thread: 2007-01-10 : Some questions about worship
On 2007-01-10, Blankshield wrote:
I would say:
Yes, prayer,
No, not blasphemy,
No, not worship.
And otherwise generally agree with Jay et al. It's not worship if you're not placing some spiritual authority in the object of your prayer.
I disagree with the suffering test, though; I can worship something purely out of desire to worship, without fearing negative consequences if I don't.
James