“Prayer is a waste of time.” Do you agree? Give reasons for your answer.

      

“Prayer is a waste of time.”
Do you agree? Give reasons for your answer.

  

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Lydia
• If you do not believe in God, there is no point in praying.
• There are many examples of people praying and nothing happening in response.
• If prayer changes things there would be evidence.
• It is better to help people than to pray for them.
On the other hand:
• Prayer changes our attitudes to situations.
• People are healed as a result of prayer.
• Prayers are answered but we may not get the result we want.
• Evidence from the experience of religious people.
lydiajane74 answered the question on July 16, 2018 at 14:49


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