[ExI] prayer

[SR Ballard]

Impersonal means not you (personally).

As in, meaning “one” generically rather than you specifically.

SR Ballard

> On Aug 12, 2020, at 8:25 AM, William Flynn Wallace via extropy-chat <extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:
> 
> Whatever that means and I don't know  bill w
> 
>> On Tue, Aug 11, 2020 at 9:16 PM SR Ballard via extropy-chat <extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:
>> Impersonal you.
>> 
>> SR Ballard
>> 
>>> On Aug 11, 2020, at 8:52 PM, William Flynn Wallace via extropy-chat <extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:
>>> 
>>> I am a naturalist (atheist) and have not prayed for about 55 years.  I do wish you well but don't think a god will intercede for you.  bill w
>>> 
>>>> On Tue, Aug 11, 2020 at 7:34 PM SR Ballard via extropy-chat <extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:
>>>> I think it depends on what you’re praying about. 
>>>> 
>>>> Some people are offended by the idea always, but others find it a sweet thought in the right circumstance.
>>>> 
>>>> My thought is, why are you telling me you’re praying for me? 
>>>> 
>>>> SR Ballard 
>>>> 
>>>>> On Aug 11, 2020, at 7:13 PM, William Flynn Wallace via extropy-chat <extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> Most of us decided, I think, that a religious person feeling sorry for an atheist was condescending and patronizing.  
>>>>> 
>>>>> What about prayer?  If someone is praying for you, is it the same as feeling sorry?
>>>>> 
>>>>> bill w
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