Let's Pray: The Curse Word

When the religious say, "Let's pray[...]" where the ellipse range from "for something" or "it will never happen" do they really understand what they are asking? This casts doubt on one's ability and throw caution into the wind as if one wishes to be held by the hand rather than command their own life.

When the phrase "Let's pray[...]" ever enters the vocabulary of a person, they are bound by the limitless connotations of doubt. It is the curse word they use upon those who have a firm belief that they themselves and others are incapable of living without the direction of the "observing almighty".

The massive earthquakes in Haiti and Chile indefinitely brings on this curse word: "Let's pray[...]". Here are other words that could have been used in lieu of "Let's Pray":

"Let's help"

"Let's do something about it!"

"Let's raise awareness"

"Let's aid them in their time of suffering"

Simple communal good thoughts through "Let's pray" do nothing to help those in need. This is not to say that good thoughts are a bad thing, but "praying" and feeling a sense of accomplishment that your good thoughts have reached the whimsical ears of "almighty omniscient" does nothing.

This is not an argument.

It's a fact.

Praying does nothing but make small minds cope with their non-action towards other humans who are in need.

Alright, let's say you (religious) helped and you say to yourself, "Hey, I've done my part in helping a prayer to God should be in order."

I say "No"

You ask "Why?"

I say "Humanity needs to realize the efforts and actions of one and all proves prayer is utterly useless - not to mention highly illogical when aid is needed. Your god will not help in time of need. Humanity helping humanity is greater than the efforts you believe your god will ever do."

Give credit where it is due, not where you believe.

19 years gone

I just realized that I wasted about 19 years of my life. I'm actually 24, but I'm guessing that at around age five I would have had the fear of God pressured upon me by my parents before I attended kindergarten. I need to find a way to make up for that time lost, because I definitely have not been living my life. It's time to take risks and wishing for bigger and better things. I can achieve all that by trying indefinitely. But, first things are first... I need to move out and become fully independent. I got the skills, so the best thing to do is use them to get a better job. Life is great so far. I haven't had any qualms at all. I do sometimes have a crick in my neck when someone tells me what God gave me. Other than that, everything is fine and dandy.

I managed to watch The Four Horsemen. Great conversations by the four (Dennet, Dawkins, Hitchens and Harris). There were times I validated my similar thoughts of religion with their talk. There were others conversations that surprised the heck out of me. I would say that I agree with about 99% of what the four had to say about religion. I just didn't understand why Dawkins found nothing wrong with grace prayers before eating. He didn't explain it much, other than saying that grace to him were empty words and as an Atheist he can say empty words. I honestly don't find them empty words if you take God out of the grace before meals. It is more of a personal thank you to the hard working farmers and nature. Those are the two elements that made the meal possible why ruin perfect thanks to God? that would make meaningful words empty words indeed.