It depends on the subject of the prayer. (Reply #1)

In the discussion thread: Fact: This Does Not Do Shit. [View all]

Fri Jul 27, 2012, 03:42 PM

MineralMan (144,934 posts)

1. It depends on the subject of the prayer.

If, for example, it's a prayer for something like a calm mind and freedom from anxiety, it can have a beneficial effect on the person praying. Prayers for patience, acceptance and other such things can also work, if the person praying believes they will. It's sort of a spiritual placebo, with similar effects.

Prayers about stuff external to the person praying, though: Ineffective in the extreme and a waste of time. Much like homeopathic medicine on real disease.

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5 replies	Author	Time	Post
Fact: This Does Not Do Shit. [View all]	cleanhippie	Jul 2012	OP
It depends on the subject of the prayer.	MineralMan	Jul 2012	#1
Yes it does...	WillParkinson	Jul 2012	#2
It's worse than that...	Ron Obvious	Jul 2012	#3
I have a friend that does that. He puts his hands like that and makes fart sounds.	BlueJazz	Jul 2012	#4
Yes, it does.	lindysalsagal	Jul 2012	#5

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