bill van wrote:
> In article <qlvr04h5v8u362c235rc0gmhh3csesi0cb@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
> 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.
A fool who meditates is still a fool.
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