tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14950915.post114384648729804349..comments2023-10-30T10:37:21.251-04:00Comments on Shooting The Messenger: Prayer Doesn't Help...Fitshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01771111574666741468noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14950915.post-1143924163169129742006-04-01T15:42:00.000-05:002006-04-01T15:42:00.000-05:00Agreed. The problem arises when prayer is specific...Agreed. The problem arises when prayer is specifically "proven" to assist others, and that's when rational thinking steps in and says, of course not. <BR/><BR/>Multitudes of conmen out there and all religions have their share as well.Fitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01771111574666741468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14950915.post-1143857288304801142006-03-31T21:08:00.000-05:002006-03-31T21:08:00.000-05:00Although generally I imagine prayer is more for th...Although generally I imagine prayer is more for the people doing the praying than it is for the people being prayed FOR.<BR/><BR/>Essentially it seems like it gets going in situations of utter helplessness - for instance the classic line from Star Trek when Kirk was counseling a cadet about a hopeless scenario - "Prayer, Mr. Saavik - the Klingons don't take prisoners."Axinarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02103117619726736178noreply@blogger.com