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   Ed Cryer to oldernow   
   Re: Philosophy or science?   
   09 Jun 25 09:41:39   
   
   From: ed@somewhere.in.the.uk   
      
   oldernow wrote:   
   > On 2025-06-06, Ed Cryer  wrote:   
   >   
   >> You could try and apply scientific method to theology.   
   >> 1. Make a list of all major religions.   
   >> 2. Pray to their supreme divinity, one by one, one per day.   
   >> 3. When your life suddenly takes a turn for the best, shout yippee and   
   >> thank you.   
   >> 4. Stick with that one.   
   >   
   > Doesn't subjective application of a method render it -   
   > and, thus, its results - subjective?   
   >   
      
   In this case I wholly agree.   
   But I might support it by saying "it's like praying", or cleaning the   
   house up. The act itself helps some people.   
      
   I used to have a word game on my phone, which I played in the morning.   
   It included a wheel of fortune spin, and I seemed to get better days   
   when I got a meagre 5 on it rather than higher. (:-   
      
   Ed   
      
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