tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11560235.post175102467440225988..comments2024-01-26T10:25:48.047-08:00Comments on shrimplate: Monkey Loveshrimplatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08347542266047278227noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11560235.post-50803773220667882142007-04-04T11:32:00.000-07:002007-04-04T11:32:00.000-07:00I prayed and got every churched person I knew to a...I prayed and got every churched person I knew to ask their congregations to pray, and then to my TBI husband in a coma with a poor prognosis I explained, often, who was praying for him and what congregation had prayed for him in Sunday services and that strangers thousands of miles away were sending him strength and good vibes. And eventually he opened his eyes and could squeeze my finger yes or no to answer questions and began to recover.<BR/><BR/>My theory is that knowing about all that prayer encouraged his will to live and helped him pull through.<BR/><BR/>Then again, when I told him this, maybe all he sensed was the annoying buzz of my voice, and I'm full of shit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11560235.post-55188734884434469932007-04-03T21:14:00.000-07:002007-04-03T21:14:00.000-07:00i think believing in a higher power gets one off t...i think believing in a higher power gets one off the hook, because it removes all but selfish motivation (heaven's carrot and hell's pointy stick), and because it removes free will at least to some degree (by superceding god's will).<BR/><BR/>we may not be able to control the world, but we can control some local sphere. and we can improve that sphere for others solely from our own shared humanity. or monkeyanity. in the long run, this can lead to survival of not just the fittest or the individual, but the species.Dirk Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05210065444706441795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11560235.post-51389140452217941812007-03-26T23:04:00.000-07:002007-03-26T23:04:00.000-07:00I think that we may be hard-wired to do better wit...I think that we may be hard-wired to do better with living by a spiritual code. Whether or not God exists, we do better if we choose to believe in a Higher Power of any kind, because then we are able to let go of the fallacious notion that we can control the world around us.Alicia Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14458700009032102949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11560235.post-45438407840330524812007-03-25T18:28:00.000-07:002007-03-25T18:28:00.000-07:00The only way I can see religion, prayer and faith ...The only way I can see religion, prayer and faith as having any sort of positive impact on a person's health is by helping that person maintain a positive mindset. Aside from that, I know what wins when it comes to prayer versus penicillin.Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09325000395079303769noreply@blogger.com