Based on his prayers, no fangirl would get within 20 yards of him. Based on my prayers, every book in the world would be immediately FedExed to me and nobody I love would ever get sick.
I can handle the Oz Full Monty. I mean, not 'handle' handle.
Xander ,'Help'
Natter 37: Oddly Enough, We've Had This Conversation Before.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Betsy HP - Aug 02, 2005 12:44:33 pm PDT #5129 of 10002
If I only had a brain...
Cass - Aug 02, 2005 12:44:56 pm PDT #5130 of 10002
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
Of course, in "I'm flying out of that airport tomorrow" news, I guess I'll try to get there a little early.I'm just gonna throw a lot of travel~ma your way for the nonce.
This isn't always an indicator of general assholishness though. My immediate boss has a brusque e-mail manner that can rub people the wrong way, but he's very personable face-to-face or over the phone.I would find any any any excuse to not call the rude client and just deal with her in email where I had a chance to unHulkSmash-ify my responses. Then I got caught on the phone with her and it turned out she was nice. A flake, but nice. Still want to flay her alive when she emails me but if there is ever a real issue, I call.
§ ita § - Aug 02, 2005 12:46:24 pm PDT #5131 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Based on his prayers, no fangirl would get within 20 yards of him
This doesn't jibe with everything I've heard.
Wolfram - Aug 02, 2005 12:46:39 pm PDT #5132 of 10002
Visilurking
Some people claim prayers aren't answered because you didn't pray (A) hard enough (B) sincerely enough (C) to the right God.
Or (D) because you're not important enough. Seriously, it's not like everybody's calls get put right through.
Me, I say it's ineffable.
So stop trying to eff it. (Used to be my Betsy tag.)
Cass - Aug 02, 2005 12:46:50 pm PDT #5133 of 10002
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
The thing is, no sane believer thinks s/he's got God in a box.I might lose any sane cred I have but this is the best visual today.
Trudy Booth - Aug 02, 2005 12:46:53 pm PDT #5134 of 10002
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
Some people claim prayers aren't answered because you didn't pray (A) hard enough (B) sincerely enough (C) to the right God. Me, I say it's ineffable.
Personally I believe all prayers ARE answered -- but often the answer is "no".
Connie Neil - Aug 02, 2005 12:48:17 pm PDT #5135 of 10002
brillig
no sane believer thinks s/he's got God in a box
"Hey, listen to this! I got God inna box! Hear 'im rattle?"
Rick - Aug 02, 2005 12:48:28 pm PDT #5136 of 10002
I read about this a while back, but I thought what they tested was having a people from a whole bunch of religions pray, and that overall, they could not prove prayer had any effect.
Studies like this have been done, but most of the recent studies have been done under pressure from neocons, so they use forms of prayer that neocons believe in.
§ ita § - Aug 02, 2005 12:49:22 pm PDT #5137 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
most of the recent studies have been done under pressure from neocons
Wow. I mean, that's a lot of balls, right there. What's their response been to the lack of supporting evidence?
Sean K - Aug 02, 2005 12:50:02 pm PDT #5138 of 10002
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
no sane believer thinks s/he's got God in a box.
My problem is that I've met more than enough insane believers of all stripes, I can't help but think that their type is as least as common, if not moreso, than the non-craxy types.