Full Idea
If god acted in accordance with the prayers of men, all men would rather quickly be destroyed, since they constantly pray for many sufferings to befall each other.
Gist of Idea
If god answered prayers we would be destroyed, because we pray for others to suffer
Source
Epicurus (fragments/reports [c.289 BCE])
Book Reference
Epicurus: 'The Epicurus Reader', ed/tr. Inwood,B. /Gerson,L. [Hackett 1994], p.98
A Reaction
[source Maximus the Abbott 'Gnom.' 14]