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- From: arromdee@jyusenkyou.cs.jhu.edu (Ken Arromdee)
- Newsgroups: rec.org.mensa,soc.culture.jewish,alt.atheism
- Subject: Re: Prayer (was Re: Re^6: Atheism and Intelligence)
- Message-ID: <1993Jan2.011940.17236@blaze.cs.jhu.edu>
- Date: 2 Jan 93 01:19:40 GMT
- References: <1992Dec30.021017.24365@blaze.cs.jhu.edu> <5skPwB1w165w@cybernet.cse.fau.edu>
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- In article <5skPwB1w165w@cybernet.cse.fau.edu> waldo@cybernet.cse.fau.edu (Todd J. Dicker) writes:
- >> I can't help but feel that such explanations are added after the fact, and th
- >> anything, even things opposite to what we actually do, could be explained awa
- >> just as easily.
- >Not even close, and your suggestion that the body of literature on
- >tefillah, which dates back to the formation of the liturgy and contains
- >commentary by some of those who composed the prayer service and those who
- >altered it from time to time is a half-hearted, after-the-fact
- >explanation is ridiculous and ignorant of the complexity and thoroughness
- >of said literature.
- >You're way off the mark, bud.
-
- An explanation can have been invented hundreds of years ago, and still have
- been after-the-fact.
- --
- "On the first day after Christmas my truelove served to me... Leftover Turkey!
- On the second day after Christmas my truelove served to me... Turkey Casserole
- that she made from Leftover Turkey.
- [days 3-4 deleted] ... Flaming Turkey Wings! ...
- -- Pizza Hut commercial (and M*tlu/A*gic bait)
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- Ken Arromdee (arromdee@jyusenkyou.cs.jhu.edu, arromdee@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu)
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