Why do christians pray? [Spirituality & Religion]

According to the christian myth, their god has this great plan and always does what's best for us. Praying amounts to asking it to do something it hadn't thought of doing. Isn't it rather arrogant of them to presume they know better than their "almighty god"?

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Budwick · 70-79, M

If you see prayer merely as a means of taking some level of control of your life and the world — as a means of leverage — then you will inevitably be troubled by what appears to be unanswered prayer. But if you see prayer primarily as an ongoing conversation with God, then you’ll realize there is really no such thing as an unanswered prayer.

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Sharon · F

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froggtongue · M

You cannot bend the spoon. That is impossible. Only realize that there is no spoon. And then you'll see that it is your mind that bends.

Entwistle · 56-60, M

@froggtongue From The Matrix?
There's a Buddhist teaching that says the mind and what it sees (experiences) are not separate. We suffer the illusion of duality (me and everything else)..We label things as separate Can you separate your awareness of a cup from the cup itself?

MarmeeMarch · M

@Entwistle Sober up and reread this question.