Prayer and all other rituals provide mindfulness, the demand for which increases with powerlessness, alienation, and anonymity as populations increase.Few know how to advocate for stoic, epicurean, heathen, theological ritual in scientific terms, so they use the familiar: prayer.
Source date (UTC): 2019-08-05 09:57:59 UTC
Original post: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1158316208451723266
Reply addressees: @AlanLevinovitz
Replying to: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1158178659263537152
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@AlanLevinovitz
Look: I’m not religious. I don’t pray. But I support people who do pray offering prayers. It’s wrong to mock a sincere expression of grief and support.
However: Blaming a *lack* of prayer for violence or sickness? That’s evil nonsense, and everyone should call it out.
Original post: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1158178659263537152
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