Quite aside from the stupidity of believing in Sky Daddy™, think about what prayers imply. If you’re asking for a given outcome, that means that you don’t trust “the plan”, or that you’re asking Sky Daddy™ to change “the plan”. Either way, you’re going on record as saying you know better than Sky Daddy™.
Intercessory prayer is even dumber than religious belief, and that’s saying something.
Even easier: don’t pray.
Quite aside from the stupidity of believing in Sky Daddy™, think about what prayers imply. If you’re asking for a given outcome, that means that you don’t trust “the plan”, or that you’re asking Sky Daddy™ to change “the plan”. Either way, you’re going on record as saying you know better than Sky Daddy™.
Intercessory prayer is even dumber than religious belief, and that’s saying something.