Why Even a Believer Should Not Believe That God Answers Prayers |
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| Authors: | Michael Veber |
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| Institution: | (1) Department of Philosophy, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina 27858, USA |
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| Abstract: | Recent studies provide some support for the idea that prayer has curative powers. It is argued that even if prayers are effective
in these kinds of cases it cannot be because God is answering them. While many have challenged theological explanations for
the efficacy of prayer on epistemic grounds, the argument presented here concludes that the theological explanation conflicts
with the standard conception of God. In particular, if God answers prayers in these kinds of cases then God is immoral.
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| Keywords: | God Prayer Efficacy of prayer Problem of evil |
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