Prayer is the dumbest possible response to anything possible -- unless one is wishing to prove they reject reality.

Thanks so much for informing me. Let’s make sure we tell Thomas Aquinas, Saint Augustine, Tolstoy and Albert Einstein. They’ll need to know.

They’re dead. Reality matters, especially in a crisis.

That’s why I suggest we pray. I understand you don’t believe that but many people as sophisticated as you – including many doctors & scientists – see it otherwise. That’s why freedom of religion, which includes the freedom not to believe, is so important. We don’t have to agree.

No, if people were as sophisticated as me they would accept reality instead of wasting time talking to their imaginary friend. Prayer in a crisis is an admission of stupidity.