From: William T Goodall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: Killer Bs Discussion <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Killer Bs Discussion <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: In defense of Biblical marriage Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2004 03:30:00 +0000
On 21 Feb 2004, at 1:10 am, Travis Edmunds wrote:
In order to simplify my position, allow me to just say that God (as a concept) is delivered to us as an infinitely loving and powerful being. We are also led to believe that through prayer we can on some level communicate with God. Now shouldn't we, if God does indeed answer our prayers, need nothing else other than prayer? Well religious doctrine tells us different. But don't you see? I'm now full circle back to where I started. It's the doctrine itself that poses the problem. It's simply a way to keep people in line, by establishing such dazzling intricacies as "the human mind cannot comprehend God's plan". Well if that's not the most depressing thing I've ever heard, then I don't know what is!
That reality TV is replacing scripted drama and every show I watch is being cancelled - after I got a widescreen TV and a satellite dish?
Hey! I've got nothing bad to say about Survivor. Or a few other select reality shows for that matter. Besides, though dramatic shows may be scripted, they're often boring. And predictable. And redundant. And monotonous. And, did I mention boring?
I just think that in keeping things simple, prayer, in conjunction with action, doesn't make any sense at all.
My little sister (a home delivered breach-birth so she has to be excused)[1] [2]joined a Charismatic cult for a while (her brain-damage[3] makes her susceptible to cults and shite boyfriends) where they prayed for new washing machines and stuff. It all worked swimmingly until, like any other pyramid scheme, it all collapsed :)
[1] My dad was a medical student for while. He got tubercolosis which scuppered things a bit and eventually scraped together enough credits to graduate and become a school-teacher.
[2} Aaaargh! It's hideously deformed and has a split skull! No, it's a bottom..aaargh!
[3] She didn't finish her BSc. And never fails to have odd conversations....
-- William T Goodall
Well, that's some bad stuff. But I don't follow...
-Travis
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