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From: rsk@stat-l (Rich Kulawiec)
Newsgroups: net.religion
Subject: Re: Sargent briefly comments on Rosen on Samuelson on Rosen
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Date: Sat, 10-Nov-84 10:43:36 EST
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Posted: Sat Nov 10 10:43:36 1984
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>From: aeq@pucc-h (Jeff Sargent)
>How do you explain the gifts of the Holy
>Spirit -- particularly the most common one, most commonly called "speaking in
>tongues"?  How do you explain the fact that in May, 1972, a man laid his hands
>on me and prayed, and I received the ability to speak without conscious thought
>in a language I don't believe I've ever heard?  And I'm not the only Christian
>of my acquaintance with this gift.

	Before demanding an explanation for such a phenomenom, you prove that
it actually occurred, AND that it is attributable to the "Holy Spirit" -- which
of course means proving that such a thing exists, as well.

	However, offhand, I can think of a number of different explanations for
such phenonenom; perhaps P.T. Barnum's favorite saying is most appropriate:

	"There's a sucker born every minute."
-- 
Rich Kulawiec @ Purdue University Computing Center
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