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From: stgprao@st.unocal.COM (Richard Ottolini)
Subject: Re: Is there a spiritual force which also effects the future?
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Date: Sun, 11 Sep 1994 18:15:09 GMT
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In article <1994Sep11.164225.6753@news.media.mit.edu>,
Marvin Minsky <minsky@media.mit.edu> wrote:
>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.

Are you talking about religion, education or organized science? :-)
