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EvolveOrConvolve Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-19-06 11:26 AM
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88. Often however, the words come out with very little meaning behind them
One of my friends' mother lived outside New Orleans and lost her house to Katrina. My buddy, as he was preparing to leave for Louisiana (to volunteer), was told by something that "he was in their prayers." His response was "instead of wasting your breath praying, why don't you volunteer also and actually do something?" It was an offensive way of saying "we're thinkin' bout ya, but we don't want to actually do anything to help."

Often, the words have no meaning or feeling behind them, and they rarely are backed up with real action.
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  -"Our prayers are with you" - does that set your teeth on edge? antifaschits  Dec-18-06 04:06 PM   #0 
  - I say "Thanks, but I'm still gonna think of a plan." nt  Drum   Dec-18-06 04:07 PM   #1 
  - heh...  Az   Dec-18-06 04:10 PM   #3 
  - OK that's pretty funny.  Richardo   Dec-18-06 04:12 PM   #8 
  - Same thing as saying I'm sending good vibes or strength  nini   Dec-18-06 04:09 PM   #2 
  - I am compelled to agree. After all,  HypnoToad   Dec-18-06 04:11 PM   #6 
  - Hmmm. I wonder if there is a sex-based difference between  antifaschits   Dec-18-06 04:15 PM   #13 
  - Sure you'd think that way, being a dude and all  Orrex   Dec-18-06 04:20 PM   #20 
  - well, this broad thinks you can do both  nini   Dec-18-06 04:25 PM   #22 
  - have you noticed differences in your  antifaschits   Dec-18-06 04:30 PM   #26 
     - Me? no... I'm a hardass and act the same around all kinds of folks.  nini   Dec-18-06 04:34 PM   #31 
  - Yes, that is the source of many fights.  Pirate Smile   Dec-18-06 04:29 PM   #25 
  - that was my thought  ulysses   Dec-19-06 10:15 AM   #86 
  - I really dislike it  Orrex   Dec-18-06 04:10 PM   #4 
  - If the person knows you're an atheist I agree with you  nini   Dec-18-06 04:14 PM   #10 
  - Another way of saying: "Don't expect me to help"  jgraz   Dec-18-06 04:10 PM   #5 
  - exactly...  stillcool47   Dec-18-06 04:31 PM   #28 
  - Some subscribe to "God helps those who help themselves"  Richardo   Dec-18-06 04:11 PM   #7 
  - Actually,  texastoast   Dec-18-06 04:15 PM   #12 
  - I think that it predates Ben  Orrex   Dec-18-06 04:19 PM   #17 
  - Ooopsie  texastoast   Dec-18-06 04:30 PM   #27 
  - Your point being?  Richardo   Dec-18-06 04:19 PM   #18 
     - Not a very big one  texastoast   Dec-18-06 04:32 PM   #29 
  - In a statistical sense, it's hard to argue that prayer does no harm  jgraz   Dec-18-06 04:39 PM   #32 
     - It depends on the person, of course...  Richardo   Dec-18-06 04:43 PM   #36 
        - That's why I said 'statistically'  jgraz   Dec-18-06 04:47 PM   #39 
           - It's kind of like  texastoast   Dec-19-06 04:23 PM   #92 
  - They are just expressing sympathy.. in their own way. Take the sympathy.  applegrove   Dec-18-06 04:13 PM   #9 
  - delete -- replied in the wrong place.  Orrex   Dec-18-06 04:16 PM   #16 
  - Often however, the words come out with very little meaning behind them  EvolveOrConvolve   Dec-19-06 11:26 AM   #88 
  - You call it prayer  texastoast   Dec-18-06 04:14 PM   #11 
  - The science is certainly against you on this one  jgraz   Dec-18-06 04:41 PM   #34 
  - Abraded corneas  texastoast   Dec-18-06 05:09 PM   #45 
  - Yes, you know - that your corneas healed.  Zhade   Dec-18-06 06:41 PM   #55 
     - It is often said  texastoast   Dec-19-06 03:44 PM   #91 
  - Interesting  ayeshahaqqiqa   Dec-18-06 06:33 PM   #53 
  - I beg to differ  ayeshahaqqiqa   Dec-18-06 07:11 PM   #66 
     - Tell you what -- you give me $10,000 and pray that I give it back :)  jgraz   Dec-18-06 07:32 PM   #70 
     - Why don't you find links?  ayeshahaqqiqa   Dec-18-06 07:52 PM   #73 
        - Because I'm absolutely uninterested in clinical trials on prayer  jgraz   Dec-18-06 08:04 PM   #76 
           - Jgraz puts it bluntly...  Realityhack   Dec-29-06 06:59 AM   #103 
     - Umm...  Realityhack   Dec-29-06 06:56 AM   #102 
  - I like your thoughts!  ayeshahaqqiqa   Dec-18-06 06:32 PM   #52 
  - You can pray for me anytime  texastoast   Dec-19-06 04:28 PM   #93 
  - I really agree with you here  Truth Hurts A Lot   Dec-19-06 10:42 PM   #96 
  - I don't think anyone's ever said that to me.  Lautremont   Dec-18-06 04:15 PM   #14 
  - "prayboys" -- snrk  jgraz   Dec-18-06 04:42 PM   #35 
  - When some one says they are praying for you,  Kare   Dec-18-06 04:15 PM   #15 
  - Like when sportsmen thank God for their victory  TRYPHO   Dec-18-06 04:20 PM   #19 
  - try praying to the screen to edit itself.  antifaschits   Dec-18-06 04:24 PM   #21 
     - I had a prayer challenge on the net that ran for about 2-3 years  Az   Dec-18-06 04:28 PM   #23 
     - neat. What a surprise result, eh?  antifaschits   Dec-18-06 04:32 PM   #30 
     - How do you know God didn't move it when you weren't looking?  jgraz   Dec-18-06 05:04 PM   #42 
        - True enough  Az   Dec-18-06 05:09 PM   #44 
           - The Silly Bugger theory does explain a lot  jgraz   Dec-18-06 05:13 PM   #46 
     - What if I made a mistake on purpoose?  TRYPHO   Dec-18-06 04:40 PM   #33 
     - whygodhatesbadtypists.com  jgraz   Dec-18-06 04:43 PM   #37 
  - Oy vey!  William769   Dec-18-06 04:28 PM   #24 
  - I'm afraid to ask what you think about  tularetom   Dec-18-06 04:45 PM   #38 
  - thanks. i will check it out.  antifaschits   Dec-18-06 04:49 PM   #40 
  - oh my gawd.  antifaschits   Dec-18-06 05:57 PM   #48 
     - Ain't it hilarious?  tularetom   Dec-18-06 06:03 PM   #49 
  - Considering studies show prayer does nothing (or, in some cases, makes things worse)...  Zhade   Dec-18-06 04:58 PM   #41 
  - Some citations you may find interesting  ayeshahaqqiqa   Dec-18-06 07:01 PM   #62 
  - Yeah...not really convincing.  Zhade   Dec-18-06 08:24 PM   #78 
     - check out my other link  ayeshahaqqiqa   Dec-18-06 08:37 PM   #79 
        - Er, what does "for a viewpoint that is more atheist/believer" mean?  Zhade   Dec-18-06 08:41 PM   #80 
           - there are viewpoints  ayeshahaqqiqa   Dec-18-06 08:47 PM   #81 
  - The problem right now is that  ayeshahaqqiqa   Dec-18-06 07:08 PM   #64 
  - I get very offended  gaspee   Dec-18-06 05:07 PM   #43 
  - You have my fervent hope that your brother recovers and all goes well.  Zhade   Dec-18-06 06:46 PM   #58 
  - I second that e-motion.  antifaschits   Dec-18-06 08:10 PM   #77 
  - Sounds like you've been under a lot of stress  ayeshahaqqiqa   Dec-18-06 06:51 PM   #59 
  - I don't care for it when it comes from talking heads  Crunchy Frog   Dec-18-06 05:35 PM   #47 
  - Bravo!  ayeshahaqqiqa   Dec-18-06 06:38 PM   #54 
  - There is an implication  rollopollo   Dec-18-06 06:13 PM   #50 
  - Part of the problem here  Az   Dec-18-06 06:16 PM   #51 
  - Or it may be the impetus to actually do something  ayeshahaqqiqa   Dec-18-06 06:46 PM   #57 
  - Agreed  Az   Dec-18-06 06:56 PM   #61 
  - one can't always do something particularly helpful.  ulysses   Dec-19-06 10:17 AM   #87 
     - Right  Lydia Leftcoast   Dec-19-06 11:57 AM   #89 
        - I used to spend a lot of time chatting online  ulysses   Dec-19-06 06:43 PM   #95 
  - Welcome to DU!  ayeshahaqqiqa   Dec-18-06 06:43 PM   #56 
  - meditation can and does work. To the extent  antifaschits   Dec-18-06 06:56 PM   #60 
  - Thanks  rollopollo   Dec-18-06 07:06 PM   #63 
     - There is an art to it  Az   Dec-18-06 07:11 PM   #65 
  - So prayer helps the pray-er's mental state?  jgraz   Dec-18-06 07:43 PM   #71 
     - I believe you are making a generalization here  ayeshahaqqiqa   Dec-18-06 07:54 PM   #74 
     - Are you telling me that there are Churches who don't fund any kind of worship whatsoever?  jgraz   Dec-18-06 07:59 PM   #75 
     - Mental State  rollopollo   Dec-19-06 03:58 AM   #84 
  - Your anti religious feelings aside, you can't expect  bryant69   Dec-18-06 07:11 PM   #67 
  - true. a bit like arguing that the earth is round to the  antifaschits   Dec-18-06 07:27 PM   #68 
  - You say "antireligious" like it's some kind of insult  jgraz   Dec-18-06 07:52 PM   #72 
     - I don't see it as a positive thing  bryant69   Dec-19-06 07:11 AM   #85 
        - modern America has more in common w. the Dark Ages now more than ever.  antifaschits   Dec-21-06 12:57 PM   #98 
  - I don't buy any of that..  Elrond Hubbard   Dec-18-06 07:30 PM   #69 
  - Take it in the spirit in which it is intended  Lydia Leftcoast   Dec-18-06 09:48 PM   #82 
  - I was taught that  MrWiggles   Dec-19-06 12:18 PM   #90 
  - That was just beautiful  texastoast   Dec-19-06 04:36 PM   #94 
  - Even though I am atheist ....  Trajan   Dec-18-06 10:57 PM   #83 
  - No  Perragrande   Dec-20-06 12:43 AM   #97 
  - When I was back there in seminary school  catbert836   Dec-25-06 10:19 PM   #99 
  - quite often, yes  WoodrowFan   Dec-27-06 01:53 PM   #100 
  - I write Santa and ask for a solution for you!  TransitJohn   Dec-28-06 03:42 AM   #101 
  - greatly depends on the speaker's sincerity.  Lerkfish   Jan-02-07 02:16 PM   #104 
  - i don't argue with them  Perragrande   Jan-02-07 10:29 PM   #105 
 

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