I'm not religious, but it seems whenever I mention that I ask God for some kind of guidance, or help doing the right thing, people take that like I asked God to drop a million dollars on my head.
You basically may as well have done so. Asking for something for nothing for no good reason is just begging and can be seen as very greedy if you have what you need to survive.
I just feel lost sometimes, and realize some things might be hopeless, and I realize that I'm not all-knowing, so it comforts me to reach for a higher power.
Which is effectively yourself, unless you can send psychic beams into the nether realm.
But if you ever admit to it, people straight up insult you for it. People are so ignorant and egocentric.
Isn't it pretty egocentric to assume that if there is a perfect being in the universe they'd help you in any way over, say, the Haiti earthquake victims?
It's not like my prayer condemns them for their lack of faith.
Yes it does, see above. It is indirectly saying you are worth more than anyone else and are so special that a god would consider helping you because of what you think rather than help anyone else.
Maybe anything that slightly reminds them of religion sends them on a tirade? Or they're so stupid they can't distinguish between religious and spiritual.
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spir⋅it⋅u⋅al
/ˈspɪrɪtʃuəl/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [spir-i-choo-uhl]
–adjective
1. of, pertaining to, or consisting of spirit; incorporeal.
2. of or pertaining to the spirit or soul, as distinguished from the physical nature: a spiritual approach to life.
3. closely akin in interests, attitude, outlook, etc.: the professor's spiritual heir in linguistics.
4. of or pertaining to spirits or to spiritualists; supernatural or spiritualistic.
5. characterized by or suggesting predominance of the spirit; ethereal or delicately refined: She is more of a spiritual type than her rowdy brother.
6. of or pertaining to the spirit as the seat of the moral or religious nature.
7. of or pertaining to sacred things or matters; religious; devotional; sacred.
8. of or belonging to the church; ecclesiastical: lords spiritual and temporal.
9. of or relating to the mind or intellect.
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prayer
1 /prɛər/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [prair]
–noun
1. a devout petition to God or an object of worship.
2. a spiritual communion with God or an object of worship, as in supplication, thanksgiving, adoration, or confession.
3. the act or practice of praying to God or an object of worship.
4. a formula or sequence of words used in or appointed for praying: the Lord's Prayer.
5. prayers, a religious observance, either public or private, consisting wholly or mainly of prayer.
6. that which is prayed for.
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re⋅li⋅gious
/rɪˈlɪdʒəs/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [ri-lij-uhs]
–adjective
1. of, pertaining to, or concerned with religion: a religious holiday.
2. imbued with or exhibiting religion; pious; devout; godly: a religious man.
3. scrupulously faithful; conscientious: religious care.
4. pertaining to or connected with a monastic or religious order.
5. appropriate to religion or to sacred rites or observances.
Spirituality is religious.
Prayer is religious."Give me special privileges because I can cast this magic spell with this hand gesture because I'm special."
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egocentric
–adjective
1. having or regarding the self or the individual as the center of all things: an egocentric philosophy that ignores social causes.
2. having little or no regard for interests, beliefs, or attitudes other than one's own; self-centered: an egocentric person; egocentric demands upon the time and patience of others.
A prayer for yourself is probably the most ultimate selfishness conceivable in any way. Demanding the time and ability of the ultimate being through evocation.
20 Jan 2010, 1:19 am
He He... I like your angle!
