God

[Durian Fiend]

...Prayer has been lauded by the great philosophers, scientists, and significant figures throughout history including Hippocrates, Martin Luther, Abraham Lincoln, Carl Jung, Albert Einstein...

And this, as I brought this thread back up, reminded me of my earlier post directly above this one in which Albert Einstein himself articulated thoughts very similar to the ones I set out in my OP...

"..For this reason, a research scientist will hardly be inclined to believe that events could be influenced by a prayer, i.e., by a wish addressed to a supernatural being..."


It doesn't appear to me that Einstein was singing the praises of prayer.

This reminds me of the FFRF award.  https://ffrf.org/category/outreach/award...ke-prayer/