On Sun, Nov 10, 2002 at 07:14:29PM -0600, Julia Thompson wrote: > No, because the pebble in your shoe will affect your body language > negatively. :)
I beg to differ. It may make you slow down and stoop down, maybe appearing to be more concerned :) Besides, what if you are gently sucking on a good piece of candy, that can affect your body language. Is eating candy good for the homeless? > It's not just body language; it's general attitude. For some people, > prayer has a positive effect on their general attitude. And general attitude has an affect on whether you pray. Cause and effect is pretty tenuous here, I think. Why make up such tenuous chains of cause and effect? Why not just say that having a good attitude and pleasant body language could help a homeless person? And even that isn't likely to have a significant effect. > If the same effect on general attitude can be achieved without prayer, > then that's great. Of course it can. Why the "if"? > If the prayer is part of the process shaping the attitude, though, > then in that particular case, prayer does make a difference. Just like the pebble or the candy. -- "Erik Reuter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.erikreuter.net/ _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
