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Offline KZN02

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Faith Healing vs Big Pharma
« on: June 19, 2013, 03:44:59 pm »
I heard a bit about politicians wanting faith healing being taught in schools, maybe it was Louisiana, along with the usual Creationism.

Again, like I asked about creationism and oil companies, given politicians get donations from big pharma and religious organizations, shouldn't this be problematic between the two?
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Re: Faith Healing vs Big Pharma
« Reply #1 on: June 19, 2013, 04:02:26 pm »
Let 'em go ahead.  Remember, faith healing is high tech in Louisiana.
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Re: Faith Healing vs Big Pharma
« Reply #2 on: June 19, 2013, 04:10:30 pm »
Oh for the love of the goddess why does this stuff come from here?
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Re: Faith Healing vs Big Pharma
« Reply #3 on: June 19, 2013, 05:40:24 pm »
Will they be allowing pagans to teach about healing rituals and meditation1 and stuff like that, too?

1hell meditation has more scientific grounds for benefits than "faith healing" does.

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Re: Faith Healing vs Big Pharma
« Reply #4 on: June 20, 2013, 02:30:54 am »
Seems like an logical next step after making creationism a part of science lessons. I wonder what will be the next subject where they bring faith and religion (but only christian) to replace science?

Astronomy? Start teaching about how all the stars and the universe were created just 8000 years ago? Is there biblical mathemathics? Oh wait... Do the US schools have lessons about politics/society? They can fill that with the rubbish about how USA was created as a christian country by the founding fathers etc.

Quote from: Magus Silveresti on June 19, 2013, 05:40:24 pm
1hell meditation has more scientific grounds for benefits than "faith healing" does.


So...

Is that like, meditating about hell? Imagining that you are in hell? How is that supposed to help you? Or have any scientific evidence behind it...
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Re: Faith Healing vs Big Pharma
« Reply #5 on: June 20, 2013, 02:53:11 am »
Quote from: askold on June 20, 2013, 02:30:54 am
Quote from: Magus Silveresti on June 19, 2013, 05:40:24 pm
1hell meditation has more scientific grounds for benefits than "faith healing" does.

So...

Is that like, meditating about hell? Imagining that you are in hell? How is that supposed to help you? Or have any scientific evidence behind it...

pretty sure there was meant to be a comma there....
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Re: Faith Healing vs Big Pharma
« Reply #6 on: June 20, 2013, 03:26:35 am »
Yes, missing comma due to stream-of-consciousness writing style.  My bad.
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Re: Faith Healing vs Big Pharma
« Reply #7 on: June 20, 2013, 12:17:06 pm »
THE WAR ON EARTH'S CHILDREN CONTINUES. What Mr.Nevershould means that is the same detrimental effect that is attacking science and reason:Religion overstepping it's boundaries.
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Re: Faith Healing vs Big Pharma
« Reply #8 on: June 20, 2013, 01:55:40 pm »
Well, I am a licenced cleric and just recently invested in a bunch of scrolls of cure wounds, who wants to team up with me and make a killing being faith healers in the deep south?
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Re: Faith Healing vs Big Pharma
« Reply #9 on: June 20, 2013, 03:00:21 pm »
Not funny. I live in Alabama.
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Re: Faith Healing vs Big Pharma
« Reply #10 on: June 21, 2013, 03:54:04 am »
Quote from: Dakota Bob on June 20, 2013, 01:55:40 pm
Well, I am a licenced cleric and just recently invested in a bunch of scrolls of cure wounds, who wants to team up with me and make a killing being faith healers in the deep south?

How many points did you drop into your healing skills?
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Re: Faith Healing vs Big Pharma
« Reply #11 on: June 21, 2013, 05:28:03 am »
Quote from: Cerim Treascair on June 21, 2013, 03:54:04 am
Quote from: Dakota Bob on June 20, 2013, 01:55:40 pm
Well, I am a licenced cleric and just recently invested in a bunch of scrolls of cure wounds, who wants to team up with me and make a killing being faith healers in the deep south?

How many points did you drop into your healing skills?

About 2. Never said I was a very good cleric, did I?  ;D
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Re: Faith Healing vs Big Pharma
« Reply #12 on: June 21, 2013, 05:38:53 am »
Quote from: Dakota Bob on June 21, 2013, 05:28:03 am
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Quote from: Dakota Bob on June 20, 2013, 01:55:40 pm
Well, I am a licenced cleric and just recently invested in a bunch of scrolls of cure wounds, who wants to team up with me and make a killing being faith healers in the deep south?

How many points did you drop into your healing skills?

About 2. Never said I was a very good cleric, did I?  ;D

You're a faith healer. Actual healing abilities are irrelevant.
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Re: Faith Healing vs Big Pharma
« Reply #13 on: June 21, 2013, 10:17:54 am »
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Re: Faith Healing vs Big Pharma
« Reply #14 on: June 25, 2013, 11:23:10 am »
Quote from: askold on June 20, 2013, 02:30:54 am
Is there biblical mathemathics?
Yes. Pi equals 3.
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