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Marson · 12-30-2003, 09:55 PM

I thought I'd share a memorable conversation I had with my dad (a pastor) about a year ago. I thought you might find it amusing, if you have theists in your family you'll understand what I mean.

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My dad: I'll be praying that you'll be doing well on your finals next week.

Me: Could you pray for just one?

My dad: What do you mean?

Me: I have three finals, physics, calculus, and chemistry. How about you write down one of them and put it in an envelope, then pray for just that one? After I get my grades back, we can open the envelope and see if it had any effect. You know, a double-blind study. The two tests you don't pray for can be the control group. I'll study for all the tests equally, and I won't know which one you're praying for, so I can't mess with the results.

My dad: (pause) God doesn't cooperate with double-blind studies. He'd know what you're trying to do.

ZiprHead · 12-31-2003, 07:23 AM

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Originally posted by Marson
I thought I'd share a memorable conversation I had with my dad (a pastor) about a year ago. I thought you might find it amusing, if you have theists in your family you'll understand what I mean.

Simply another Christian (your dad) displaying a stunning lack of faith.

Rhea · 12-31-2003, 09:02 AM

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Originally posted by Marson
My dad: (pause) God doesn't cooperate with double-blind studies. He'd know what you're trying to do.

Heh heh. Yeah he'd know what you were trying to do. Use prayer.

That's priceless.

variant 13 · 12-31-2003, 09:08 AM

That's great.

God knows you're trying to prove him so he won't let you:notworthy

AspenMama · 12-31-2003, 09:55 AM

Good one...

dunadan · 01-02-2004, 07:24 AM

But I bet if your classes were Physics, Chemistry, and Basic Cooking 101 he would have taken you up on it!

". . . I feel the Lawd guiding your hand!"

Kydka · 01-02-2004, 10:47 AM

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Originally posted by Jmebob
That's great.

God knows you're trying to prove him so he won't let you:notworthy

Hahahaha! That is rather telling!

scigirl · 01-03-2004, 03:37 PM

Ha ha! Love the title of this thread!

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But I bet if your classes were Physics, Chemistry, and Basic Cooking 101 he would have taken you up on it!

Hey I had plenty of friends in college who were majoring in Phys or Chem who couldn't tell a garlic press from an apple peeler!

scigirl

Marson · 01-04-2004, 03:03 PM

I'm one of those people as well, so I think I'd do a lot worse on the cooking 101 final

dspeers · 01-04-2004, 03:24 PM

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Originally posted by scigirl
Hey I had plenty of friends in college who were majoring in Phys or Chem who couldn't tell a garlic press from an apple peeler!

scigirl

My garlic press and apple peeler both look remarkably like a hammer.

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12-31-2003, 09:08 AM	#4
variant 13 Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: no where, uk Posts: 4,677	That's great. God knows you're trying to prove him so he won't let you:notworthy

12-31-2003, 09:55 AM	#5
AspenMama Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Colorado Posts: 3,311	Good one...

01-02-2004, 07:24 AM	#6
dunadan Regular Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: St Louis, MO Posts: 499	But I bet if your classes were Physics, Chemistry, and Basic Cooking 101 he would have taken you up on it! ". . . I feel the Lawd guiding your hand!"

01-04-2004, 03:03 PM	#9
Marson Regular Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Philadelphia, PA Posts: 134	I'm one of those people as well, so I think I'd do a lot worse on the cooking 101 final

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