Title: The Fo
Post by: Kevin on December 16, 2008, 02:36:40 AM
Post by: Kevin on December 16, 2008, 02:36:40 AM
I was thinking, and I have noticed this about prayer:
People will pray to God when a family member is sick a dieing, for God to watch over them and heal them in their time of need. Now, we know that that is going to have no effect on what is going to happen.
Let's say that they get healed: Oh praise the Lord! God Al' Mighty! He has healed my brother/sister/mother/father/uncle! He has healed them and watched over them!
Let's say that they die: Well, God works in mysterious ways and everything happens for a reason. He wanted this to happen for reasons we do not know of, and is in a better place now (NOT).
That is a GREAT way to convince people a lie.
People will pray to God when a family member is sick a dieing, for God to watch over them and heal them in their time of need. Now, we know that that is going to have no effect on what is going to happen.
Let's say that they get healed: Oh praise the Lord! God Al' Mighty! He has healed my brother/sister/mother/father/uncle! He has healed them and watched over them!
Let's say that they die: Well, God works in mysterious ways and everything happens for a reason. He wanted this to happen for reasons we do not know of, and is in a better place now (NOT).
That is a GREAT way to convince people a lie.
Title: Re: The Fo
Post by: curiosityandthecat on December 16, 2008, 03:04:05 AM
Post by: curiosityandthecat on December 16, 2008, 03:04:05 AM
I pity da foo'!
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This is a major pillar of the atheistic argument. The whole if-it-works-it-was-God-if-not-then-God-wanted-it-that-way thing... not Mr. T pitying people. Though, I suppose it could be... maybe...
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This is a major pillar of the atheistic argument. The whole if-it-works-it-was-God-if-not-then-God-wanted-it-that-way thing... not Mr. T pitying people. Though, I suppose it could be... maybe...
Title: Re: The Fo
Post by: Arthur Dent on December 16, 2008, 05:59:40 AM
Post by: Arthur Dent on December 16, 2008, 05:59:40 AM
Everyone does this though on some level, everyone wants to feel that things couldn't be better.
Title: Re: The Fo
Post by: curiosityandthecat on December 16, 2008, 06:01:49 AM
Post by: curiosityandthecat on December 16, 2008, 06:01:49 AM
Quote from: "Arthur Dent"See a pretty girl and she blows you off (in the bad way) "she's a bitch anyway"
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Title: Re: The Fo
Post by: Arthur Dent on December 16, 2008, 06:38:36 AM
Post by: Arthur Dent on December 16, 2008, 06:38:36 AM
Quote from: "curiosityandthecat"Quote from: "Arthur Dent"See a pretty girl and she blows you off (in the bad way) "she's a bitch anyway"
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Lol... you are too quick for my edit! I assumed there was a better way to word it, I guess not lol.
Title: Re: The Fo
Post by: dodgecity on December 16, 2008, 02:32:19 PM
Post by: dodgecity on December 16, 2008, 02:32:19 PM
Yes, reminds me of the video (http://whywontgodhealamputees.com/video8.htm) of the milk jug who answers prayers in the form of yes, no, or wait.
Title: Re: The Fo
Post by: Wechtlein Uns on December 18, 2008, 01:21:16 AM
Post by: Wechtlein Uns on December 18, 2008, 01:21:16 AM
sigh... I know what you mean.
Title: Re: The Fo
Post by: SSY on December 18, 2008, 06:02:25 AM
Post by: SSY on December 18, 2008, 06:02:25 AM
This is basically a restating of heads i win tails you lose. whatever the argument, god must exist, exactly the kind of argument theist like.