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xMonkeyDDragonx wrote: mhibicke wrote: Wishing and praying work about as well as pulling out does. Believing something doesn't make it a fact. Well put shit i pulled out and then wished and prayed and still had a kid  |
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heyitsthatguy wrote: Jk but seriously I believe praying for something is lazy if that is all you are relying on for something to happen. You are the only thing that can really have an impact on your life.  Not necessarily, there are some things in life that are beyond our control. You'll find out as you get older. |
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I was taught that just because you wish/pray for something, doesn't mean you're gonna get it. God ain't a magic djinn waiting to grant your every wish. What would it be like if the people who wished evil on you got their wish?
God gives you what He wants you to have or thinks you need. If it's the same as what you prayed for, then that's nice. If not, then...... Anyway, that's what I was taught. |
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Sometimes you think you want something, then you wish/pray for it. Sometimes you get your wish. Sometimes when you get your wish, it's not as great as you thought it would be, or worse.
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netdisorder wrote: There was a test on praying done using 300 terminal cancer patients. 600 people were told to pray for the 300 cancer patients. 300 would pray for 150 patients, and 300 for the other 150. 150 (1/2) of the cancer patients were told that they were being prayed for. When the results came in, it showed that the 150 cancer patients who weren't prayed for actually fared better than the 150 who were prayed for. The 150 who were prayed for said that they felt more pressure and stress than usual knowing that other people were thinking about them, while not wanting to let down the people who prayed. I'm not saying that it never works. But that it didn't for these terminally ill cancer patients. Perhaps it's because it was a test. But still, the prayers had to have still been genuine, coming from regular church attendees and priests. Didn't they technically break a biblical rule by doing that? (Matt. 4:7) |
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PhyongHwa wrote: netdisorder wrote: There was a test on praying done using 300 terminal cancer patients. 600 people were told to pray for the 300 cancer patients. 300 would pray for 150 patients, and 300 for the other 150. 150 (1/2) of the cancer patients were told that they were being prayed for. When the results came in, it showed that the 150 cancer patients who weren't prayed for actually fared better than the 150 who were prayed for. The 150 who were prayed for said that they felt more pressure and stress than usual knowing that other people were thinking about them, while not wanting to let down the people who prayed. I'm not saying that it never works. But that it didn't for these terminally ill cancer patients. Perhaps it's because it was a test. But still, the prayers had to have still been genuine, coming from regular church attendees and priests. Didn't they technically break a biblical rule by doing that? (Matt. 4:7) Seems like a convenient way of keeping people from trying to find any proof of Gods existence. It's basically saying "If you can't observe God, then don't bother trying because you should just focus on believing instead of using your natural ability to question and attempt to comprehend in order to observe something". Why would God make us curious, intellectual, and give us the ability to search for truth to the meaning of our existence, if he doesn't want us to find his miracles? |
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Well, there is one person in my life, and four others who are alive (who are in my life) because of prayer. My life's never been easy, but I am blessed nevertheless.
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