Do you pray?
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Dan_1981

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17,956 posts

222 months

Tuesday 14th July 2009
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A question aimed mainly at the non religeous on here....

Have you ever been in a situation that regardless of your beliefs you have said a little prayer, maybe asking for help or for everything to be OK, or maybe even just for those 6 numbers to come up.

So despite your lack of belief in a higher power do you sometimes maybe just "hedge your bets"?

Justayellowbadge

37,057 posts

265 months

Tuesday 14th July 2009
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Nope.

Penny-lope

13,645 posts

216 months

Tuesday 14th July 2009
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Nope...the last few years of my life have made me decide that if there is something up there (be it a man with a white beard, or a huge furry green frog), it has a wicked sense of humour, and sure doesn't listen to my little requests.


ShadownINja

79,278 posts

305 months

Tuesday 14th July 2009
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biggrin

I've known people to do that especially when the st has hit the fan.

Scotfox

582 posts

208 months

Tuesday 14th July 2009
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Yes a couple of times when my son has been in the HDU/ICU after severe asthma attacks. Just a few words in said in my head, not aimed at any deity in particular.

In fact make that three times as my OH was rushed for an emergency c-section when he was born as well.

Troublesome little git that he his !

Edited by Scotfox on Tuesday 14th July 09:43

Cara Van Man

29,977 posts

274 months

Tuesday 14th July 2009
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Put it this way.....

The last time I entered a church, the font started to boil.

Sisyphus

498 posts

239 months

Tuesday 14th July 2009
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I have been in situations where I may have been expected to but no, never have & I don't think I ever will. As an atheist why would I?


davemac250

4,499 posts

228 months

Tuesday 14th July 2009
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I have offered up the prayer.

Please God make that didn't happen.

Never listened and the car was still flat on the floor having fallen off the axle stands with one poking up resplendent through the passenger footwell.

More seriously, I did pray when I watched my best mate come off his bike and go under an oncoming car. That seemed to work. (Only after I threatened to go up and tt him mind wink )

G_T

16,163 posts

213 months

Tuesday 14th July 2009
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"Dear God, If you want me to eat these cookies for you, please give me absolutely no sign".

"It shall be done".


bigTee

5,546 posts

244 months

Tuesday 14th July 2009
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the last 4 times i've been in church i've chucked up.

100% true!!

G_T

16,163 posts

213 months

Tuesday 14th July 2009
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bigTee said:
the last 4 times i've been in church i've chucked up.

100% true!!
The communion booze and wafers are fking awful.

If they want to increase their numbers they should at least fork out for some ritz crackers and a half decent Merlot.

Technonotice

4,250 posts

214 months

Tuesday 14th July 2009
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I was so worried once I started reading the bible! After 5 minutes 'I put it down and continued worrying.

escargot

17,122 posts

240 months

Tuesday 14th July 2009
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Nope.

Ewan S

1,295 posts

250 months

Tuesday 14th July 2009
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Cara Van Man said:
Put it this way.....

The last time I entered a church, the font started to boil.
laugh

jmorgan

36,010 posts

307 months

Tuesday 14th July 2009
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No. Pray to what? Odin?

IainT

10,040 posts

261 months

Tuesday 14th July 2009
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Dan_1981 said:
A question aimed mainly at the non religeous on here....
Who would I pray to?

Other than inner monologue along the lines of one of the other posters ('oh fk, tell me that didn't just get sent to the whole department') there's noone up there to talk to so why waste the breath.

SkinnyBoy

4,635 posts

281 months

Tuesday 14th July 2009
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Let me give you a little inside information about God. God likes to watch. He's a prankster. Think about it. He gives man instincts. He gives you this extraordinary gift, and then what does He do, I swear for His own amusement, his own private, cosmic gag reel, He sets the rules in opposition. It's the goof of all time. Look but don't touch. Touch, but don't taste. Taste, don't swallow. Ahaha. And while you're jumpin' from one foot to the next, what is he doing? He's laughin' His sick, fkin' ass off! He's a tight-ass! He's a SADIST! He's an absentee landlord! Worship that? NEVER!

him_over_there

970 posts

229 months

Tuesday 14th July 2009
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No, I have never prayed.

Who would I be praying to ?

I didn't have imaginary friends as a child and I'm bloody well not going to start now.

Praying FFS!

him_over_there

970 posts

229 months

Tuesday 14th July 2009
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SkinnyBoy said:
Let me give you a little inside information about God. God likes to watch. He's a prankster. Think about it. He gives man instincts. He gives you this extraordinary gift, and then what does He do, I swear for His own amusement, his own private, cosmic gag reel, He sets the rules in opposition. It's the goof of all time. Look but don't touch. Touch, but don't taste. Taste, don't swallow. Ahaha. And while you're jumpin' from one foot to the next, what is he doing? He's laughin' His sick, fkin' ass off! He's a tight-ass! He's a SADIST! He's an absentee landlord! Worship that? NEVER!
Good film. Despite Keanue Reeves doing an impression of a closet for the whole thing.

Dan_1981

Original Poster:

17,956 posts

222 months

Tuesday 14th July 2009
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SkinnyBoy said:
Let me give you a little inside information about God. God likes to watch. He's a prankster. Think about it. He gives man instincts. He gives you this extraordinary gift, and then what does He do, I swear for His own amusement, his own private, cosmic gag reel, He sets the rules in opposition. It's the goof of all time. Look but don't touch. Touch, but don't taste. Taste, don't swallow. Ahaha. And while you're jumpin' from one foot to the next, what is he doing? He's laughin' His sick, fkin' ass off! He's a tight-ass! He's a SADIST! He's an absentee landlord! Worship that? NEVER!
Devils Advocate wink