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From: gmail@com.mkbilbo
On Tue, 20 Jul 2010 17:42:14 -0700, AllSeeing-I wrote:
> On Jul 20, 5:56 pm, Ralph wrote:
>> On 7/20/2010 6:19 PM, Caranx latus wrote:
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>> > On Jul 20, 5:21 pm, Ralph wrote:
>> >> On 7/20/2010 5:03 PM, AllSeeing-I wrote:
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>> >>> On Jul 20, 8:07 am, Harry F. Leopold wrote:
>> >>>> On Mon, 19 Jul 2010 15:19:33 -0500, SkyEyes wrote (in article
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>> >>>>> On Jul 19, 11:18 am, AllSeeing-I wrote:
>> >>>>>> On Jul 19, 9:54 am, Caranx latus wrote:
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>> >>>> (snip)
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>> >>>>>> "Rather then God"? No, fish. Not rather then.
>>
>> >>>>>> You mean "in addition to"
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>> >>>>>> I will be praying I can get to the phone and not passed out on
>> >>>>>> the floor whithering in pain.
>>
>> >>>>> Why? You think science is evil. Why don't you just pray to your
>> >>>>> God to make you all better?
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>> >>>>>> If I make it to the phone however, I will then be praying to God
>> >>>>>> they get their in time and that I have an experienced EMT.
>>
>> >>>>> Why? You think science is evil. Why don't you just pray to your
>> >>>>> God to make you all better?
>>
>> >>>>> Truth is, [M]Addy, you're a stinkin' hypocrite. Which we've
>> >>>>> known all along, I just thought I'd take the chance to point it
>> >>>>> out to you.
>>
>> >>>>>> You are free to take your chances on nothing, of course. But I
>> >>>>>> suspect you will call out to God.
>>
>> >>>>> And you would be *wrong*, as usual. Many a.a. regulars,
>> >>>>> including me, have been in life-threatening situations and
>> >>>>> haven't had the least urge to call out to any unevidenced
>> >>>>> supernatural being.
>>
>> >>>> When I found myself laying on the floor at work back in September
>> >>>> of 2001 and realized I couldn't move, or feel anything below my
>> >>>> chin, I did not once even think of a god. I spent my time paying
>> >>>> attention to what I could feel and trying to find out exactly what
>> >>>> worked and didn't work with my body. The first thing, after
>> >>>> realizing I couldn't feel or move, was that I was breathing and my
>> >>>> heart was beating properly. (Great! Good new! This meant I was
>> >>>> going to probably live.) Next was to try to get my toes to move
>> >>>> (and keep others from moving me, hey great, I can talk and make
>> >>>> sense, woo hoo!) Someone find my glasses, great, Virginia had them
>> >>>> in hand and was keeping everyone from trying to move me. (Yup, she
>> >>>> understood me. I understood her, great news.)
>>
>> >>>> My eyes work, good news. (Bad news, I am still near-sighted. ;-p )
>>
>> >>>> I can tell I am laying on the concrete floor, with my right arm
>> >>>> twisted under me, but I am pretty sure my arm is not broken, still
>> >>>> can't feel anything below the neck, fingers and toes still not
>> >>>> working. Not so great news, but it is still early. EMT's are here,
>> >>>> great news. Neck brace on, back board under me, they have me
>> >>>> straightened out. Good going guys.
>>
>> >>>> Whoo, what was that? I think I just moved my right big toe! Try
>> >>>> again, have EMT watch my foot, yup, toe moved! Second best news of
>> >>>> the evening. (First, of course, was my heart and lungs were
>> >>>> working properly.)
>>
>> >>>> EMT's, and some of the guys at work, carefully lift me up onto the
>> >>>> gurney, wheel me out to the ambulance, I notice a bit of feeling
>> >>>> in my fingers, not much, but still great news. Fingers and toes
>> >>>> seem to be working better.
>>
>> >>>> At the hospital, doctor gives me a shot of something to reduce
>> >>>> swelling around the spinal cord, shortly after I get more feeling
>> >>>> back in my hands, still not perfect but I have better control of
>> >>>> my limbs, doctor checks and finds no weakness in the muscles of
>> >>>> the legs or arms. This is really good news. Still haven't much
>> >>>> feeling in my lower legs, hands still fairly numb, not so great
>> >>>> but I can live with it. (Hey! I am going to live, and *likely* get
>> >>>> around on my own, truly good news!)
>>
>> >>>> Nearly 10 years later I still haven't much feeling in my legs or
>> >>>> feet, and even in hot water my feet feel cold, not much fun, but
>> >>>> survivable, hands are "numbish," but useable, random spots on my
>> >>>> body are numb, but again survivable. I can walk and work pretty
>> >>>> much normally.
>>
>> >>>> Not once did I whine for a "god," no crying "why me, god," no
>> >>>> "fuck you, god." Just what I have written out above. I have
>> >>>> thanked the people who helped me, the guys and gals at work,
>> >>>> (yeah, even you Dave, ya prick. ;-) , the EMT's, the doctors and
>> >>>> nurses and the techs at the hospital (well, there was that one
>> >>>> X-Ray tech the first night...). These were the folks that I needed
>> >>>> to thank for doing a damned good job and for being human beings
>> >>>> willing to help out another human being having a really bad day.
>>
>> >>> With all that good news why should you call out to God.
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>> >>> But if you were in a wheel chair right now you would probably balme
>> >>> god like most atheist I read here do.
>>
>> >> That's a damn lie, Assman, and you know it. The last thing that
>> >> would cross the mind of an atheist would be to blame god. Damn,
>> >> you're stupid!!
>>
>> > Yup. That's pretty... umm... less than adequately well thought out.
>> > And yet, at the same time, it's neither more nor less than I would
>> > expect.
>>
>> Speaking of adequate, you left the 'out' hanging.- Hide quoted text -
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> You bozos can't read then.
What? WHAT?
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