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02 Mar 2010, 4:20 pm

...praying before they eat yet they don't really have the same routine for praying before doing other stuff? I'm not saying there's anything wrong with praying everytime before you eat. But...

Like why not a habit of praying before you drink water? You can live without food for longer periods than water so shouldn't we thank God for that?

Why not thank God for our house everytime before we enter back into our house after going out?

Why not thank God for our car everytime before we drive it?

Whats so special about meals that some Christians have a routine of giving thanks everytime before they eat?

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02 Mar 2010, 4:35 pm

considering how much some drink water its a bit excessive
you only eat 3 times
I drink many litres of water/whatever a day

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02 Mar 2010, 4:43 pm

Kilroy wrote:

considering how much some drink water its a bit excessive
you only eat 3 times
I drink many litres of water/whatever a day

I eat more than three times a day, I love food :lol:

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02 Mar 2010, 4:51 pm

It has to do with believe in God as the provider of all things.

http://www.gotquestions.org/prayer-before-meals.html

Dumb superstition really.

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02 Mar 2010, 4:53 pm

jc6chan wrote:

Kilroy wrote:

considering how much some drink water its a bit excessive
you only eat 3 times
I drink many litres of water/whatever a day

I eat more than three times a day, I love food :lol:

me too, but I'm not christian so the only one who gets real satisfaction is my gut
unless I'm driving fish sandwiches into 'er
then its angry

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02 Mar 2010, 5:12 pm

DentArthurDent wrote:

http://www.gotquestions.org/prayer-before-meals.html

Apparently this website is anti-Catholic. I guess different Christians have different views of things. Not sure exactly how Catholics practise their faith though.

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02 Mar 2010, 6:30 pm

Good point with your questions. I think a lot of believers tend to be "inwardly thankful" -- though I suppose expressing this outwardly is fine too, particularly if it were over a family meal or in a church setting. So long as the thankfulness is genuine, that's the part that should really matter most.

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03 Mar 2010, 12:43 am

I don't know what would be more special about it. My family never did that. My mother and sister, and I still don't do it. My extremly Fundamentalist Grandfather doesn't prey at the table either. He'll be himself though. 'sigh' We prefer to save it till the end of our day. (I actualy prey rarely, to be honest) I think to prey everytime you enjoy the fruits of your labor would be a little bit of over kill.

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03 Mar 2010, 3:25 am

LiendaBalla wrote:

I don't know what would be more special about it. My family never did that. My mother and sister, and I still don't do it. My extremly Fundamentalist Grandfather doesn't prey at the table either.

He'll be himself though. 'sigh' We prefer to save it till the end of our day. (I actualy prey rarely, to be honest) I think to prey everytime you enjoy the fruits of your labor would be a little bit of over kill.

Be careful with that word "prey". It leads to all sorts of strange implications.

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03 Mar 2010, 4:51 am

Kilroy wrote:

considering how much some drink water its a bit excessive
you only eat 3 times
I drink many litres of water/whatever a day

Me. I drink around 5 litres a day, often more. I love water. I've just emptied 3 750ml bottles in 2 hours. I usually slow down around 9pm.

Usually.

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03 Mar 2010, 4:54 am

Avarice wrote:

Kilroy wrote:

considering how much some drink water its a bit excessive
you only eat 3 times
I drink many litres of water/whatever a day

Me. I drink around 5 litres a day, often more. I love water. I've just emptied 3 750ml bottles in 2 hours. I usually slow down around 9pm.

Usually.

You must have a monstrous bladder. I drink about 3 cups of coffee plus a glass of juice a day and still piss too often.It's a nuisance.

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03 Mar 2010, 5:08 am

Sand wrote:

Avarice wrote:

Kilroy wrote:

considering how much some drink water its a bit excessive
you only eat 3 times
I drink many litres of water/whatever a day

Me. I drink around 5 litres a day, often more. I love water. I've just emptied 3 750ml bottles in 2 hours. I usually slow down around 9pm.

Usually.

You must have a monstrous bladder. I drink about 3 cups of coffee plus a glass of juice a day and still piss too often.It's a nuisance.

Quite, at some points I find myself in need of the bathroom every ten minutes. Now, for example.

I'm probably ruining my kidney's, but there might be artificial ones for safe by the time I need new ones.

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03 Mar 2010, 10:55 am

Sand wrote:

I drink about 3 cups of coffee plus a glass of juice a day and still piss too often.It's a nuisance.

Try switching to decaffeinated coffee.

Also, you may want your prostate checked.

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03 Mar 2010, 11:01 am

Sand wrote:

Avarice wrote:

Kilroy wrote:

considering how much some drink water its a bit excessive
you only eat 3 times
I drink many litres of water/whatever a day

Me. I drink around 5 litres a day, often more. I love water. I've just emptied 3 750ml bottles in 2 hours. I usually slow down around 9pm.

Usually.

You must have a monstrous bladder. I drink about 3 cups of coffee plus a glass of juice a day and still piss too often.It's a nuisance.

yeah I rock lol

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03 Mar 2010, 11:08 am

I would think that because water is already a "familiar" component of our being, the body has little trouble absorbing it. Whereas coffee and juice, although in most cases do contain mostly water, also have their added molecules added into them. <.<

As for the strict routine thing, it might be because it gives them the feeling that their religion is intemporal (the whole deal about transcendentality) and that it defines the religion itself. (See : rituals)

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03 Mar 2010, 11:12 am

this is when I drink anything

I suppose since I have to drink great amounts just to keep on top of myself
my body uses it differently

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