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That Religion Thread: Is it okay to absorb bits of other religions into yours?
Drydess:
pray the gay away
Doughboy:
please stop praying, it clouds my thoughts
Headcrab Zombie:
--- Quote from: Rabbot32 on May 15, 2017, 08:29:59 AM ---I personally agree, praying isn't actively harmful. Go for it.
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In most situations, yes.
But the problem occurs when people use prayer alone as a substitute for an actual solution.
Like the select few number of parents who insist "oh no we're not going to bring our sick kid to the doctor, we're just going to pray for him instead" and then surprise, surprise, their kid dies from a disease that would have very quickly and easily been treated, had they chosen to provide him with scientifically proven medical treatment.
And note I'm not talking about people in poor undeveloped areas who can't afford or don't have access to healthcare. I'm talking about people fully capable, but deciding not too.
That stuff is actively harmful. And while the amount of parents who actually do that is small, it's unfortunately not zero.
But it most cases, yeah, there's nothing wrong with it.
Now, regarding the question of "does prayer affect your morality?" my answer is that it depends on the content of your message, not how you deliver it. For example, when I interviewed for my first job, a lot of family texted me "good luck!" or something similar. My grandma instead said "I'll pray for you". Her message of good will was still the same, she just chose a different "method of delivery"
Or, if you desire harm to fall to someone, that is immoral. How you deliver that desire (telling them to their face vs privately praying for harm to come to them) does not change your morality
Filipe:
This topic is going surpisingly well so far, I expected a stuffstorm.
Anyway for people who are not sure about the reason behind it, praying in a religion is the way to ask God for blessings and forgiveness, if you feel guilty for something you've done, you want the next day to start out in the right path or you're worried about someone you know for example an uncle who is sick, religious people prays for those subjects and more to bless that person's life, but it shall never be used as a replacement for let's say medical help.
I'm christian myself and I pray sometimes, but it's totally fine if someone doesn't believe in such thing, once they respect me for my beliefs I'll respect them back whatever they believe in, it should be this way but sadly a lot of people make such a conflict about this.
torin²:
of course the furry is an atheist -__-