray to the Christian Science god. In Christian Science, prayer must be done mentally. Prayer has help my life in so many ways and I've had so many spiritual experiences.

by **Siromizu** » Sun Jan 02, 2011 9:13 am

Big Jim P wrote:
Siromizu wrote:Praying is pointless and stupid. I have never prayed, and I never will.

Praying is not pointless: It makes the person praying feel better.

Praying is pointless (unless you fool yourself - in which case, it's stupid).

I guess my original statement should have been that it was pointless or stupid, rather than pointless and stupid. Even better:
Praying is pointless and/or stupid.

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