The following video is the best for laying out my thoughts on the subject. Now don’t get me wrong, to say “I’ll pray for you” is considered polite in society. It could be a form meditating and hoping all goes well, or that you’re thinking of the person in their time of need if you’re physically and/or monetarily unable to be of any use. Truth be told– what happens is what’s going to happen. Prayer or any other superstition is not going to change it. People, regardless of faith, do heal or they have complications and get better… or they suffer worse and die. It’s called life. It’s called having your body react to various treatments or your body heals itself.
Why am I posting this? Yet another xtian evangelical fundie annoyance called ‘Prayer Warriors’- the most passive aggressive thing I had ever read. “Let’s drop to our knees and pray to our malevolent sky god to have what ever the hell is going to happen and then give him credit for it.” If the person dies than it’s the will of the faux deity. If they get better than the prayers are answered. It’s cowards way of saying “Heads we win, tails we win- SEE IT WORKS!”
I believe that praying or meditating for the person helps prep the person/people for the outcome whatever it may be, if they use it for that purpose. It’s way to give comfort to those you love– but for f’s sake people, GROW UP!
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