The Power Of Prayer

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A look at the power of prayer and why people believe so strongly in it.

Prayer does not do anything externally tangible, and a few casual experiments are all it takes to show this. The reason people believe so strongly is because they are psychologically conditioned to do so.

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[Heyprinny]

"Prayer: How to do nothing and still think you are helping."

[SuperTruth77]

My uncle, who’s generally been a failure in life, has made tons of cash in the past year by setting up an online Christian ‘prayer service’.

People pay $10 to choose the prayer they want from a menu & are assured that thousands of ‘spiritual brothers & sisters’ will be praying for them around the globe. All nonsense of course, but wealthy retired folk in particular just keep sending money!

Now he plans to do the same for Muslims, Hindus & Jews- “millions more suckers to milk”- his own words!

[UncleFeedle]

Science vs Religion experiment:

Two airliners on a runway. One is filled with committed Christians and has no engines, control surfaces, electronics or flight crew. The other is a fully-functional, crewed passenger jet filled with Atheists. Each side tries to make their plane fly - the Christians through the power of prayer, while the Atheists put their trust in science and engineering. Who do you think will win?

[urautubeloser1]

@UltoTV I don't know what that comment means or is referring to, but the book of James answers every pretentious charge in this video. Also, obviously, the Gospels.

[UltorTV]

@urautubeloser1 are anybody else.....

[jeremyhansen100]

My parents are really in to pray, and they asked me to pray. So I did, I prayed to a jug of milk for an xbox 360. Something I knew my would never get from my parents. Soon after I got my wish. With christian logic that is enough to go out and start a milk cult.

Great video!

[699backstab]

There is a flaw in your logic. Any American soldier performing their duty in Afghanistan was a subhuman murderer of innocent brown skinned people. American soldiers are worse than Nazis.

[Thelondonbadger]

@Abbadon380 Technically their arseholes are facing mecca when they pray as the world is spherical. :) Thats probaly why muslims prayers arent answered lmao

[Abbadon380]

COUNTLESS BELEIVERS PUT THEIR ARSE IN THE AIR opposite of MECCA

[Percival917]

You used an Xkcd webcomic.

NICE.

[Drowsong]

@SuperTruth77 Does he have people sending in their "success" stories after the prayer supposedly happened? Because that would be as hilarious as it is sad.

[urautubeloser1]

Also, the entire old testament talks about prayers not being answered. The proud (you), those with a hardened hearmt (you), those without faith (you), etc..God doesn't tend to grant their prayers.