Why Praying Must Be Wrong

joggerjayne | 10:11 Thu 12th Sep 2013 | Religion & Spirituality

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One of my pals' eldest has started Philosophy as one A Level option, and I was chatting about the Philosophy of Religion, and how it relates to Theology.

And this came up ...

People say prayers.

But God is omniscient, and sees into everyone's hearts.

So He already knows everything that you are telling him ...

... because He knows EVERYTHING.

And because He also takes care of us (!), He has already decided how to act on the basis of the facts that you are telling him when you pray.

So you are telling God something He already knows, and either ...

Asking Him to do something He has already decided to do (waste of time), or

Asking Him to change His mind. BUT ... because God is infallible, the decision He has already made is, by definition, the correct one, so He will not change His mind, because you are asking Him to abandon the correct decision, and replace it with a wrong decision (also a waste of time).

So, either way, praying is, of necessity, a waste of time.

Just a thought.

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tonyav

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I have found that praying seldom works, if it worked then the Villa would win every match !.

11:06 Thu 12th Sep 2013

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ludwig

It's impossible to argue about anything to do with god using logic JJ. Any point you try to make is ultimately countered with a 'that's just the way god rolls - it's beyond our understanding' type argument.

naomi24

I think perhaps the word 'wrong' in the original question should have been replaced with 'unnecessary'.

ludwig

God knows all the answers. He just wants to see if you'll ask the question - even though he already knows whether you will or not.

It sounds crazy but that's only because it's beyond our understanding.

naomi24

It's certainly beyond mine. What's the word for those who enjoy making people grovel?