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From: minsky@media.mit.edu (Marvin Minsky)
Subject: Re: Is there a spiritual force which also effects the future?
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Date: Sun, 11 Sep 1994 16:42:25 GMT
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In article <SOSUSER.2.2E731869@sos.net> SOSUSER@sos.net (SOSFULLUSER) writes:
>Dear Reader,
>
>Many people believe that past, present, and future events are influenced by 
>spiritual events.  What is your thoughts?

Thousands of years ago, many clever people discovered that it was easy
to implant this belief into innocent minds, and that these victims
would then pay handsome fees to those who claimed to be able to
manipulate these effects. This activity soon became so profitable that
it is now the third largest industry in the world, surpassed only by
entertainment and government.  It frequently attempts to advance
itself by taking over government and by abolishing entertainment.

Um, I don't know how good they are at changing the past.  It's hard to
design really good experiments for that.


