"HAPPY BIRTHDAYYY!"

"to unholypirate, your right. its easy to explain something as a "miracle" when you don't understand it but as soon as we can those things seem to stop happening. maybe its an act of god LOL"

"well said! what you said is exactly why i am atheist logic says that either god is a dick, or doesnt exist"

"Prayer is easily debunked in a whole ton of ways. This is just one of them, and I do agree with you. Look, if prayers get answered, true freedom doesn’t exist.. because a God that has given us true freedom would be unable to answer prayers…"

"you are right and yes we are lonely, but we dont make up gods to make ourselves feel better about it"

"I understand. I mean, you are asking this question on an Atheist site. Of course everyone is going to see the obvious contratiction here. It's no mystery to us. It is the "nature vs nurture" issue here that I find interesting. A…"

"but watching a video isnt contributing right here i just wanted to hear other peoples thoughts on it there is nothing rational or open about ANY theists mind at all! anyone who believes in any kind of god is a lonely sad fool nothing more"

"But you asked us to discuss this issue of whether or not prayer is asking god to change his divine plan to suit our needs. I think the video offers some insight into this particular dilemma when a christan faces it rationally with an open mind. But…"

"well thanks, but i dont know. i think i have watched enough youtube videos on religion and i know what believers think about it"

"This kind of logical thinking can lead to deconversion. This part of the "deconversion" you tube series that I posted last week discuesses your question in detail from the eyes of a believer. Check it out. (You should watch the whole…"

"indeed reason and religion are not friend and they do not hang out in the same places. I feel the same about when people get mad at god for something. If you believe in god then you believe god has a reason for everything so even if your life is…"

"I think people have missed the point of what i was saying and asking, but its ok i just hold people to what they believe if you believe god is all powerful and all knowing and has a higher plan for you, then you cant ask god to change things,…"

"indeed"

"Heh you should know then. It's always the same. I sometimes ask my Muslims friends "uhm..you do realize none of your prayers are answered right?" it's always something like "we didn't say prayers have to be answered…"