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Subject:      Re: Difficulties with "Miracles" - no quantum mechanics
From:         Sam Dodsworth <sam@aristos.demon.co.uk>
Date:         1997/02/12
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In article <33017feb.211179061@news.interlog.com>, Theresa Constantine
<***tconstan@interlog.com> writes
>The primary source of the numinous ( the way I use the word) is
>external - it is a gift of God ( "And Elisha prayed, and said, "Lord,
>I pray, open his eyes that he may see." 2 Kings 6:16-17).
>
>I think we are saying much the same thing. I just wanted to make a
>distinction beween things which we perceive with our spirits, and our
>human feelings.
>
>
        The thing is, I don't make this distinction because I don't
believe that I do perceive things with my spirit. If heartbreak can make
food taste like cardboard then awe (or fear, or love, or hate) can make
you feel you're in the presence of an immaterial Something. Our emotions
shape our perceptions as well as vice-versa, and we're very good at
projecting our expectations onto what we percieve. 

Sam Dodsworth (sam@aristos.demon.co.uk)
"I think there should be more sex and violence on television, not less. 
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