Again.. theres no rational reason to believe in an intelligent caring god. You might as well talk to a wall if your going to pray.. or yourself.
people pray every day for the saftey of the world, yet murder, rape, and genocide continue like wildfire. What makes you think god is going to listen to your prayer, assuming he exists?
I mean really.. god is by definition omniscient. He knows what you are gonig to think, say and do before you do.. he knows what *he* God will do in the future. Whats the point of praying if he knows the outcome already, and knows what you want? Why would an all powerful, entirely correct god change his mind simply because a mortal asks him to? The answer is he wouldent.
The whole idea of god answering prayers is sillyness generated by myth and irrational fools.