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Post by Papsmearmycat on Dec 15, 2004 16:44:02 GMT -5
Basically, what I've gathered thus far in this thread is that:
* God doesn't care because he lets bad things happen
* Because I don't get everything I pray for immediatly, prayer doesn't work
*God is corrupted because I don't understand his motives.
What you must learn is that to simply pray isn't enough. Why should God give you a pot of gold? Or a talking rock? Why do you want this things? Try this: pray for something that is a need beyond self. Pray for money to help a friend in need. Pray for things beyond yourself, and they will most likely be answered, if your intent is pure.I have found this through personal experience.
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Post by A Souless Demon on Dec 15, 2004 18:34:32 GMT -5
why the fudge would i pray if im atheist?
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Post by Papsmearmycat on Dec 16, 2004 18:22:31 GMT -5
I wonder if an atheist praying would be considered blasphemy?
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Post by Sesshoumaru on Dec 16, 2004 19:03:13 GMT -5
What this dude said. Jesus himself said he'd reward those who feed the hungry,clothe the naked,visit the sick. If you pray not for personal gain but for a good cause or for a pure sincere reason then it will be answered. To cover some points people bring up
If God loves us so much why does he allow evil,crimes etc??: It all comes down to freewill. God created us out of his image.Perfect,pure etc. But we chose to sin. Adam and Eve allowed Satan to tempt them with sin so they chose to sin. God gave us a choice to obey him but mankind chose not to. Also he gave us freewill out of love,he wanted us to be able to feel anger,love,sorrow,happiness all out of love
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Post by A Souless Demon on Dec 16, 2004 20:52:01 GMT -5
put logic behind your answers and see if it fits.
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Post by A Souless Demon on Dec 16, 2004 20:52:49 GMT -5
and an atheist praying would not be blasphemy, because if an atheist prayed, they would be believing in a deity and therefore be a theist.
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Post by Papsmearmycat on Dec 17, 2004 0:54:04 GMT -5
So if a theist denies the existance of God, it isn't blasphemy, its just convreting to atheism.......interesting theory....
Shut up about logic. You make no sense. I hate you. But not really, because I am really just saying things to irritate you.
I rule.
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Post by Sesshoumaru on Dec 17, 2004 17:23:00 GMT -5
put logic behind your answers and see if it fits. Thing is with God every thing DOES NOT require a logical reasoning. Some things in life are just a matter of faith |
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Post by ToxicMoon on Dec 17, 2004 17:29:38 GMT -5
So belief in a god is illogical?
You might want to try a stonger/better/different argument.
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