In article <qlvr04h5v8u362c235rc0gmhh3csesi0cb@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Peter Ward <me@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> On Tue, 22 Apr 2008 12:01:00 GMT, Charles Wm. Dimmick wrote:
>
> >Les Albert wrote:
> >> I can understand the prayer, but how does fasting help you seek the
> >> work of God in your church and community?
> >
> >Don't know for sure, but 4000 years of experience shows it
> >does something. I'll leave it up to the mind experts as to
> >what. Anyway, some profoundly religious sorts claim that it
> >brings new insights.
>
> Whoa! ****, man, you can get new insights just from using various
> drugs[1].
>
> It's im****tant to remember that those insights were achieved with an
> addled brain, though. And that's why fasting is so im****tant when you
> seek the work of a mythical god in your church or community.
>
> [1] That hole in the ceiling that use to let the rain in, I mean, now
> it's a whole new experience, man. It's, like, far out, and groovy, a
> ****tal into other dimensions, and it still lets the bloody rain in.
My experience was that idiots who smoked dope tended to respond
idiotically, and thoughtful people thoughtfully. Not everyone spent a
couple of hours staring at the hole in the ceiling. A few minutes,
maybe. Perhaps something similar goes on with fasting/praying. I would
think it might have a similar effect to meditation, or some other way to
get away from daily stresses and spend quiet time reflecting on things.
--
bill
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