Why do people pray ?
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05-07-2014, 05:23 PM
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RE: Why do people pray ?
People throw around the word "prayer" a lot these days. I see it all the time on FB, "I'll pray for you" or, "You're in my prayers".
I think a large percentage of people who say they pray rarely do or, don't do it at all. It's become a convenience, a way of thinking (or pretending) you're doing something to help, without having to put much effort into it. It's a cop-out at best. |
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05-07-2014, 05:28 PM
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RE: Why do people pray ?
(05-07-2014 05:23 PM)pablo628 Wrote: People throw around the word "prayer" a lot these days. I see it all the time on FB, "I'll pray for you" or, "You're in my prayers". With regard to people saying it on social media and similar, I think it is often a substitute or synonym phrase for saying "I'm thinking of you" |
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05-07-2014, 05:41 PM
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RE: Why do people pray ?
I keep reading "Why do people gay" or "Why do people spray".
I have no answer for either. "Behind every great pirate, there is a great butt." -Guybrush Threepwood- |
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05-07-2014, 05:50 PM
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RE: Why do people pray ?
(05-07-2014 05:28 PM)CiderThinker Wrote:(05-07-2014 05:23 PM)pablo628 Wrote: People throw around the word "prayer" a lot these days. I see it all the time on FB, "I'll pray for you" or, "You're in my prayers". Yea I know, but rather than just saying "I'm thinking of you" they say "I'm praying for you" because they think it carries more weight and, it makes them part of the "club". |
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05-07-2014, 05:58 PM
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RE: Why do people pray ?
(05-07-2014 05:28 PM)CiderThinker Wrote:(05-07-2014 05:23 PM)pablo628 Wrote: People throw around the word "prayer" a lot these days. I see it all the time on FB, "I'll pray for you" or, "You're in my prayers". I see that frequently in public venues. "Our thoughts and prayers go out to them", and now it's changed even further to "Our thoughts go out to them". It's a statement of empathy. Nothing more. (I've always thought when people say "Our thoughts and prayers are with you" .... (me) *Really ? And just HOW OFTEN do you actually do ANY *praying* ? They make it sound like they get up at 3AM like monks and spend hours in prayer, and portion out some of their VAST amount of praying to someone. Hahaha. They NEVER pray, for the most part, I would bet. And why pray ? Gotta remind an omnipotent deity what it already knew what it was already gonna do. Makes perfect sense. ![]() Insufferable know-it-all. ![]() |
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05-07-2014, 06:08 PM
(This post was last modified: 06-07-2014 10:24 AM by Bucky Ball.)
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RE: Why do people pray ?
(05-07-2014 05:50 PM)pablo628 Wrote:(05-07-2014 05:28 PM)CiderThinker Wrote: With regard to people saying it on social media and similar, I think it is often a substitute or synonym phrase for saying "I'm thinking of you" It also is an attempt at "controlling the situation" (?). If the event was random, and unfortunate, it's a way of asserting some sort of (imaginary) control over something that is out of their control. If they pray, THEIR god (supposedly) controls the situation, and they pretend they can invoke that/some (imaginary) control. Insufferable know-it-all. ![]() |
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05-07-2014, 06:10 PM
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RE: Why do people pray ?
I think some pray (or claim to) because it's habit or ritual. Others because it's what they think is expected and the 'right' thing to do/say.
Regardless of the reason it's a waste of time. See here they are the bruises some were self-inflicted and some showed up along the way. - JF |
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05-07-2014, 06:26 PM
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RE: Why do people pray ?
(05-07-2014 01:36 PM)Bucky Ball Wrote: Is it because intermittent random reinforcement of a behavior is the very best way to reinforce a behavior ? Nay, people pray because their religion tells them so. Across cultures religion includes some kind of two way communication with God, and people pray to God in hope that he answers. It is in vain. Om mani padme hum. |
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05-07-2014, 06:31 PM
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RE: Why do people pray ?
(05-07-2014 05:50 PM)pablo628 Wrote:(05-07-2014 05:28 PM)CiderThinker Wrote: With regard to people saying it on social media and similar, I think it is often a substitute or synonym phrase for saying "I'm thinking of you" I'm not even sure that most of the time that distinction is even made. It's the same reason that people say 'bless you' after somebody sneezes - it's gone from a religious statement to a social and cultural norm. |
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05-07-2014, 08:58 PM
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RE: Why do people pray ?
(05-07-2014 06:26 PM)Rinpoche Wrote: Nay, people pray because their religion tells them so. Across cultures religion includes some kind of two way communication with God, and people pray to God in hope that he answers. It is in vain. Precisely as useless and in vain as babbling incoherent nonsense like the above. It's Special Pleadings all the way down! Magic Talking Snakes STFU -- revenantx77 You can't have your special pleading and eat it too. -- WillHop |
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