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Did I hear that right?

I was listening to NPR’s “All Things Considered” a few minutes ago, a piece on Louisiana hospitals, Ida, and COVID. At the end of the interview, the NPR reporter closed with “‘We’ll pray for you.”

I’ve never heard anyone on NPR close a story with anything resembling a religious remark. And I could have sworn there was a second’s pause while the host tried not to react.

Anyone else hear this? Find it at all unusual?

This thread was inspired by an off-hand comment from an unlikely source. I've been thinking about that, and what i think is this: belief, or the trappings of belief, are more pervasive than we expect, especially in these uncertain times. The old saying is, "there are no atheists in foxholes". And, human beings, in the main, are decent. We've spent more than 4 years dealing with the fallout of elevating narcissism and lauding antisocial behavior. I think we've had enough.

The whole talking burning bush thing just makes me cringe and take pity on the believer.

Several years ago, 60 Minutes did a segment on morality, titled, Born good?, in which studies have found that toddlers exhibit morality. It is thought that morality is innate and we are actually "born that way."

If true, then the whole purpose for religion is for naught.

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