From: david@edenroad.demon.co.uk   
      
   On Mon, 24 Jan 2005 17:00:48 +0000, LH wrote:   
      
   >   
   >> Do you accept the "mysterious ways" argument?   
   >   
   > I think the mysterious ways argument is only mysterious because of a lack of   
   > understanding or knowledge of the greater plan.   
      
      
      
   > This applies individually   
   > and globally.  I, in my small corner of the universe, have seen how various   
   > alternative lifetimes have shaped my experiences in this lifetime, both good   
   > and bad.  Of course it's easier to see this in retrospect than realtime, but   
   > why would I show up for my experiences if I knew they were coming, espically   
   > the less-than-fun ones.  When you examine the things that have taken place   
   > in your life with a cold critical eye, you can see that it was you who   
   > shaped them, not a mysterious universe.   
   >   
   >> 'Cause if you do, perhaps you try should try... not, and ask yourself, and   
   >> others, some rather pointed questions.   
   >>   
   >> Go on, give your inner sceptic a workout, just to stop it from completely   
   >> atrophying.   
   >   
   > I fully appreciate your viewpoint and understand the skeptical stance on the   
   > mysterious ways concept.  I for one don't believe in accidents, even the   
   > ones I'm involved in.   
      
   I think it's sad that you think like that.   
      
   My own opinion is that your experience just shows the immense creativity   
   humans can apply to rationalisation.   
      
   > For example, three weeks ago I woke up at 12:30am   
      
      
      
   > Small price to pay, don't you  think?   
      
   If you believe that all the above was "meant to be", then no; but I don't,   
   I think you've chosen to remember and believe it all had a meaning because   
   that's what you do - just as my own perceptions and memories colour _my_   
   rationalisations.   
      
   >   
   > Now this experience would definitely qualify as a mysterious event in the   
   > eyes of most people.  However, if you take a step back and look at the big   
   > picture, maybe it's not so mysterious at all.  -- Lonnie   
      
   Quite.   
      
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