On Fri, 21 Nov 2008 01:46:04 -0600, "RogerN"
wrote:


"Harold and Susan Vordos" wrote in message
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"RogerN" wrote in message
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Ya' know, Roger-------if God was looking out for you, you'd have avoided
the crash.

Harold


God doesn't seem to look out for people like that. Instead of delivering
people out of a bad situation, he sees them through it. Like the book says,
all things work together for good for those who love the Lord.

RogerN



Harold, you are, essentially, trying to teach a pig to dance.

I couldn't resist chiming in, though, because this is such a perfect
example of some 60 year old research (Superstition in the Pigeon) by
the psychologist, B. F. Skinner.
http://psychclassics.yorku.ca/Skinner/Pigeon/

"Prayer is used by theists to achieve something they desire. When it
‘works’ they think their god caused it and believe similar prayers
will work again. When prayer doesn't work, they think they’re not
worthy of the answer. So they either conform the prayer to ones that
have worked or try a new one. "
http://groups.google.com/group/Athei...913c3879f291e6

Many of the "faithful" realize this flawed logic, though, and (giving
credit to the Theory of Cognitive Dissonance) that is why, in the very
real face of disconfirming evidence, there are libraries full of
Christian apologetics ramblings. The inevitable conclusion of any of
these ensuing, uh, discussions, is that any conclusion drawn counter
to the apologists' belief structure will surely be met with the
ultimate defense (God said IT, I believe IT, and that's THAT.)

Hop out of the mud, shower off, and move on to dialog with somebody
that doesn't define their existence as a brick in an immovable wall...
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