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There is no evidence that God ever does answer prayer.

In 2005, the John Templeton Foundation conducted a carefully designed, double-blind trial of the effect of intercessary prayer on the outcome of surgery. The intention was to evaluate whether (1) receiving intercessory prayer or (2) being certain of receiving intercessory prayer was associated with uncomplicated recovery after coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery. The John Templeton Foundation concluded that intercessory prayer itself had no effect on complication-free recovery. This was the most carefully designed, objective trial ever conducted to establish whether prayers are answered.


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βˆ™ 7mo ago

There can be various reasons why a person may feel their prayers are not being answered by God. It could be that the timing of the answer doesn't align with their expectations, or that the answer is different from what they were hoping for, or that there may be a lesson or purpose in the delay or perceived lack of response. Ultimately, faith often involves trusting in a higher plan or wisdom beyond our immediate understanding.

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βˆ™ 8y ago

It is true there is no evidence that God either hears or answers prayers. For this reason, the Deists of the Enlightenment period decided that God took no interest in his creation and makes no promises regarding life after death. For Deists, there was therefore no good reason to pray to God.
It is unrealistic to say that God always answers by saying, "No." Unless he sometimes says "Yes", the Deists are right, that there is no point in praying.

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βˆ™ 11y ago

Perhaps He did answer, but you don't like to hear "no" for an answer!

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βˆ™ 8y ago

Another answer from our community:God answers everyone's prayers depending on what price they have left to pay. Just be patient and wait for him.

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Sometimes the answer is "no," or "later." That is very different from no answer.

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