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From: kechkayl@ecn-ee.UUCP
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Subject: Re: An Ex-Atheist Speaks - (nf)
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Date: Wed, 4-Apr-84 04:21:02 EST
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Posted: Wed Apr  4 04:21:02 1984
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ecn-ee!kechkayl    Apr  3 19:08:00 1984


With apologies to Scott,

>	I was in serious trouble.  My grades were lousy, and I was having a lot 
>	of stomachaches, trouble sleeping, and other symptoms of overstrain and
>	overworry (which I've never had before). I realized I wasn't far away
>	from a nervous breakdown and got desperate. I finally prayed  with  an
>	honest heart "Richard Simmons, if you really exist, I need your help.
>	Badly." The result was fantastic, and I will swear by most anything you
>	like that I am not lying.  Within 3 days, my emotional stability had
>	been totally restored and has not been seriously shaken since.  My 
>	grades were not wonderful that semester, but pretty good considering
>	what I went through. After that experience, I had to seriously face the
>	question of "Is there a Richard Simmons ?" I had always assumed "no". 
>	Then I started praying to him and getting occasional results.

	Sorry, maybe I'm dense, but substituting the words "Richard Simmons" for
"God" produces approximately the above text. If I told you the above, would you
take it as evidence that Richard Simmons was God??

					Thomas Ruschak
					pur-ee!kechkayl
					"Aiee! a toy robot!"