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- From: ata@hfsi.uucp (John Ata - FSO)
- Subject: Re: Efficacy of Prayer
- Message-ID: <1992Nov16.031718.22862@hfsi.uucp>
- Organization: HFS, Inc., McLean VA
- References: <1992Nov10.114347.9302@iccgcc.decnet.ab.com> <1992Nov11.005001.8143@donner.SanDiego.NCR.COM> <1dq7jfINNnhs@gap.caltech.edu>
- Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 03:17:18 GMT
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- In article <1dq7jfINNnhs@gap.caltech.edu> carl@SOL1.GPS.CALTECH.EDU writes:
- >In article <1992Nov11.005001.8143@donner.SanDiego.NCR.COM>, kraus@.SanDiego.NCR.COM (Dave Kraus) writes:
- >>Yes, you are probably right, but that doesn't make Christianity useless or
- >>invalid. It is a lofty goal that can improve men/women who strive to
- >>achieve it.
- >
- >And in the process cripples with guilt many who have been told they're supposed
- >to achieve it and that it's possible to at least come very close to achieving
- >it. Of course, the Church also gives you a way to get rid of the guilt they've
- >just induced. Actually, the fact that this particular religion gets rid of the
- >guilt is one of its big selling points.
- >
- >Hmmm. What happens to a physician who's found to be inducing spurious symptoms
- >in his patients and then "curing" them. Interesting double standard, isn't it.
-
- Yes, it is a shame when any goal is not met and leads one to feel guilty or
- sad. So let's get rid of all goals - NOT.
-
- >--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- >Carl J Lydick | INTERnet: CARL@SOL1.GPS.CALTECH.EDU | NSI/HEPnet: SOL1::CARL
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