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"maff" |
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25 Jul 2006 04:00:27 AM |
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Does prayer work? |
Does prayer work?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/g2/story/0,,1828098,00.html
Julian Baggini
Tuesday July 25, 2006
The Guardian
There was laughter in the Polish parliament last week when the ruling
Law and Justice party suggested that MPs should literally pray for
rain. But it was no joke, and more than 20 passed on the request to the
almighty in the parliamentary chapel. The sniggerers should have known
better: Poland is a Catholic country and only a few years ago the late
Pope John Paul II called on Catholics to "ask the Lord fervently to
grant the thirsty earth the coolness of rain".
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| User: "Greywolf" |
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| Title: Re: Does prayer work? |
25 Jul 2006 09:07:05 AM |
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"maff" <maff91@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1153818026.973921.220100@m79g2000cwm.googlegroups.com...
Does prayer work?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/g2/story/0,,1828098,00.html
Julian Baggini
Tuesday July 25, 2006
The Guardian
There was laughter in the Polish parliament last week when the ruling
Law and Justice party suggested that MPs should literally pray for
rain. But it was no joke, and more than 20 passed on the request to the
almighty in the parliamentary chapel. The sniggerers should have known
better: Poland is a Catholic country and only a few years ago the late
Pope John Paul II called on Catholics to "ask the Lord fervently to
grant the thirsty earth the coolness of rain".
You think *that's* something? Just the other day I 'prayed' that the beef
taco filling I had prepared some time back was still 'good'. (I'm low on
food and realized I had some of the stuff 'hidden' in the fridge.) When I
went to check; sure enough, there it was. I noticed some mold, but it didn't
seem *that* bad. I prepared the stuff as usual. And guess what? I *didn't*
get sick!
Now tell me that there is no God.
Greywolf
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| User: "Randy Day" |
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| Title: Re: Does prayer work? |
25 Jul 2006 10:00:39 AM |
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Greywolf wrote:
"maff" <maff91@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1153818026.973921.220100@m79g2000cwm.googlegroups.com...
Does prayer work?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/g2/story/0,,1828098,00.html
Julian Baggini
Tuesday July 25, 2006
The Guardian
There was laughter in the Polish parliament last week when the ruling
Law and Justice party suggested that MPs should literally pray for
rain. But it was no joke, and more than 20 passed on the request to the
almighty in the parliamentary chapel. The sniggerers should have known
better: Poland is a Catholic country and only a few years ago the late
Pope John Paul II called on Catholics to "ask the Lord fervently to
grant the thirsty earth the coolness of rain".
You think *that's* something? Just the other day I 'prayed' that the beef
taco filling I had prepared some time back was still 'good'. (I'm low on
food and realized I had some of the stuff 'hidden' in the fridge.) When I
went to check; sure enough, there it was. I noticed some mold, but it didn't
seem *that* bad. I prepared the stuff as usual. And guess what? I *didn't*
get sick!
Now tell me that there is no God.
With a constitution like that, you might
want to consider a career selling Biblical
Adultery Test kits.
(Numbers 5:11-31 for anyone who's interested.
Just don't try this at home.)
--
R
Atheist Chair,
EAC Disciplinary Committee
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| User: "J Forbes" |
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| Title: Re: Does prayer work? |
25 Jul 2006 10:28:53 AM |
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Randy Day wrote:
Greywolf wrote:
"maff" <maff91@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1153818026.973921.220100@m79g2000cwm.googlegroups.com...
Does prayer work?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/g2/story/0,,1828098,00.html
Julian Baggini
Tuesday July 25, 2006
The Guardian
There was laughter in the Polish parliament last week when the ruling
Law and Justice party suggested that MPs should literally pray for
rain. But it was no joke, and more than 20 passed on the request to the
almighty in the parliamentary chapel. The sniggerers should have known
better: Poland is a Catholic country and only a few years ago the late
Pope John Paul II called on Catholics to "ask the Lord fervently to
grant the thirsty earth the coolness of rain".
You think *that's* something? Just the other day I 'prayed' that the beef
taco filling I had prepared some time back was still 'good'. (I'm low on
food and realized I had some of the stuff 'hidden' in the fridge.) When I
went to check; sure enough, there it was. I noticed some mold, but it didn't
seem *that* bad. I prepared the stuff as usual. And guess what? I *didn't*
get sick!
Now tell me that there is no God.
With a constitution like that, you might
want to consider a career selling Biblical
Adultery Test kits.
(Numbers 5:11-31 for anyone who's interested.
Just don't try this at home.)
what's an "ephah"?
I guess I could look it up...
JIm
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| User: "Michael Gray" |
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| Title: Re: Does prayer work? |
25 Jul 2006 05:44:06 PM |
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On Tue, 25 Jul 2006 09:07:05 -0500, "Greywolf" <greywolf@cybrzn.com>
wrote:
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"maff" <maff91@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1153818026.973921.220100@m79g2000cwm.googlegroups.com...
Does prayer work?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/g2/story/0,,1828098,00.html
Julian Baggini
Tuesday July 25, 2006
The Guardian
There was laughter in the Polish parliament last week when the ruling
Law and Justice party suggested that MPs should literally pray for
rain. But it was no joke, and more than 20 passed on the request to the
almighty in the parliamentary chapel. The sniggerers should have known
better: Poland is a Catholic country and only a few years ago the late
Pope John Paul II called on Catholics to "ask the Lord fervently to
grant the thirsty earth the coolness of rain".
You think *that's* something? Just the other day I 'prayed' that the beef
taco filling I had prepared some time back was still 'good'. (I'm low on
food and realized I had some of the stuff 'hidden' in the fridge.) When I
went to check; sure enough, there it was. I noticed some mold, but it didn't
seem *that* bad. I prepared the stuff as usual. And guess what? I *didn't*
get sick!
Now tell me that there is no God.
There is no God.
But you are lucky that pennicillin evolved by natural selection on
your taco!
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| User: "" |
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| Title: Re: Does prayer work? |
25 Jul 2006 10:28:44 AM |
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On 25 Jul 2006 02:00:27 -0700, "maff" <maff91@yahoo.com> wrote:
Does prayer work?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/g2/story/0,,1828098,00.html
Julian Baggini
Tuesday July 25, 2006
The Guardian
There was laughter in the Polish parliament last week when the ruling
Law and Justice party suggested that MPs should literally pray for
rain. But it was no joke, and more than 20 passed on the request to the
almighty in the parliamentary chapel. The sniggerers should have known
better: Poland is a Catholic country and only a few years ago the late
Pope John Paul II called on Catholics to "ask the Lord fervently to
grant the thirsty earth the coolness of rain".
How long did it take?
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| User: "Uncle Vic" |
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| Title: Re: Does prayer work? |
25 Jul 2006 02:50:57 PM |
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dh@. wrote in news:i4ecc29vjfh7n8etaocsqmp26rk6i27hpf@4ax.com:
On 25 Jul 2006 02:00:27 -0700, "maff" <maff91@yahoo.com> wrote:
Does prayer work?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/g2/story/0,,1828098,00.html
Julian Baggini
Tuesday July 25, 2006
The Guardian
There was laughter in the Polish parliament last week when the ruling
Law and Justice party suggested that MPs should literally pray for
rain. But it was no joke, and more than 20 passed on the request to
the almighty in the parliamentary chapel. The sniggerers should have
known better: Poland is a Catholic country and only a few years ago
the late Pope John Paul II called on Catholics to "ask the Lord
fervently to grant the thirsty earth the coolness of rain".
How long did it take?
Until the rainy season.
--
Uncle Vic
aa Atheist #2011
Supervisor, EAC Department of little adhesive-backed "L" shaped
chrome-plastic doo-dads to add feet to Jesus fish department
The laws that require me to NOT kill people I don't like REALLY bug
me, or there would be many less of YOUR kind.
-John Weatherly
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| User: "G-Ride" |
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| Title: Re: Does prayer work? |
25 Jul 2006 04:35:23 PM |
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"Uncle Vic" <address@withheld.com> wrote in message
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dh@. wrote in news:i4ecc29vjfh7n8etaocsqmp26rk6i27hpf@4ax.com:
On 25 Jul 2006 02:00:27 -0700, "maff" <maff91@yahoo.com> wrote:
Does prayer work?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/g2/story/0,,1828098,00.html
Julian Baggini
Tuesday July 25, 2006
The Guardian
There was laughter in the Polish parliament last week when the ruling
Law and Justice party suggested that MPs should literally pray for
rain. But it was no joke, and more than 20 passed on the request to
the almighty in the parliamentary chapel. The sniggerers should have
known better: Poland is a Catholic country and only a few years ago
the late Pope John Paul II called on Catholics to "ask the Lord
fervently to grant the thirsty earth the coolness of rain".
How long did it take?
Until the rainy season.
It was a miracle!
--
Aloha, G-Ride
The force that's forcing you to feel like busting up a Starbucks.
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| User: "Lucifer" |
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| Title: Re: Does prayer work? |
26 Jul 2006 07:54:36 AM |
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maff wrote:
Does prayer work?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/g2/story/0,,1828098,00.html
Julian Baggini
Tuesday July 25, 2006
The Guardian
There was laughter in the Polish parliament last week when the ruling
Law and Justice party suggested that MPs should literally pray for
rain. But it was no joke, and more than 20 passed on the request to the
almighty in the parliamentary chapel. The sniggerers should have known
better: Poland is a Catholic country and only a few years ago the late
Pope John Paul II called on Catholics to "ask the Lord fervently to
grant the thirsty earth the coolness of rain"
Maff, i am capable of reading the Guardian newspaper myself, without
you posting every opinion article they do on here, for those that don't
live in the UK, a lot of the Guardian is available online.
It is, arguably, the most objective newspaper in the world
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| User: "Ronald More-More Moshki" |
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| Title: Re: Does prayer work? |
25 Jul 2006 03:44:00 PM |
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maff wrote:
Does prayer work?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/g2/story/0,,1828098,00.html
Julian Baggini
Tuesday July 25, 2006
The Guardian
There was laughter in the Polish parliament last week when the ruling
Law and Justice party suggested that MPs should literally pray for
rain. But it was no joke, and more than 20 passed on the request to the
almighty in the parliamentary chapel. The sniggerers should have known
better: Poland is a Catholic country and only a few years ago the late
Pope John Paul II called on Catholics to "ask the Lord fervently to
grant the thirsty earth the coolness of rain".
adalyn Murray O'Hair said:
"Praying is begging."
and
"Nothing fails like prayer."
application--Don't bother to beg
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