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Hi Dave,

I hope I can put this so it makes sense.  I had experiences that at the time
I believed to be an interaction with God.  These experiences seemed so real
that it's hard for me completely ignore them.  On the other hand I am in the
mental process of seeing how these occurances while highly coincidental,
could be just that, a coincidence.


>I would start by asking myself, is it possible for the "prayer" to have

>been answered by any logical natural means..ie (natural event, outcome

>already set in motion by other normal events...etc)?

>For example, you pray for someone who is sick to be healed.  They are

>healed

>by medical personnel.  Or, they recover but the physicians are

>surprised.

>You must ask yourself, does science know all there is to know about

>human

>biology/physiology?  The answer is...No!  Just because science is at a

>loss

>to explain the recovery, doesn't make it a miracle by a long shot.

>To claim any recovery is a "miracle" is to beg the question that medical

>science has all the answers.

>Another example: you pray to be promoted at work.  Before your

>promotion,

>you begin working harder at your job.  Just doing the best you can, and

>maybe

>a little extra.  You get the promotion.  Is it more likely you were

>promoted

>because of the prayer, or your outstanding performance at work?

>

>And yes, as you noted above, it is hard to get past the evil committed

>by the "God of Love".  Your relationship with Yahweh is more like anyone

>with an abusive lover. "You better love me, or I'll kill you"

>(spiritually

>of course, in the case of Yahweh).

>

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