Dear Fellow Atheists

1. Amen.

2. nope. i have no use for gods who help elect palins.

3. There’s nothing contradictory about an atheist praying.

4. No; could there be anything more retarded than begging an invisible imaginary being to intervene on behalf of an election? It’s like wishing on a star or something as a little kid for a present you really really want Santa to bring you.

   Besides, Obama’s already won. It’s over before the votes are even counted. Talk about wasted prayers; it would be like begging God to let Reagan somehow defeat that political titan Carter in 1980…

5. no, but i will maintain FAITH in my fellow americans that they’ll do the right thing, having now exhausted almost all other options.

   sincerely,
   diggum

6. I’d like to believe I have the strength of my convictions.

7. Well you certainly wouldn’t have to pray to god.

8. No.

   (This question is also valid for agnostics, too.)

9. Amen.

10. Ativan’s the same thing as prayer, right?

11. Nope.

12. Nope–I’ll be volunteering in Nevada for Obama on election night, hopefully I’ll be too busy to have time to pray.

13. No. But I may cross my fingers for good luck.

14. Nope. It’s the same as praying for the outcome of a football game.

    I’m in Ohio, and I already voted. I’ll do what I can to get out the vote, and then get me some junk food and booze and watch our greatest spectator sport.

15. I won’t be praying, but I will be hoping and crossing my fingers and knocking wood and throwing salt over my shoulder . . .

16. That would be dumb.

17. God, no!

18. Absolutely not.

    I will vote, write for the Internet about the election, work for Obama, give a little money…I will NOT waste any time on things that don’t matter.

19. Definitely not.

20. is sacrificing virgin republicans praying?

21. No. But there will be much drinking!

22. I may consciously redirect some of my anxious, super-stressing mental energy as fuel for the belief that he’ll win. Which, when you think about, is pretty much the same as praying, only without the delusion that it does any good.

23. Praying/Meditation is good for focusing your thinking, but not for affecting external events.

    So no, I will not.

24. no indeed.

    whiskey is my only deity and it shall flow forth copiously on november 4th regardless of the outcome.

25. No way.
    Like any moral atheist I will strive to set a good example by my vote, will have a modicum of faith in my fellow humans to do the right thing, and will deal with the consequences if they fail to.

26. No, but I do plan on drinking heavily and occasionally sneaking a furtive peek at the electoral map.

27. The only praying I will be doing will be at the porcelin alter if McCain somehow pulls off a victory…

28. Short answer: No; long answer: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

    But how about I sacrifice a chicken, put on a bear skin and perform a magic dance?. That’d be less stupid. (“oh lighten up, you filthy heathens”) ^_^

29. Perhaps you are unclear on what “atheist” means. There isn’t much point attempting to bother an imaginary sky fairy.

30. (This question is MORE valid for agnostics, hypocritical for an atheist to even think about)

31. I’m not sure I’d be listened to.

32. Probably not.

33. Absolutely not.

34. I may light some incense in front of my cheap little statue of Apollo the night before, as I do for soccer games. A little superstition calms me down.

35. @Adrael: Nice Yahtzee reference. I giggled.

    There might be some “Oh my God”s and “Please please please let this turn out okay”, but I’m talking to myself, ’cause I’m the only one here.

36. There are no atheists in foxholes!

    Naw, I’ll be considering the best options if the election is stolen. The current front-runner is “general strike.” Start saving up your essential foodstuffs!

37. No. But I might sin extra hard.

38. I’m totally gonna pray for an Obama win. Bigtime. I’m going to be saying a special individualized prayer on Election Day to every last one of those dudes–Buddha, God, Allah, Kali, Mary, Santa, etc., etc.

    I’m an atheist, but with something this important, I figure it doesn’t hurt to hedge my bets.

39. Hell yes. I know it won’t help, but at least it can’t hurt, either; and I won’t be able to help myself anyway. Childhood habits die hard or not at all.

    It’s less praying and more just simple repetition. … please please please please please please, please, please, please … To help from going insane.

40. I will be praying to Allah, just like Obama.

41. If by “pray” you mean “find a Republican and punch him/her in the face” then yes, I plan on doing lots o’ praying on election night.

42. Hell no.

    My beliefs aside, consider the contingencies:

    1. (most likely) God does not exist – no point in praying

    2. God supports McCain/Palin – praying for Obama to win would in theory increase chances of going to hell. However, if such a god exists, I am already going to hell for having premarital sex and endorsing/participating in gay weddings. No point in praying.

    3. God supports Obama/Biden – God clearly has more influence than my solitary vote in a red state (Kentucky). No point in praying.

    4. God is undecided – God cannot tell the difference between chicken and a plate of shit with bits of glass in it. God is an idiot. No point in praying.

    QED

43. I am an atheist but in the Mutant Message Down Under vein, I submit to Jim Morrison that in fact You CAN Petition the Lord with Prayer!!!!!

    PLEASE let the best outcome befall us!

44. It seems to me the only prayer worth giving is one of thanks.

45. I’ll just be holding my breath and pacing…close enough? (maybe even drink if things get at all close)

46. No. I’ll either work the phone banks or send more money. Prayer is just lazy.

47. Obama’s got it. My prayers are for Prop. 1

48. FUCK GOD.

49. No.

50. who would you pray TO, yourself?

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