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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]When I pray, I wish for something, knowing that it may or may not happen.  If you watch movies with time travel themes, you'll see that even small and simple actions can have repercussions over many other things.  Even one small change in your life may affect many others and all are God's children, so he can't prioritize you and your current wishes over all his other children and their wishes and lives.  For example, say someone wishes their dying relative doesn't die, but i[b]f that relative lives, they will do something that will negatively affect many others[/b].  God many not be able to answer all prayers well for everyone.

So you wish, and you hope that an omniscient one who can see all the possibilities, ramifications and consequences can decide what is best for the greater good.[/quote]

Are you suggesting that God purposely doesn't answer some prayers because He knows the long term repercussions will be bad for someone else? That he would purposely let someone die so they couldn't harm someone else later?

That's pretty complicated.  Did you come to that conclusion yourself or were you taught that by your parents or in church?[/quote]

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