Phoenix32890 wrote:
Quote:An acquaintance told me that, if some hoped-for good happened to him when he was a child, he believed that god had answered his prayers. Whereas, if there was a bad outcome or happening, he must have acted in such a way as to displease god. He and I agreed that this was a good example of "post hoc" reasoning.
I once heard that God always answered a person's prayers. If the person did not get what he prayed for, the reason was that God said, "NO"! Now THAT covers just about every contingency.
when developing a belief system/philosophy it's always to your advantage to have an exit strategy. Kind of the exception that makes the rule.
