You don’t have to believe it literally to justify participating, plenty of people who understand rationally that prayer won’t instantly get them what they want still pray
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Cruxifux@feddit.nl 3 weeks agoYou say that as if you HAVE to believe in magic.
Amnesigenic@lemmy.ml 3 weeks ago
Cruxifux@feddit.nl 3 weeks ago
Yeah well that shit silly too.
otacon239@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Mindfulness is its own reward and prayer, even to a rock, can help. It’s about surrendering and accepting that there is something in the universe that you have no power over.
It’s not about believing the rock is alive or capable or changing things for you, but by simply reframing your desires as a universal one rather than an internal/personal one you can find yourself motivated in a different way and opportunities may present themselves differently.
I’m also talking about the traditional concept of prayer, not whatever the fuck the Christian’s are doing.
Cruxifux@feddit.nl 2 weeks ago
A lot of Christian’s see how they prey very similarly to what you just described my man.
Amnesigenic@lemmy.ml 3 weeks ago
And? There’s more inportant shit to worry about than people being silly
Cruxifux@feddit.nl 2 weeks ago
I’m not worried about it. I just think it’s silly just like people who think the earth is flat are silly. Ultimately I don’t care and I’m not going to tell anybody not to practice witchcraft.
UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml 2 weeks ago
Its not magic, its rune smithing!
ThunderChunk@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
It’s a lot more fun to believe in magic when you know it’s not real than to actually believe in magic.
Cruxifux@feddit.nl 3 weeks ago
True.
A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
So? Ffs have some fun with life before a climate emergency or secret police get to you.
Cruxifux@feddit.nl 3 weeks ago
There’s lots of people out there who don’t think playing pretend with magic is enjoyable man. Some people think it’s silly shit. If you like that stuff you’ll just have to accept that part of it.
RickyRigatoni@retrolemmy.com 2 weeks ago
I cast itchy retina on you.
ThunderChunk@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
FYI around the time you sent this I rubbed my eye, but forgot that I had cut jalapeños earlier…I do not like you
RickyRigatoni@retrolemmy.com 2 weeks ago
Fear my arcane spells.
Cruxifux@feddit.nl 2 weeks ago
Underrated reply. My eyes went dry immediately after I read this.