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Politics : Should God be replaced?
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To: epicure who wrote (1037)9/23/2000 12:13:05 PM
From: Solon  Read Replies (1) of 28931
 
I just read some requests for prayer on another thread (you probably know which one), and it made me think: As kind and well intentioned as the motive is...how can they assert that God has preordained all events, while still believing that they can intercede with prayer? Would it not be better simply to do the best they can to help others through problem solving, rather than praying for a result that they claim to believe cannot be altered? I suppose that if one starts with the premise that God has preordained ALL--that there would not be a logical distinction between prayer or action. However, if one is going to violate the coherency of their own beliefs...would doing not take precedence over begging, simply by virtue of the fact that "beggars can't be choosers?" Well...maybe that was a lame joke. The empathy to help others is a worthy thing, and I would never disparage it.
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