AgnosticExChristianTB Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 A comedian known in my home island of Puerto Rico has recently died. He was 51 years old, he died of pneumonia. Lots of people reunited to pray for his recuperation, since was basically doing fine until last week. Yet, he died. It is not the best time to go to them and tell them that prayer failed again. But even if some do tell them, there are going to be some excuses to make up for the fact that no being answered any prayer of recuperation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pensatore Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 There was a study done before about the power of prayer on patients. The results state that there were no differences in the groups. In fact, those who knew they were being prayed for actually had more complications. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/31/health/31pray.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milesaway Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 Prayer is basically a way to make yourself feel better about doing nothing. "Answered prayers" are nothing more than coincidence and chance. If the circumstances are right, then yeah, something will work out, but if not, then it won't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R. S. Martin Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 I know your frustration. All the claims that their religion is so good and all who reject it are condemned. Then this Big Sign that *prayer fails*--a strong indication that at bottom the religion really is not what it claims to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rerics Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 There will always be the excuse in "unanswered" prayers that the people praying 1) didn't pray "hard" enough (whatever that means), 2) didn't use the correct incantations/words/hand gestures/etc, or 3) that not enough people were praying, as if God used a giant Jerry Lewis Telethon tote board and would only act once a magic level of prayer number was reached ("we've reached our goal Ed, time for divine intervention!") "Evidence" that prayer works will always fall in the realm of the unscientific because these and many other excuses prevent the "evidence" from being falsifiable, a necessary ingredient to scientific investigation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Moderator TheRedneckProfessor Posted February 2, 2014 Super Moderator Share Posted February 2, 2014 I really get sick of christians justifying god's lack of action. It never changes: god works in mysterious ways; god did answer our prayers, just not the way we wanted him to; god knows best; god must have had a reason... ad nauseam. Isn't it simpler to realize that god does nothing because he isn't there? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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