Erik Reuter wrote:
>
> On Sun, Nov 10, 2002 at 06:51:33PM -0600, Julia Thompson wrote:
>
> > Erik Reuter wrote:
> >
> > > On Sun, Nov 10, 2002 at 06:13:09PM -0600, Dan Minette wrote:
> > >
> > > > Higgs bosons do not react to body language; humans do.
> > >
> > > Body language with praying will have exactly the same result as body
> > > language without praying.
> >
> > I think the point is, prayer may *affect* your body language. If your
> > inclination is to be hostile towards a beggar, but instead you pray
> > or engage in other behavior leading to positive feelings towards the
> > beggar, that will make a difference in your body language.
>
> Lots of things may *affect* your body language. For example, having a
> pebble in your shoe. Shall we say that having a pebble in your shoe
> helps homeless people?
No, because the pebble in your shoe will affect your body language
negatively. :)
It's not just body language; it's general attitude. For some people,
prayer has a positive effect on their general attitude.
If the same effect on general attitude can be achieved without prayer,
then that's great. If the prayer is part of the process shaping the
attitude, though, then in that particular case, prayer does make a
difference.
Julia
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