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I think what STM means is when you prey, although you may or may not get help from god, you still need to do something yourself. In my train ticket example I still had to ask the garbage collector if she had scooped up any tickets.
regardless of wheather god does or doesn't exist, the belief that we have gods help after praying lowers the amount of panic and/or fear we have, allowing us to think a bit more clearly and thus is still helpful even if we are wrong and god is nonexistant
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Well that I can understand - praying can be a powerful motivation for people with faith, regardless of the existence or non-existence of a God.
The important thing is that people get out there and do things for themselves, rather than just praying and hoping God does all the work for them.