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Permalink Reply by Michael Noel Jones on October 16, 2011 at 8:56pm

That's the cause, not the effect, isn't it?

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Permalink Reply by Michael Noel Jones on October 17, 2011 at 5:17pm

I see it the other way round - it's the naivety or gullibility that make people pray (or take whatever 'sugar pill' is on offer). If you're actively finding ways to prove that it was the sugar pill that worked it's pure face-saving, not naivety. Being _told_ reasons why it's worked and accepting them would be gullibility...

But my initial was in jest; I do see the harm in people trying to prove that nothing does something - if for no reason other than pulling people away from things that might actually help, and towards things that most certainly do not.

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Permalink Reply by Ron V on October 15, 2011 at 11:36pm

 

Oh great Ifits, 

May I please you sufficiently that you give me the bounties of creation at the expense of fellow humans and the well-being of the planet, and may you keep me shackled in the mental bondage of your worship with the masses where I cannot even fathom the possibility of your non-existence.  Oh great Ifits, I am so grateful for your blessings, may the rest of the planet succumb to the delusion of your existence so I can share in your greatness with the whole world forever and ever.

Praise Ifits! 

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Permalink Reply by Happy Atheist on October 17, 2011 at 8:54am

I have wondered about this myself. I haven't had anything bad happen since my deconversion so I'm not sure how I will feel.  Right now and every other day since my deconversion I have not felt the need or desire to pray and I recognize how pointless it would be if I did.  However I still wonder if, in a dire situation, would I be tempted, thinking it was worth a try or because it was a habit for so long, would I fall back into the habit?  I just don't know. 

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