When you pray to God ?!

I pray for others most of the time, But on occasion I pray for myself in a non selfish way.

heh. you're a moslem, aren't you? well, praying to god become a problem for they who follow some strict religion.

but, hey, what's so wrong with praying? praying refresh your mind and soul. the more you pray and ,well, "talking" to your God, the more you'll feel relaxed and it give you courage to face your upcoming problem.

Oh, and as a moslem, i pray five times a day too. and sometimes 6 times a day. wake up at 2 a.m and pray feels pretty nice. I don't feel any sleepy at all. the only thing last after praying is some "relaxed" feeling and when I study after that, i can easily get what i'm reading and can esaily calculated some "sewious" physic problem which usually i suck at it.

I used to pray more or less daily just up to a couple of years ago, when I still called myself a christian.

It still happens on occasion but as one2hit wrote, isn't prayers just a form of self meditation disguised into religion? I think it is.

I'm the same as gilly, I pray every night before I go to sleep.

Although, I also do when I'm really at a loss.

Repetitive ritual (repeating the same prayer, like when using a rosary) causes a great calming effect, this allows the mind a greater clarity (to meditate on the problems in life, and/or the mysteries of the faith).

I am one of those who believes in god, but doesn't buy all of the crap fundies sell to make themselves feel more secure in their faith. Two reasons:
-Great forces hold the universe together, at this point we have little to no explanation as to how things started, what these forces are, and why we don't just blink out of existence at a moment's notice.

-I've felt a spiritual connection with a force greater than myself (as a psychicly sensitive person). Specifically, this phenomenon occurs while I attend church. I choose to explain it using conventions related to the Judeo-Christian god. This, very personal, evidence is enough to solidify culturally indoctrinated faith.


(Add them to lack of disproving evidence, which is a weak argument, but when combined makes a strong case.)


DISCLAIMER: I am a tolerant human being. Let us coexist, or I'll stick a foot up your ass.

I pray to Eris on random occasions as is fitting.

I pray when I feel unsure or if im happy about something. I like it, it makes me really reflect on stuff and feel good

I pray periodically, and when i really want something...
God is somewhere out there.... maybe..

He's omniscient. He already knows what I have to say.

When I was a child, my parents forced me to pray to God for things: wealth, health, peace, etc. I didn't like the idea of asking God for that kind of stuff. If he is truly a compassionate and all-seeing God, he knows what people need. I don't believe anymore in the existence of a Christian God, though I am open to the idea of the existence of God. In rare moments, I thank the cosmos for my life. That is all.

I usually go, "man, I wish ________."
It has exactly the same effect as prayer, so I go with that.

Tried calling god more than a thousand times already and no answer, I think its a hint that I should stop.

Same with you,because i feel i must be grateful to god for what given to me.

I remember saying to be tolerant, but do we need a thread just so christians(or)atheists can suck each other's dicks?

There is such a thing as friendly debate.

I pray to my wallet to be filled with more money than it was last time I opened it. Seldom works.

My IQ just dropped.

On topic(I think...)-

Instead of using valuable energy on 'praying' to your God- which even the religion prayer is based on has huge hints to it being useless- I use that energy to accomplish what I would pray to have happen anyway.

...or simply accept it's not worth said valuable energy and do something else.

Im an atheist, so I obviously dont pray to god.

But, I was wondering, to those who do pray: Why? I understand that its a natural part of religion, but Im honestly just curious.

THIS IS IN NO WAY MEANT TO BE A HOSTILE QUESTION> IM JUST IGNORANT AS TO WHY, SO PLEASE DONT TAKE OFFENSE :)

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