Why do followeres of most religions look to the sky when they pray?
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Because most followers of religion who pray in that way have no respect fo mother earth, or anything female.  They worship the patriarchal sky daddy.  More's the pity.
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Hi. You are pretty optimistic about the development of science without the wonder of the night sky. Assuming we were still a curious breed and tried to mimic birds then I would suspect the sight of the sun would start a new religion.
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Fundamentalists challenge the Catholic practice of asking saints and angels to pray for us. But the Bible directs us to invoke those in heaven and ask them to pray with us. \n\nThus in Psalm 103, we pray, "Bless the Lord, O you his angels, you mighty ones who do his word, hearkening to the voice of his word! Bless the Lord, all his hosts, his ministers that do his will!" (Ps. 103:20-21). And in Psalm 148 we pray, "Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord from the heavens, praise him in the heights! Praise him, all his angels, praise him, all his host!" (Ps. 148:1-2) \n\nNot only do those in heaven pray with us, they also pray for us. In Revelation, John sees that "the twenty-four elders [the leaders of the people of God in heaven] fell down before the Lamb, each holding a harp, and with golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints" (Rev. 5:8). Thus the saints in heaven offer to God the prayers of the saints on earth. \n\nAngels do the same thing: "[An] angel came and stood at the altar [in heaven] with a golden censer; and he was given much incense to mingle with the prayers of all the saints upon the golden altar before the throne; and the smoke of the incense rose with the prayers of the saints from the hand of the angel before God" (Rev. 8:3-4). \n\nJesus himself warned us not to mess with small children because their guardian angels have guaranteed intercessory access to the Father: "See that you do not despise one of these little ones; for I tell you that in heaven their angels always see the face of my Father who is in heaven." (Matt. 18:10). \n\nBecause he is the only God-man, Jesus is the only Mediator between man and God (1 Tim. 2:5), but this in no way means we cannot or should not ask our fellow Christians to pray with us and for us (1 Tim. 2:1-4), including those Christians in heaven, who have already had their sanctification completed, for "[t]he prayer of a righteous man has great power in its effects" (Jas. 5:16).
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Well its symbolic and it is for the unity of Muslims so that they don't get confused  in praying and should be praying to one point. secondly Mecca is in the mid point of the  world  so  easy for anyone to face that  and pray. Well the prayers are answered even if one go somewhere and could'nt find out the right direction and had  prayed  in some wrong direction . In the beginning there was some confusion about which direction one should pray , so to make it easy Allah has ordered to pray towards Macca.its just for the ease of muslims. Yes its ordered in Quran.\nQuran 2:144\n"Indeed We see the turning of your face to heaven, so We shall surely turn you to a qiblah which you shall like; turn then your face towards the Sacred Mosque, and wherever you are, turn your face towards it, and those who have been given the Book most surely know that it is the truth from their Lord; and Allah is not at all heedless of what they do
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As it is in the natural, so it is in the spiritual. Just like in the natural world moths are drawn to a flame, so are atheists drawn to the light of Christ. They flutter around the edges of it like a moth that keeps banging it's head into a light bulb that's on in the dark. They know that there's something wonderful and desirable there but they just can't comprehend it.
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I believe it is because when you pray for others, it helps your own well-being. Some people are destined to die in ways we will never be able to understand, but that doesn't mean people don't care or want to help the only way they can.
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because they dont fast or pray or beleive that god is one and only.
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I am amused by your question.  I don't think this is always the case for all people. Some religions can enlighten people too and can bring about additional awareness of their everyday environment rather than produce ...THE FOG. lol\n\nPersonally, I'd rather get through the day with my eyes open. You don't always see everything you'd like to but it's better than not experiencing any of it!
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Well I think they are so blind - cited with their own righteousness and holier than thou Bull that they forget the true meaning of their religion. The problem is ignorance breads ignorance, and for the most part they are caught up in the passing down this ignorance.\n\nThey also fear what is different from them. And it makes them feel good to consider themselves messengers of God, when they are really just spreading ignorance, closed-mindedness, and fear.
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Maybe everyone's form of prayer is different. I was brought up catholic and was taught a specific way to pray but I've long abandoned that and simply have a one on one with the man upstairs when I'm in a position to fully appreciate the beauty of the creation before me, like when I'm walking in the park and the sun is setting or when the waters of a lake are so still it seems like someone laid a giant mirror on the ground. I also write on my computer and confide to God all the things I would a very close friend. Prayer doesn't have to be on your knees with your hands folded. It can be as simple as a thought. Possibly even an action. I think many people have forgotten to seek God within ourselves rather than extrovertly.
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It's not the religion itself. It's the birdbrains that think God is talking to them and telling them to do idiotic things. They're found in all religions.
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a lot of them do!\npeople are so hungry for real spirituality that they are looking in the wrong places.  God is real and so is Jesus
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They don't know how to look.  It's difficult and scary.\nSpiritual path means you have to face your demons.  It's most people's choice to avoid them.  Our culture does not support your suggestion of happiness.  Culture and media supports looking for fulfillment from outside.  I really wish everyone could be happy, too.  That's why i'm always suggesting yoga and breathing to people who are asking questions.
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Because deep down they realize that religion has no real basis in fact.  Therefore, they fear reasoned arguments by anybody else, especially non-believers.
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Off the top of my head what little I can remember from some of those Western Civ classes.....The height of the cathedral ceilings and the pointed arches of Gothic architecture are to draw the eye upward toward the heavens.....The mind should follow and dwell on heavenly, as opposed to Earthly, things.
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Religions such as Christianity lock their followers in for generations with the promise of eternal suffering if disobeyed. So while their subconscious is held with fear of pain after death, their conscious mind is mislead by truths of love and compasion from a high creator who was created from nothing.
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Because they have stopped having faith in the Word of Allah, or the most recent prophet. Ones who see that their religion is choosing to do something that they don't agree on.\nThen they become like an island, with no god, no truth to follow, and all other religions seems just as corrupt to them. As they all have proved to be in the past. If they then do not find the teaching to find God within themselves, then they are left floating on a very turbulant ocean of life.