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How many times have you prayed for something that has come true?
How many times have you prayed for something that has
not come true?
I can guarantee you the second number is far larger, but there's this handy psychological thing called "confirmation bias" where the positives stick in your mind more than the negatives.
Also, how often have you prayed for something that has come true through something that was likely to happen anyway or could be attributed to coincidence or luck?
It's far too easy to interpret good things as divine intervention simply because they're good. If you ask me, a sign from a deity would not be up for debate as it would be pretty damn obvious.