Godless Ranting

Just a little rant on prayer, and how it makes no sense whatsoever. Ok, it can make a little sense if you are just doing it to praise God. As in, "Dear God, you rock! Thanks for everything, Love, Bob."

But does asking for anyhting make any sense? No. At least not if you believe your god is all knowing and has a plan, which most Christians seem to. He'd pretty much have to to be god. I suppose if you don't think your God is all knowing, sure. Or if he has no real plan, go ahead. But one or the other or both? Why would you EVER pray?

If God is all knowing, he already knows just what you want the moment you want it. If you'd like to get a raise to better care for your family (or buy a car or whatever), God knows. Right now. Before you've prayed. He knows how much you want it, he knows what you'd do for it, what you'd do if you got it, everything. I guess you could argue that maybe God is waiting for you to get down on your knees and actually ask for it, but he'd already know you were going to do it before you do it. Why bother?

Also, if your God has a plan, and everything is special to it, who are you to ask for something that doesn't go into the plan? If your husband is in a coma and about to die, why pray for him not to die? The only effect you could have on your husband is to get him all the care possible on EARTH, within your realm of influence. Praying for it is asking God to change his plan through supernatural means. Do you know better than God? And if he wasn't meant to die, he's going to live whether you prayed for it or not, so there's no point in that either.

I know it says to pray in the bible, to ask for things, Mountains will be Moved and all, but what I am saying is that it's just another huge contradiction displayed for all to read and believe. If God is all knowing, he knows what you want. If he has a plan, then who are you to mess with it? He was/is going to whatever he wants anyway, so there is no need or reason for prayer.