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Atheists & Agnostics

Binkie The Clown

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5. I disagree. They do indeed accomplish something.

Reply to stopbush (Original post)

Sun Oct 8, 2017, 10:08 PM

Oct 2017

They give the pious a ready excuse for not doing anything that' actually meaningful. For the one doing the praying, it soothes their conscience at no cost. A spiritual placebo for feelings of guilt.

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Can we all now admit that moments of prayer dont do jack shit? Period. [View all] stopbush Oct 2017 OP

It is like this. nycbos Oct 2017 #1

I wont admit it because its not true. Bleacher Creature Oct 2017 #2

Yaeh THAT! n/t Kleveland Oct 2017 #3

Don't forget it makes a lot of cons filthy rich too! BigmanPigman Oct 2017 #4

But thats not jack shit. stopbush Oct 2017 #7

I disagree. They do indeed accomplish something. Binkie The Clown Oct 2017 #5

Maybe, but what it is accomplishing still doesnt amount to jack shit. stopbush Oct 2017 #13

Exactly my point. nt Binkie The Clown Oct 2017 #14

I prayed for god's will and he murdered 59 people in las vegas. nt msongs Oct 2017 #6

Have you ever heard the typical evangelical prayer? defacto7 Oct 2017 #8

Well, all scripture was written (invented) by men, so it's possible stopbush Oct 2017 #9

Exactly.. they're just schooling the deity. mountain grammy Oct 2017 #10

Oh god, that hilarious when they do that. defacto7 Oct 2017 #12

Worse than useless. Voltaire2 Oct 2017 #11

I figured that out... Ohiya Oct 2017 #15