Religion.
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Religion.
Why do posters say that they will pray for posters when they fail? If you believe if God...more power to ya...but why say God will help you make it through and without him/her...you might not? I see posts all over the place that says God will help you quit. If that thought process helps you quit...fantastic. But dont think if you dont believe in God...you suck and cant quit. You gotta believe in yourself...first and foremost.
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Um, you might want to check out the secular forums...
In my experience, prayers are often an expression of compassion, from one person to another. I'm not religious, but I'll accept kindness any which way it comes.
In my experience, prayers are often an expression of compassion, from one person to another. I'm not religious, but I'll accept kindness any which way it comes.
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Not sure you and I are reading the same threads TFL....I sometimes see posts saying 'God helped me quit' and sometimes see posts suggesting a HP can help...
I myself will often offer a prayer if people have lost a loved one or something because I'm a Christian...but thats not the same thing.
I can recommend the Secular Connections forum if you think you may benefit from a non 12 step approach....very little God Talk down there.
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I myself will often offer a prayer if people have lost a loved one or something because I'm a Christian...but thats not the same thing.
I can recommend the Secular Connections forum if you think you may benefit from a non 12 step approach....very little God Talk down there.
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ThirstForLife, I'm an evolutionist, believe life as we know it start right here on Mother Earth without help from any outside forces of any kind. My beliefs are of secondary importance when I'm reading somebody's thread. When I respond to a persons thread and say I'm praying to god for you, I'm not thinking about my beliefs, I'm thinking about thier soberiety. 
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It's not terribly helpful to focus on others' spiritual beliefs, mainly because you're not going to change any minds and generally not worth the fight. Also, prayers are just the same as other people saying "Good Luck", really. So....Good Luck! Secular Forum is a good place to start also, many people there aren't believers.
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