[stuartcr]

I think we agree that a lot of what God does, we are unable to understand...obviously, sometimes, even the prayers of Muslims are answered. Since God is capable of anything...why would He not be capable of answering the prayers of Muslims, for some unknown reason?

[Mr. Silverback]

My point was that a God who would grant Atta his prayer of hate and grant me my prayer of love would be a schizoid. Does that mean He allowed Atta's actions? Of course. But that doesn't mean he granted Atta's prayer, and it certainly doesn't mean that God is whatever each of us conceives, or that any sincere devotion pleases Him. If God would be pleased by someone who immolates people for the grave sin of disagreeing with him on religious matters, he sure ain't the God I've been praying to.