On Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:42:41 +0100, "OG"
wrote:

Not sure what you are saying - in summary is it one of these?
a) you believe in God, but think he/it is evil

I believe he is simply pointing out the logical conclusion that if you
believe some god responds to prayers by helping children, such a god is
intrinsically evil for placing the child in such a bad condition in the
first place.

b) you think that the rational response of people who believe in God should
be as 'a)'

Rational people don't believe in gods. Or perhaps it would be better to
say that a belief in gods is inherently irrational, so a person who
believes in a god has, at the very least, a big hole in their overall
degree of rationality.

c) you don't believe in God but think you know better than people who do

Anybody who doesn't believe in a god is operating on far more
intellectually stable ground than anybody who does.

d) you think you know what people who believe in the power of prayer believe
in even though you don't believe in the things that they believe; and,
because you believe they believe in the things you believe they believe (but
you don't yourself believe in them) they are mistaken.

It's not a matter of belief. The power of prayer- at least in medical
matters- has been scientifically demonstrated to be non-existent.
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