Atheists & Agnostics

Bleacher Creature

(11,472 posts) Mon Aug 23, 2021, 01:09 PM Aug 2021

I genuinely don't get the "calling for prayers" thing. [View all]

Every time some right wing antivaxxer gets COVID, they post a tweet asking for prayers. It's obviously not limited to COVID, but seeing it so much now got me thinking, and it truly makes no sense.

Is the idea that some higher power is keeping tabs of the number of prayers a person receives, and if that number exceeds a certain threshold they get cured? And if so, can a person pray for you twice (or more), or is it calculated on a per person basis? Also, does the quality of the person praying taken into account?

I'm seriously not trying to be flip here, but I really don't get it.

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I genuinely don't get the "calling for prayers" thing. [View all] Bleacher Creature Aug 2021 OP

When I was in Catholic school they told us Mr.Bill Aug 2021 #1

Next thing you know, they'll put Mr.Bill Aug 2021 #2

If the person dies, God called them home. If they live, Croney Aug 2021 #3

I have one story to tell you leftieNanner Aug 2021 #4

R. Craig Hogan in Your Eternal Self describes many of the experiments conducted which Karadeniz Aug 2021 #8

Good Point leftieNanner Aug 2021 #9

If you want a serious answer here is a link Tomconroy Aug 2021 #5

Interesting thought: does God use points and algorithms like tic toc? Under The Radar Aug 2021 #6

There's an app for that! PSPS Aug 2021 #7

prayers don't cost anything, and they can't hurt. rampartc Aug 2021 #10

They Can and Do Hurt EmmaLee E Dec 2021 #14

The thing of it is, if yo go all in to the God thingy... 3Hotdogs Aug 2021 #11

It's important to Jesus that you are popular enki23 Aug 2021 #12

There's a bible verse in the gospels RFCalifornia Oct 2021 #13