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Atheists & Agnostics

anciano

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3. "And prayers work" ???

Reply to RussBLib (Original post)

Mon May 8, 2023, 10:41 PM

May 2023

Assuming there is a supreme being or eternal essence that created and controls everything, I can't rationalize why such an entity would be concerned with some thought or prayer from a mere mortal on this small blue marble in the universe that we call earth. Evil and murder have existed since recorded history began in spite of millions upon millions of "prayers".

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"And prayers work" ??? anciano May 2023 #3

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