When you pray to God ?!
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NEXUS
Since 2010
I pray for others most of the time, But on occasion I pray for myself in a non selfish way.
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HADI wrote...
i want to know you pray to God ?every day, once a week, or you pray to god if you just in trouble ?!
i ray to god every day minimal 5 time's a day ?!
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.
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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.
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.
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Guilty Guardian wrote...
Every night before I go to sleep.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.
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does saying "God Damn It!" count as prayer?
I also don't pray because when have prayers ever come true. I know their are cases where people pray and it happens but come on if 1/1000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 get's "answered" then it isn't likely that if you pray it'll happen. Also it's all coincidence.
I also don't pray because when have prayers ever come true. I know their are cases where people pray and it happens but come on if 1/1000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 get's "answered" then it isn't likely that if you pray it'll happen. Also it's all coincidence.
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one2hit wrote...
Are we really praying to God, or are we praying to ourselves? That's what I want to know. I used to be Christian and pray daily... now I wonder if it possible that prayer is just a form of self meditation disguised into religion, to offer consolation or guidance. Maybe no one is listening, maybe we are answering ourselves subconsciously or emotionally. Maybe God is just a part of our brain....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.
Spoiler:
-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.
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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
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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.
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I usually go, "man, I wish ________."
It has exactly the same effect as prayer, so I go with that.
It has exactly the same effect as prayer, so I go with that.
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Tried calling god more than a thousand times already and no answer, I think its a hint that I should stop.
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Yet another atheist in this thread... so, no I never pray.
I did pray at one point because my parents forced me to. If I didn't I would get grounded and banned from Super NES. I was not about to miss out on my Super Mario World so I gave in... eventually I started faking it and doing actual USEFUL things with this quiet time (aka explore ideas in my head). That worked like a charm! =D
Also it depends in what God you believe in no matter what culture.
I can't agree with that statement because your time and mental energy could be devoted to more useful things. =P
I did pray at one point because my parents forced me to. If I didn't I would get grounded and banned from Super NES. I was not about to miss out on my Super Mario World so I gave in... eventually I started faking it and doing actual USEFUL things with this quiet time (aka explore ideas in my head). That worked like a charm! =D
kenjiharima wrote...
Whenever I can. My grandmother said before she died it's better to pray than not to pray at all.Also it depends in what God you believe in no matter what culture.
I can't agree with that statement because your time and mental energy could be devoted to more useful things. =P
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HADI wrote...
i want to know you pray to God ?every day, once a week, or you pray to god if you just in trouble ?!
i ray to god every day minimal 5 time's a day ?!
Same with you,because i feel i must be grateful to god for what given to me.
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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.
There is such a thing as friendly debate.
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Aud1o Blood wrote...
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.
Haha, you should see all of my other replies on all of the other religious threads. And there are a lot of for some reason...
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Xil
Norse God of Sawdust
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.
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.
