[Nedusa]

You started this thread by asking what was the point of praying but reading the latter posts perhaps this thread should have been titled what is the point of religion as it has become more of a debate about the usefullness or point of religion.

Yesterday I accused people who pray as being seriously misguided although I used stronger language than that and was roundly condemned as being offensive for likening the action of praying to a possible mental aberration. It seems like people do like to pray for a variety of reasons including personal faith and spirituality.

I think most if not all people are aware faith holds no logic and is at odds with science but as humans we still hold the ability to think beyond what we can prove and religion or faith is the way we aspire to be something beyond what we can touch.

I personally do not hold to any organised religion preferring instead to keep my religious and spiritual beliefs to myself.

The Atheist v Theist debate will continue and I for one hope mainstream religions will continue to decline as to me they are instruments of control,profit and manipulation.