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Prayer doesn't work

 
Not a Sheople
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Prayer doesn't work
[link to video.google.com]

I don't think it proves there is no god as I think we simply don't understand creation. It does however make a good point about prayer.

My opinion is that most prayer attempts to preempt free will (This will require some deep contemplative thought)and thus does not work.
"You direct the will upon the mind, and use it in determining what you shall believe,
what you shall think, and to what you shall give your attention."
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Do not pray to God for anything for yourself.

Pray for for some one else. It works.
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lol no shit?
praying is for stupid sheep
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"When I was young, I used to pray for a bicycle.
Then I realized God didn't work that way.
So I stole one and asked him to forgive me."
George Carlin
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Re: Prayer doesn't work
Do not pray to God for anything for yourself.

Pray for for some one else. It works.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 261212


Preempting free will. Simply wrong from a moral perspective. Who are you to tell me what to do with my life?(metaphorically speaking)
"You direct the will upon the mind, and use it in determining what you shall believe,
what you shall think, and to what you shall give your attention."
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Re: Prayer doesn't work
Prayer does work.

hf
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Prayer does work.

hf
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Then perhaps you can explain this [link to whywontgodhealamputees.com]

Please try to use a different argument than those already dispelled in the article.
"You direct the will upon the mind, and use it in determining what you shall believe,
what you shall think, and to what you shall give your attention."
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Prayer does work.

hf



Then perhaps you can explain this [link to whywontgodhealamputees.com]

Please try to use a different argument than those already dispelled in the article.
 Quoting: Not a Sheople


the problem with "the believers" is that they operate not on facts or logic, but on "belief" which has been drilled into their brains usually since birth...based on something a cult leader told them was true..."so just believe brother".
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No shit Sherlock. You are just now finding out prayer does not work because God (the ELOHIM OR ANNUNAKI) do not give a shit about us.
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"When I was young, I used to pray for a bicycle.
Then I realized God didn't work that way.
So I stole one and asked him to forgive me."
George Carlin
 Quoting: Who Cares


Poor George. Devil got him real bad, and used him as his mouth-piece, mixing truth (the state of the world) with lies (about God), in order to deceive people. A clear example of what happens without God's Protection.

Prayer helps to protect from sin. Humans, non-spiritual humans, "pray" for human things, for their bodies, for material success, etc.

That's not how it works. Prayer (communication with God) is vital to help keep you from sinning, and to receive Guidance from Him.

Yanno, human bodies die. No amount of prayer is going to change that. Focus on the real you (the Being part of the human+Being), and other Beings (your brothers and sisters, i.e. everyone), and you will see how it works.


"TRUE PRAYER

When we pray in the correct way, we are not asking God to do something, God is inspiring us to act in His place to enact His Will on Earth. We are intended to be the emissaries of the Divine on this planet. True prayer is the method, the visualization, that God expects us to use in discerning His Will and implementing it in the physical dimension twenty-four hours every day. His Kingdom come, His Will be done, on Earth, as it is in Heaven. Amen."

[link to thewayhomeorfacethefire.net]

Peace.
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Then perhaps you can explain this [link to whywontgodhealamputees.com]

Please try to use a different argument than those already dispelled in the article.
 Quoting: Not a Sheople


Humanists (those who has been deceived by Satan into believing they are only human, just like he did with Adam and Eve) have serious trouble comprehending why, obviously.

Become your real self (be born again from above), and you will see things in a different light.

It's all about the Being. Not the human that will perish. Suffering is good for the soul. If it weren't, God would not allow it. The human's suffering is used as a mould, to shape the soul within. It's that simple. Carry on searching, instead of pronouncing. Satan is deceiving you. Tricky bugger that he is.

Love.
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Then perhaps you can explain this [link to whywontgodhealamputees.com]

Please try to use a different argument than those already dispelled in the article.


Humanists (those who has been deceived by Satan into believing they are only human, just like he did with Adam and Eve) have serious trouble comprehending why, obviously.

Become your real self (be born again from above), and you will see things in a different light.

It's all about the Being. Not the human that will perish. Suffering is good for the soul. If it weren't, God would not allow it. The human's suffering is used as a mould, to shape the soul within. It's that simple. Carry on searching, instead of pronouncing. Satan is deceiving you. Tricky bugger that he is.

Love.
 Quoting: Passer-by 261323


not to overly complicate things for your simple freaking mind....but there are 72 organized religions on the planet today. That means the followers of 71 are praying to the wrong god.

Are you sure you picked the right one? If so, how because everyone thinks they picked the right one.
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Re: Prayer doesn't work
A cursory glance at a newspaper should be enough to convince you that god will always let you down [especially if you`re an innocent child or even a "god - fearing" adult].
Personally , the older I get the more convinced I am that if indeed Jesus Christ was "god" , then the crucufixion was quite deserved - as an atonement [to man!] for the god-made misery of the earth.
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A cursory glance at a newspaper should be enough to convince you that god will always let you down [especially if you`re an innocent child or even a "god - fearing" adult].
Personally , the older I get the more convinced I am that if indeed Jesus Christ was "god" , then the crucufixion was quite deserved - as an atonement [to man!] for the god-made misery of the earth.
 Quoting: COSSACK47 257440


yeah I hear what you're saying. It took me a while to begin to question it all...but throughout my whole life, as much bad stuff happened to the god fearers as the heathens....

So if their god is real...he is one sick fucking bastard.
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Re: Prayer doesn't work
[link to video.google.com]

I don't think it proves there is no god as I think we simply don't understand creation. It does however make a good point about prayer.

My opinion is that most prayer attempts to preempt free will (This will require some deep contemplative thought)and thus does not work.
 Quoting: Not a Sheople

true prayer seeks to align us with the reality of God
anything out of alignment with God is not going to do very well
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Re: Prayer doesn't work
Prayer does work.

hf



Then perhaps you can explain this [link to whywontgodhealamputees.com]

Please try to use a different argument than those already dispelled in the article.


the problem with "the believers" is that they operate not on facts or logic, but on "belief" which has been drilled into their brains usually since birth...based on something a cult leader told them was true..."so just believe brother".
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 258514

you can't convince us that prayer has no value in our lives
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Re: Prayer doesn't work
not to overly complicate things for your simple freaking mind....but there are 72 organized religions on the planet today. That means the followers of 71 are praying to the wrong god.

Are you sure you picked the right one? If so, how because everyone thinks they picked the right one.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 258514


Shame you decided to jump onto another train of thought Satan has fed you, instead of stopping, taking stock, and choosing, with your freewill, to pick up your search for the truth again, instead of remaining halted in your tracks by the lie you believe in (that there is no God).

An indication of how you are being played with (lied to) is that the voice you are listening to in your mind (Satan's voice) has told you I'm a member of an organised religion.

I'm not.

Love.
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i see we have the fundamentalist satanists at glp today
why do they preach their hate here?
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Prayer does work.

hf
 Quoting: silver 160240


Yes it does, but once hope dies it is not as effective.
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Re: Prayer doesn't work
it works, at least for me it works... prayer, mantras, meditation, esmas, dances concheras, velaciones, etc.. all of them connect you with the SUPREME FORCE (nothing to do with the gods of all religions)
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i see we have the fundamentalist satanists at glp today
why do they preach their hate here?
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 139684


maybe it's to counter the religious war the Armageddon cheerleaders promote. Praise the holy of holy and all that bullshit. Leave me out of your freaking religious wars.
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Maranatha! hf
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i see we have the fundamentalist satanists at glp today
why do they preach their hate here?
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 139684



Ya gotta love the Christians, if you don't believe then you're a satanist or you have been deceived by Satan. It's too bad that MOST Christians have had that stuff hammered into their brains since a very young age. Most of the rest had it introduced into their lives during a traumatic event in their life when they were longing for help. Kind of like a cult. Get them when they are weak.
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Prayer works

When you truely need it, prayer works.

Also I have quit taking the name of jesus in vain. Calling out to him is the emergency button in life. I aint going to be hitting it for no reason.

fugggg-it
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Re: Prayer doesn't work
Prayer may or may not work.

But your belief in your connection with the Source of Creation does work. The separation is the illusion; in fact, you are never separated.
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Prayer works

When you truely need it, prayer works.

 Quoting: fugggg-it 257467

OK we'll just take your word for it. Just because you had a coincidence in your life don't mean it was a response to prayer. Lets see if we can get a worlwide prayer group to get god to regrow a limb on some deserving person. Bet all my money on it not happening...EVER.
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OK we'll just take your word for it. Just because you had a coincidence in your life don't mean it was a response to prayer. Lets see if we can get a worlwide prayer group to get god to regrow a limb on some deserving person. Bet all my money on it not happening...EVER.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 91876



What a sad, sorry excuse for an existence you have.
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Re: Prayer doesn't work
Like anything, prayer works when used properly with wisdom and understanding. In fact, it can be said that any words/thoughts/actions used in a manner that denote a desired outcome are a prayer, meaning everyone prays whether they think they do or not. If You are speaking of a desire to the outside world, You are speaking to God since God is within/as that outside world; if You are speaking to Your Self only, You are still speaking to God since God is within/as You: God is All That Is. Move into harmony with Divine Will/purpose and You will find much more ability to consciously affect Your experience as You would pray for it to be affected.
In Service To And As Our Highest Light, Love And Law,
Thank You God,
Much Love And Blessings To All That Is,
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Danny/Kanandaa
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What a sad, sorry excuse for an existence you have.
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Why, because I don't beleive that god, jesus, allah, mohammad, lucifer, satan, or any other non-existant entity is going to help me, do my bidding, answer my prayers, deceive me into believing something, etc. etc. etc...

I do know that my decisions control my world and I live with the consequences of those decisions. I don't rely on some entity to save me or change my life. I do it. So no one but me is responsible for the good the bad ond the ugly in my life. Not god, not satan, just me. Try it you might find personal responsibility very satisfying. Nah, not likely.
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Re: Prayer doesn't work
it all depends who you pray too
so this is it!!!!!!





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