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Atheists, Agnostics: Do you still pray?
by Eh 33 Replies latest jw friends
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changeling
I said on another related thread that my teenaged daughter once told me: "Prayer is a pep talk you give yourself". So, I guess if you look at it that way, go ahead and pray. A little pep talk never hurt anybody.
changeling
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slimboyfat
Well there is at least one atheist who saw a place for prayer:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=MG_nyd45czM
Slim
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serotonin_wraith
Keeping a diary, sorting through things in your own mind or talking to friends are much better ways to get things off your chest and work out what to do next- praying can be dangerous when instead of sorting out problems yourself or helping others, you think a god will help you out instead. If you want to make a difference or get help, praying isn't the way to go about it.
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Undecided
Sometimes in my mind I will think of a God and say,"If you are really out there somewhere I do really appreciate being alive and wish to thank you for life but don't really understand all the bad that happens on earth, especially the natural disasters. I hope I don't make you made at me for not understanding you, I'm willing to listen any time you wish to speak to me."
Ken P.
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brunnhilde
I always got distracted during prayer even when I DID believe in God. Praying felt pointless and futile even then. Now, well, what would be the point?
brunn
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Gopher
Prayer is mainly a mental and emotional exercise, much like meditation. I don't think anyone is on the "receiving" end.
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the dreamer dreaming
I am part of the whole and I am the whole, so prayer is the son speaking to the father or mother of us all...GOD-- The Generator Of Dreams.
I am talking to myself, and sometimes I listen (^_^)
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Terry
Ever throw a baseball in the air and catch it when it falls?
Ever touch a still pond and watch the rings widen out to touch all the shoreline?
Ever watch a cloud and see "things" in the shapes?
Ever observe a young child with her dolly;combing the nylon hair, engaged in conversation, drinking tea and "sharing" things?
Ever throw a penny in a wishing well?
Prayer.
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nvrgnbk
Ever watch a cloud and see "things" in the shapes?
Is that for JCanon?
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