[–] privacy_policy 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
Bingo. There are no gods without a human thinking one up. It's a basic human desire to understand and explain the world around us. When the unexplainable event occurred, say an eclipse, an eruption, and earthquake, etc. they rationalized it as an angry entity and promptly began offering what they had to appease that entity. Of course, the event was usually a one-off or it subsided after a short time without happening again so they thought, "wow, I guess <insert deity name here> really listened and made up more rules.
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[–] tazmanian [S] 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
Sure, it is a bit satirical.
I get the ritualistic nature of praying. What I don't get is the repetition. If I repeat the same thing everyday, a few times a day... then my god will be happy with me. He will know I really like him ... if I don't I am bad. My curiosity is why? We all hate nagging children... wouldn't this be the same?
[–] omegletrollz 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
I'm not sure this is exactly what @MissiPersekSwal had in mind but I think it could be: the repetition is trance-inducing. The repetitive chanting, dancing, praying... is trance-inducing and it can be seen in rituals from south and north-america tribal dances to buddhist mantras and rock-and-roll concerts.
Many think that this altered state of mind is "closer to God" and others say that it just makes it easier to brainwash the faithful since they are more open to suggestion when hypnotized. This is similar to "traditional" hypnotism where a repetitive motion or sound puts the target in a trance before the hypnotist can start making suggestions to the person's subconscious.