in case of emergency
If God had a face what
Would it look like
And would you want to see
If seeing meant that you would have to believe...?
We must not forget ourselves in our conceit. Too often, I think, we forget the original intentions and reasoning for our actions, and when that is forgotten we go through the motions, and that will lead to people doing things for the ( Read more... )
Would it look like
And would you want to see
If seeing meant that you would have to believe...?
We must not forget ourselves in our conceit. Too often, I think, we forget the original intentions and reasoning for our actions, and when that is forgotten we go through the motions, and that will lead to people doing things for the ( Read more... )
They usually reply with a blank stare. "No, no, go ahead, you can perform your little pagan ritual. I'm not offended by your quaint religious practices."
There are two kinds of prayer. The scientific and medical community will likely contest and say that all prayer is one type of prayer - you pray for your own benefit, to feel like you're doing or achieving something, and not really because God will surgically remove the tumour or graft it off unto some prominent atheist author.
The other kind of prayer is often misunderstood, I think - prayer for other people. For some, the knowledge that people are praying for them is often a comfort, a source of strength, a solace, and something to hold.
One thing I think memetic scientists can study is Christianity and its proliferation, related to its proselytizing. It may be a cultural thing for you to say "You are in my prayers", or you might mean it, but I think we need to think what we say when we say it. I am touched you would pray for such a damned, accursed sinner as I, but when you tell me you pray for me, what does that mean?
If I told you I sacrificed goats to my heathen demonic gods for you and told them to send ghost-scourges to scour your enemies with pox, I'm not sure you would appreciate it.
I'm not forwarding the atheist agenda here; I always serve my own, which is, perhaps ironically, from your book - the golden rule. I'm not about to go around pompously wishing you "Merry Commercialised Holiday" (did you know, Coca-Cola were the first to make Santa Claus red? Marketing is excitng) and clap chaps at a funeral "Don't worry, he doesn't exist any more." I don't know if it's appropriate for Christians to humble-brag and say things like that too.
So, I understand - Fridya?
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