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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Elevatorpitches · F

"They" think they are supposed to

Why does anyone do anything?

Abstraction · 61-69, M

@Elevatorpitches Yeah, nah.
1. Why does anyone do anything? Mostly because they want to, because it contributes to a set of broader goals. If people do something just because they are supposed to, I think they clearly lack reflection in their life and might be living a particularly dreary existence.

2. There are all kinds of religious people who have done things because they think they're supposed to, this is true. But I don't understand Christianity like that, it's not how I operate and neither does it reflect most of the Christians I know.

3. Why do I do the things I do? Because it aligns with what really matters; because I want to make a meaningful contribution and make a difference; because people matter and have an inherent dignity, especially the most vulnerable and even the most despicable. I don't do it from obligation. I do it because it matters.

Elevatorpitches · F

@Abstraction congrats