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7/19/2016 10:53:02 PM
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"Praying for victims is stupid"
In the words of Steven King:
"[i]Although I don't believe in God, I'll say a prayer for you. Because a little prayer can't hurt, can it?[/i]"
-End of Watch
See, this is what I don't understand: any time there is a post or article or some form of media that even hints at the word "pray" in regards to a tragedy, a significant amount of people feel the urge to point out that prayer does nothing, God isn't real, you're all sheeple, etc.
Yet regardless of what you believe or don't believe, the only truly unproductive action one can take in this scenario is to question the effect of prayer. It's not about expecting God or some other deity to magically fix everyone's problems: it's about remembrance and sorrow. It's about acceptance and forgiveness. It's about supporting those who are suffering, be it through our thoughts or our deeds.
When you enter into one of those "Pray for..." threads, and your immediate reaction is to post something along the lines of, "Praying does nothing," or, "But what are you actually doing," congratulations: you are a sick human being. You are taking what was supposed to be a call for love and peace and remembrance, and you are intentionally turning it into an argument. Why? Because you're so atheist, everyone has to know? Because you're a troll who has no regard for human emotion and/or life? Who knows, that's your Freudian mystery to solve.
In the meantime, stop polluting what may be one of the last forms of actual human kindness on the Internet, and go make fun of a 12-year-old, or some other menial task that will make you feel better about yourself.
[spoiler]Side note: Facebook likes don't equal prayers though. That's just stupid.[/spoiler]
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You know what I hate? When I'm going through that YouTube phase where I watch disease videos. For example, I watched a video about some kid with Harlequinn Syndrome, and they LITERALLY looked EXACTLY like a Fallout Ghoul. And people kept saying, "Oh, they're so cute!", when really, they didn't. [spoiler]*TRIGGERED*[/spoiler]
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1 답변It's amusing that people here are so quick to associate themselves with those who go out of their way to be detrimental. Anyone that responds to "I'll pray for the victims" with "prayer doesn't work" is a lot less mentally capable than they believe themselves to be. It takes a special kind of loser to do that.
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24 답변Religion is a disease, atheists are trying to cure it, plain and simple, I can't stand people who pray that people get healed, but then not give any money to a homeless man down the street, or condemn someone to hell an hour later, religion is [i]harmful[/i] and the world needs to be rid of it. To quote tumblr "Science flies you to the moon, religion, into skyscrapers."
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[quote]In the words of Steven King: "[i]Although I don't believe in God, I'll say a prayer for you. Because a little prayer can't hurt, can it?[/i]" -End of Watch See, this is what I don't understand: any time there is a post or article or some form of media that even hints at the word "pray" in regards to a tragedy, a significant amount of people feel the urge to point out that prayer does nothing, God isn't real, you're all sheeple, etc. Yet regardless of what you believe or don't believe, the only truly unproductive action one can take in this scenario is to question the effect of prayer. It's not about expecting God or some other deity to magically fix everyone's problems: it's about remembrance and sorrow. It's about acceptance and forgiveness. It's about supporting those who are suffering, be it through our thoughts or our deeds. When you enter into one of those "Pray for..." threads, and your immediate reaction is to post something along the lines of, "Praying does nothing," or, "But what are you actually doing," congratulations: you are a sick human being. You are taking what was supposed to be a call for love and peace and remembrance, and you are intentionally turning it into an argument. Why? Because you're so atheist, everyone has to know? Because you're a troll who has no regard for human emotion and/or life? Who knows, that's your Freudian mystery to solve. In the meantime, stop polluting what may be one of the last forms of actual human kindness on the Internet, and go make fun of a 12-year-old, or some other menial task that will make you feel better about yourself. [spoiler]Side note: Facebook likes don't equal prayers though. That's just stupid.[/spoiler][/quote]
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15 답변작성자: Vesius 7/20/2016 1:37:34 PMBest part is, most Atheists complain that Christians shove their religion down their throat while most of them do this. Shove their beliefs down Christian's throats.
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3 답변We'd be better off if the ninjas went back to banning religious and political posts to be honest.
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Praying for another is just you hoping for the best. Hope can help people get through tough times. Is it illogical? Idk I'm no genius here, but it takes only a few seconds and you can always do more to actually help those in need. I see no problem with it at all.
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33 답변Praying is just a lazy way of making yourself feel better because now you feel good for saying nice things about a tragedy. And this is coming from a religious person. It's not going to accomplish anything.
