Old 08-06-2006, 12:56 AM
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Autumn
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Join Date: Sep 2005
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However.....


Originally Posted by 2dayzmuse
Those of us who describe to a HP still think for ourselves in the same manner as any other.
We can poke holes in that statement all day long. But I think you know it isn't true. Are you meaning to say that the human experience is pretty much similar amongst individuals? I agree with that.

Say I get in a really bad car wreck. I survive with minimal injuries. (I say "wreck", because that's what it would be. There's no such thing as an "accident".)

Now say someone who believes in a HP (supernatural deity) has a similar wreck across the street. Is that person more or less inclined to think in terms of "accident"? And is that person more or less inclined to think "Thank goodness my HP was watching out for me" rather than "Thanks to the strong frame, extra reinforcements and breakaway bumper, I'm alive"?

Anchoring us all into the same category is not an accurate representation.
Agreed.
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