Pigeons pray, did you know that Maddy?”
“I never noticed.”
“They did a study. Take a pigeon, put it in a cage, then feed it at random intervals regardless of its behavior, and pretty soon it starts to do some weird things—like hopping on one leg, or spinning in circles, or bowing its head over and over, as if that’s what brings on the food. ‘Religious behavior’ they call it.”
“The prayers of pigeons.”
“Exactly”
“What makes you think their prayers aren’t answered?