Christians: Why do so many of you believe that Atheists can't pray?

I don't mean to be rude but who are you praying to? Christians pray to their Father in Heaven. Who are you addressing in prayer? What is the whole of humanity?

Well, as a life long catholic I'll make an attempt to clear up what you seem to take as a slight against you. I think your dealing with a difference in definition here. Webster's Dictionary has two definitions of "prayer" - 1 : an address (as a petition) to God or a god in word or thought 2 : the act or practice of praying to God or a god

So if that is the understood definition of the word "prayer" someone who doesnt believe in "god" cannot "pray" as they are not undertaking the action which the word "prayer" dictates by making a personal address to God.

It's not that I don't believe you can't pray. . .it's just that I fail to see the point in it. If you don't acknowledge the existence of God (the God of Christianity or anybody else's), why address Him with your needs? The point of prayer is that God hears and answers us when we call out to Him. Praying to a God that you don't believe in is like making a call to a disconnected number.

And in the case of "praying to the whole of humanity," that's like making a telephone call to the entire universe. What's the point? Humanity hasn't been able to help itself out of the messes it gets itself into. Why would praying to it do any good?

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I like it when people talk out there sitting down place, and not think about what they are saying before they say it,

Here we go "Read this over and over"

Why do we believe Atheists cant pray? Atheists don't be believe in God, they do no think he exists, so why the double talk, on prayer? Its not that we don't want them to pray, that is stupid, we just don't like remarks like this, due to the fact, why are they even wanting to strike up a converstation with someone they think doesnt exisit...

Ya we want them to pray, its a chance for God to be God when they do. And God can do his mirical working stuff, and then they will believe. But fact is fact,

Why pray, when they dont think he even exisit, Atheists,,,,

dont believe in God, that is the meaning of Atheists.

Dubble standers Blame it on the Christans. Not,,,

No,,, let them pray, mabe they will find God... Atheists, should change there name, to a "I have not made up my mind yet" If they are praying, they are still hopeing, and that is good.

Christan,,, believer, lover of God.

Hell is full of people who are no longer Atheists, who wished they said the sinners prayer, So I ask them all to pray that one first, then walk into your destoney in God...

Unless you are telecasting your prayer to everyone, what is the point of your prayer? The point of prayer is to worship, to praise, thank, and ask for various things or actions for yourself or for others. If you simply pray all by yourself to humanity, how do you expect humanity to answer your prayer? Do you think that strangers would even care about your issue?

I pray to God because I know that He listens.

Okay, who are you praying to? And who's going to answer that prayer? Why would you pray for something in vain? Just to be talking. Is 59:1-2 says, "Behold, the Lord's hand is not shortened, that it can not save; nor His ear heavy, that it can not hear. But your iniquities hav separated you from you God; and your sins hav hidden His face from you, so that He will not hear. For your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, your tongue has muttered perversity....." Need I go on.

whole of Hhumanity?????? do you mean you pray to the rock, the trees,monkeys and dogss etc.? that's crazy! i would rather pray to God through Jesus Christ by the Power of the Holy Spirit

I beleive everyone can pray. I pray to my Lord, who I beleive is Lord of all and saviour. But I know that people can pray to anyone or anything if they want to so in that way I disagree with many of my friends on here.

Why can atheist not pray to God presently?