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> prayers are not lost to the woods. I'm what you'd describe as a weak agnostic. Over the last few years I've heard some abstract arguments that "prayer" and
by ryan-allen 5y ago
> prayers are not lost to the woods.
I'm what you'd describe as a weak agnostic.
Over the last few years I've heard some abstract arguments that "prayer" and "god" might be some very old, emergent ideas of early humanity's ability to bargain with the future.
I'm still not completely clear on it, and I still don't pray, but it's in the back of my mind.
What are your thoughts on "prayers are not lost to the woods"?
- keyle 5y agoIt's a tough topic to talk about, because I'm not religious myself although I was baptised and went through the motions of a young kid, going to church even through school. That said my grandfather told me once this saying, and that shocked me to this day as it appears to be valid to me, and he was the most atheist person I've ever known. One day I was very sad, very very distraught. And I prayed in tears, on my knees, and it somehow materialised. Again I'm not religious, I was lost, powerless and did the last thing I could possibly do. And I think it invoked a certain calm and focus which allowed me to follow through opportunities that led me out of the woods. Like any beliefs in life, YMMV. But that stuck with me, your prayers don't get lost to the woods.
- hacky_engineer 5y agoWhat a lovely personal anecdote. Thank you for sharing.