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Originally Posted by Lestat
I don't begrudge anyone praying for this woman's recovery. But maybe keep it to yourself? Before saying things like this publicly try imagining just how ridiculous you sound to non believers.
People usually don't mean what they say.
The praying thing is just there way of showing their sympathy and wishing the woman well. If she knows that enough other people sympathise with her plight then it might help her moral and increase her chance of pulling though. Whether or not you look ridiculous is irreverent of course, its how the unwell women feels that's important. Making yourself look ridiculous in order to make someone else feel better is a common rhetorical trick.
When people mention praying for people in bad situations, the only message I get is sympathy not crazy. Although there are a few who say they will pray, who actually do pray and believe it has a real effect, I don't think that is important as it is only what the badly off person thinks that matters.
I guess the only problem is if you tell someone, like maybe Lestat, who reacts negatively to prayer, that you are going to pray for them and the prayer thing makes them worse. But really overreaction??
Last edited by Piers; 06-08-2015 at 08:59 AM.