WHY DOES Q ENCOURAGE PRAYER?
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
DOES PRAYER INFLUENCE REALITY OR IS Q ENCOURAGING A DELUSION/CRUTCH FOR DOWNSTREAM POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS[HOPE, OPTIMISM, FAITH]?
BELIEFS INFLUENCE ACTION[+]
MORE IMPORTANT QUESTION: DO BELIEFS [ALONE] INFLUENCE REALITY?
WHAT'S YOUR EXPERIENCE WITH THIS TOPIC.
[I'M] ON THE FENCE AND LOOKING FOR ANECDOTES. WANT TO BELIEVE.
ALSO, WHAT IS THE POWER OF MASS/CHURCH CONGREGATION [IF ANY] [ALSO - MUSIC CONCERTS - MANY EYES FOCUSED]?
ARE MEMES MAGIC? WHY/WHYNOT?
Look at Elon Musk [PBUH]. Guy says he never prays - “I didn’t even pray when I almost died of malaria,” and he's doing quite well for himself. Meanwhile he is a master of psychology and influencing minds, his companies rely on being able to inspire and persuade people to believe in the mission. Perhaps his positive thinking, personal belief + conviction is very high and contagious to his teams. Maybe he uses prayer/belief naturally and in it's purest form and thus doesn't need to go through the ritual.
Pessimistically, perhaps prayer is like self-consolation and belief reinforcement and thus is more useful for followers than leaders, and why it's encouraged. Something like "Do nothing tangible. Just sit back and Pray," keeps people busy and out of the way.
What do you think? Does belief influence reality in a "magical" sort of way, or is the power of prayer/belief the influence on future actions [faith - belief of success precedes the action and risk required for success]?