The Big Questions: The Concepts of Prayer and Miracles
Does prayer work? Not a snowball's chance in Heck - not that there really is a Heck of course. The proof of the pudding is of course, if prayer really worked, there would be a miracle in that we'd all be lotto winners or at least pretty rich and famous! We'd be total successes at our jobs, in our relationships, have perfect partners and perfect children. And our cars wouldn't break down! Further, the sun would shine down on us every day of our lives. Even if we all just prayed for good things in general, not personal things in particular, and if our benevolent prayers really worked, then there would be no disease or suffering or crime or wars, etc. We'd all live in a utopian Camelot. But we don't! I mean, come every Christmas and Easter, the Pope publicly prays for world peace. That's noble of him. But, come next Christmas and Easter, he has to do it all over again! Now if the Pope can't get results, what hope for the great unwashed? Since a result, tha...