--- title: "1 Thought Prayer Quotes By David G. McAfee" description: "1 Thought Prayer quotes by David G. McAfee. Plus more from David G. McAfee and more Thought Prayer sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e5b/david-g-mcafee-12205_believer_prayer-doesn-t-work-perhaps-it-makes-the_1814388.jpg" --- > [Prayer doesn’t work. Perhaps it makes the believer feel better (in the same way that meditation or deep thought would), but prayer doesn’t actually affect the external world. Not only is it ineffective, but it is also a very narcissistic…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-g-mcafee/prayer-doesn-t-work-perhaps-it-makes-the-believer-feel-better-in-the/) [David G. McAfee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-g-mcafee/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e5b/david-g-mcafee-12205_believer_prayer-doesn-t-work-perhaps-it-makes-the_1814388.jpg) ## More by David G. McAfee > [“A question for Christians who accept evolution: When did we gain a "soul"? Did Homo habilis have a soul? Homo ergaster? Did God only…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-g-mcafee/a-question-for-christians-who-accept-evolution-when-did-we-gain-a/) [David G. McAfee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-g-mcafee/) > [“Atheism is not synonymous with anti-theism and not all atheists are 'active.' There are many non-believers who aren’t activists, who don’t oppose religion at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-g-mcafee/atheism-is-not-synonymous-with-anti-theism-and-not-all-atheists-are/) [David G. McAfee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-g-mcafee/) > [“Some believers treat their religion as if it’s some sort of lottery. It’s only a small contribution and, if they "win," they get an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-g-mcafee/some-believers-treat-their-religion-as-if-it-s-some-sort-of-lottery/) [David G. McAfee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-g-mcafee/) > [If there is a Creator-God, it has used methods of creation that are indistinguishable from nature, it has declined to make itself known for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-g-mcafee/if-there-is-a-creator-god-it-has-used-methods-of-creation-that-are/) [David G. McAfee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-g-mcafee/) > [If there's a god, it knows exactly what it would take to convince me and has refused to provide it. In fact, it has…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-g-mcafee/if-there-s-a-god-it-knows-exactly-what-it-would-take-to-convince-me/) [David G. McAfee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-g-mcafee/) > [“It’s perfectly understandable, in my opinion, to find good things in the teachings of Jesus Christ or any other figure, mythical or otherwise. But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-g-mcafee/it-s-perfectly-understandable-in-my-opinion-to-find-good-things-in/) [David G. McAfee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-g-mcafee/) > [“What we now call "morality" was evolved – as nearly all social and physical human attributes were – to aid us in survival and,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-g-mcafee/what-we-now-call-morality-was-evolved-as-nearly-all-social-and/) [David G. McAfee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-g-mcafee/) > [“Sometimes chance is on the believer’s side and he or she does resolve the problems after praying or otherwise petitioning the supernatural, and that’s…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-g-mcafee/sometimes-chance-is-on-the-believer-s-side-and-he-or-she-does-resolve/) [David G. McAfee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-g-mcafee/) > [“We live in a world where unfortunately the distinction between true and false appears to become increasingly blurred by manipulation of facts, by exploitation…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-g-mcafee/we-live-in-a-world-where-unfortunately-the-distinction-between-true/) [David G. McAfee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-g-mcafee/) > [“There's nothing more narcissistic than being sure that you are built in the image of an all-powerful Creator-God, and that same God answers your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-g-mcafee/there-s-nothing-more-narcissistic-than-being-sure-that-you-are-built/) [David G. McAfee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-g-mcafee/) > [“Would a just God sentence a morally good individual to hell for never having heard of him? And for that matter, would a just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-g-mcafee/would-a-just-god-sentence-a-morally-good-individual-to-hell-for-never/) [David G. McAfee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-g-mcafee/) > [“It’s not a religion, it’s a relationship!' Without the religion, without the archaic and flawed holy texts, there wouldn’t be anything for you to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-g-mcafee/it-s-not-a-religion-it-s-a-relationship-without-the-religion-without/) [David G. McAfee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-g-mcafee/) > [“Here’s an easy way to figure out if you’re in a cult: If you’re wondering whether you’re in a cult, the answer is yes.”…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-g-mcafee/here-s-an-easy-way-to-figure-out-if-you-re-in-a-cult-if-you-re-2/) [David G. McAfee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-g-mcafee/) > [If for every well-intended prayer uttered in hopes of making the world a better place, there was instead a good deed accomplished, the world…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-g-mcafee/if-for-every-well-intended-prayer-uttered-in-hopes-of-making-the/) [David G. McAfee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-g-mcafee/) > [“People who have extremely limited knowledge of The Bible or its implications may still choose to classify themselves as Christians on the basis that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-g-mcafee/people-who-have-extremely-limited-knowledge-of-the-bible-or-its/) [David G. McAfee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-g-mcafee/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/thought-prayer/david-g-mcafee/#itemlist", "name": "1 Thought Prayer Quotes By David G. 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