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Discussion Questions
for a study of
The Urantia Book
by Dr. Meredith J. Sprunger
Paper 91: The Evolution of Prayer
1. Do people generally regard material things as the province of prayer?
2. How can prayer be a stimulus for action? Do religious people tend to substitute prayer for action?
3. How does prayer add to the efficacy of other remedial procedures?
4. Why do people bargain with God or think they need to persuade God to do good things?
5. Is service more effective than meditation in connecting us with God?
6. What are the practical tests of effective praying?
7. How does knowing that words are irrelevant in prayer change our prayer life?
8. Why should people know when they are being prayed for?
9. How important is ritual and symbols in religion?
10. How does one habitually pray in the light of scientific facts, philosophic wisdom, intellectual sincerity, and spiritual faith?
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