The Emergence Machine

Pray

process · religion · Level 13 · E9

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Each concept here is mapped to its prerequisites — the ideas you'd need first to understand it — all the way down to four foundations: Space, Time, Energy, Pattern. Click any prerequisite to drill down, or scroll for the chain graph.

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Emergence definition

Praying emerges as the intentional use of speech to establish a connection with a god, leveraging the deity's perceived power and influence to convey requests, gratitude, or devotion, thereby creating a dynamic relationship between the individual and the divine.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “pray” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Source: Wiktionary — “pray”. Content available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Historical origin

Origin word
pray
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL13L12L11L10L2L1L0PraySpeechGodProductionPrincipalReligion… intermediate l…DurationFormInfinityInformationActionChangeCollectionMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

thisprerequisitesPrayL13GodL11SpeechL12E1 concrete → E14 abstract

In other languages

  • pray English primary

Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • God L11 (requires)
    Prayer is directed at a deity
  • Speech L12 (requires)
    Prayer involves speaking or thinking words