On Tue, Nov 30, 2010 at 11:02 AM, Dan Covill <[email protected]> wrote: > On 11/29/2010 2:10 PM, Michael Madigan wrote: >> Really? So if one of your kids has cancer and is miraculously healed, > > you wouldn't thank God? > > No, I wouldn't, same as I wouldn't blame God for his having cancer in > the first place. In my view, there are no miracles, no 'miracle cures', > and no 'old man in the sky' looking over it all. We're on our own here. > > But if believing in miracles makes you feel better, go ahead.
+1: Well said. For another take on the same concept, I quote the great philosopher Emo Philips, who in his famous ecumenical prayer says: "Lord! Please break all of the laws of the Universe for my... convenience." (http://www.emophilips.com/video/video/140) Ken _______________________________________________ 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.
