I'm at the point where i can't take Prayer serious..

[Fill Collins]

Reading about Black history turned me off religion, if you were raised religious like that, you'd often hear, "God isn't a lapdog" and, "God's always quiet during a test"

The whole prayer = asking for wishes thing was always a non-factor to me

 

[Genos]

If prayer works then god answers cac prayers more often

 

[Heafcliffe]

Agnostic here.

With my father's passing, continued systemic uncalled-for injustices against my swaths of underserving people, atrocities on a daily basis (natural disasters killing thousands), judgmental opinions from religious zealots and the evilest of men/women continuing to thrive, I've held a rather complicated mindset with any idea of a deity.

 

[010101]

listen to yourself..........*

 

[humminbird]

If prayer works then god answers cac prayers more often

eh or it means that they took the devil's offer of becoming rulers of the world in exchange for their souls in the spiritual battle

 

[Umoja]

I sometimes wonder if people moving towards atheism is responsible for the uptick in depression. I feel that there is a degree of merit in the saying "ignorance is bliss".

From a personal point of view, I found that I was happiest when my faith in God was high. Things didn't always work out but I would tell myself that things would work out and lived life with the belief that God was in my corner.

Now I live life with the view of relying on what is tangible, what can be observed and what can be controlled. I'd say that I'm more productive, but there is a feeling of emptiness.

There should be more studies on the results, mentally, of losing faith.

 

[Verbal Kint]

I hear folks basically say 'I don't believe in prayer but when I pray it doesn't work'. Prayer is interacting with God. If you have no relationship with God why would asking him for something every once in a while 'work' the way you want it to? God states over and over that he wants relationships with people but people want God to be their genie. And I'm speaking of myself at times here as well so no shade.

 

[jwonder]

Yeah black folks especially fell for that whole "pray" scam. Everything is up to you. You want to get shyt done, it's up to you do do it. You're an idiot if you waiting for something to fall out the sky. The things that you can't do or change is called LIFE!

 

[Busted_Toes]

I hear folks basically say 'I don't believe in prayer but when I pray it doesn't work'. Prayer is interacting with God. If you have no relationship with God why would asking him for something every once in a while 'work' the way you want it to? God states over and over that he wants relationships with people but people want God to be their genie. And I'm speaking of myself at times here as well so no shade.

had a relationship with God for the first 16 years of my life. prayer unanswered.

 

[B86]

If prayer works then god answers cac prayers more often

Let black Christians tell it, we are god’s chosen people, though. If that’s the case, god chose to hate us, for some reason.

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

I sometimes wonder if people moving towards atheism is responsible for the uptick in depression. I feel that there is a degree of merit in the saying "ignorance is bliss".

From a personal point of view, I found that I was happiest when my faith in God was high. Things didn't always work out but I would tell myself that things would work out and lived life with the belief that God was in my corner.

Now I live life with the view of relying on what is tangible, what can be observed and what can be controlled. I'd say that I'm more productive, but there is a feeling of emptiness.

There should be more studies on the results, mentally, of losing faith.

Humans have been depressed since the beginning of time. Just like humans have had all types of mental health issues and disorders since the beginning of time.

It's the acknowledgement of depression that is the recent phenomenon - not depression, itself. In fact, I'd argue that religion can be a tool that inhibits acknowledgement, understanding and addressing the likes of depression, because you're more likely to seek whatever answers you're looking for in your faith, rather than addressing the underlying issues.

 

[B86]

I hear folks basically say 'I don't believe in prayer but when I pray it doesn't work'. Prayer is interacting with God. If you have no relationship with God why would asking him for something every once in a while 'work' the way you want it to? God states over and over that he wants relationships with people but people want God to be their genie. And I'm speaking of myself at times here as well so no shade.

What about those older black folks that have “strong relationships” with god but struggle in so many ways their whole entire life?

 

[Busted_Toes]

What about those older black folks that have “strong relationships” with god but struggle in so many ways their whole entire life?

they'll say "curse of Ham" or "we broke the covenant", i've heard it all.

 

[MMS]

I sometimes wonder if people moving towards atheism is responsible for the uptick in depression. I feel that there is a degree of merit in the saying "ignorance is bliss".

From a personal point of view, I found that I was happiest when my faith in God was high. Things didn't always work out but I would tell myself that things would work out and lived life with the belief that God was in my corner.

Now I live life with the view of relying on what is tangible, what can be observed and what can be controlled. I'd say that I'm more productive, but there is a feeling of emptiness.

There should be more studies on the results, mentally, of losing faith.

read about this biblical figure and ask yourself this, what is the end result of "emptiness"?

Balak - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

his name means "Emptiness" personally i would not want him in the seat of my belief.

We are living in a world of illusion

Nah I am thinking of it The illusion is math Everything is math=consciousness=soul=energy=causality=motion=(nothing, unity, multitude) =A wave I did an entire degree in Math and thinking about doing a masters or PhD but I am trying to finalize some ideas because you need a thesis but of course...

www.thecoli.com

 

[Street Messiah]

prayer is the best way to do absolutely nothing about a situation.

if you need pass an exam, should you study, or pray ?

yall better up off your ass and off your knees if you want results