Are you saying God answers the prayer by revealing the truth of his own nonexistence?
Heh. And then man gets run over at the next zebra crossing, if I recall correctly :-)
Well, you and I have different views on prayer and God, so I'll try to answer without making too many assumptions.
One way of looking the 'dangerous prayers' you were talking about is as a commitment the person makes to step outside their comfort zone. So in addition to any answer that God sends, that person is committing themself to not turning back in the face of difficulty.
I think that someone who makes a strong commitment to finding out the truth is more likely to change his/her worldview. And someone who doesn't value truth so highly is more likely to stick with whatever they already believe and not question it too much.
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Heh. And then man gets run over at the next zebra crossing, if I recall correctly :-)
Well, you and I have different views on prayer and God, so I'll try to answer without making too many assumptions.
One way of looking the 'dangerous prayers' you were talking about is as a commitment the person makes to step outside their comfort zone. So in addition to any answer that God sends, that person is committing themself to not turning back in the face of difficulty.
I think that someone who makes a strong commitment to finding out the truth is more likely to change his/her worldview. And someone who doesn't value truth so highly is more likely to stick with whatever they already believe and not question it too much.