28th October 2004, 10:54 PM
First off, if Darunia doesn't believe in God, then he can't possibly honestly pray TO God. It's not possible.
Second off, again, you can't dictate edicts or terms with God. You can't say "if you do not wish for me to burn this house down give no sign" or something like that. It is akin to walking up to someone and saying "if you don't want me to punch you, say so", and then when they just ignore you and walk off, somehow feeling justified in punching them saying "BUT I DEFINED THE TERMS! I AM THE BOSS OF THE CONVERSATION AND BY STATING TERMS, THEY ARE IN EFFECT, THAT'S JUST HOW POWERFUL I AM".
So, honestly this really doesn't mean anything.
Second off, again, you can't dictate edicts or terms with God. You can't say "if you do not wish for me to burn this house down give no sign" or something like that. It is akin to walking up to someone and saying "if you don't want me to punch you, say so", and then when they just ignore you and walk off, somehow feeling justified in punching them saying "BUT I DEFINED THE TERMS! I AM THE BOSS OF THE CONVERSATION AND BY STATING TERMS, THEY ARE IN EFFECT, THAT'S JUST HOW POWERFUL I AM".
So, honestly this really doesn't mean anything.
"On two occasions, I have been asked [by members of Parliament], 'Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able to rightly apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question." ~ Charles Babbage (1791-1871)