You need some self-confidence. I didn't say you were sneaky and my general thread was to mention that to prove whether prayer works you need to do a double-blind study (which means using a control group). I am calling anyone who uses circular logic and hides it in superfluous, flowery double-talk is sneaky. Here are comments that can be put together in any order you want to justify religion: "God will get you for that" "God is a loving, forgiving god" "God has given man free-will" "Who brings death and destruction such as the recent tornados this week?" "Let's pray to God to protect us from these storms" "God controls everything" "Nature is a random event"
Shall I go on or have I made my point? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pete Theisen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "ProFox Email List" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, February 08, 2008 5:29 AM Subject: Re: [OT] Republicans for Obama > On Thursday 07 February 2008 22:07, Nicholas Geti wrote: > >> > Nope. You would have to have a control group that didn't pray AND had >> > no >> > one >> > praying for them. Can't happen - people are even praying for Ed! > >> That's the problem with religious people. They have an amazing ability to >> come up with logical (but circular) reasons why certain things won't >> work. >> A very sneaky bunch. > > Hi Nicholas! > > So I am "sneaky" for pointing out that you have to have a control group > for > vapid research. What kind of a personal attack is that? > > What is "circular" about using valid research methods? > -- > Regards, > > Pete > http://www.pete-theisen.com/ > > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
