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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>My dear friend,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>"Faith is not an opinion but a
state." </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Paul Tillich, The Courage To Be</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Julie</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A href="mailto:chay@alaska.com" title=chay@alaska.com>Heidi and Dan Chay</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
href="mailto:OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU"
title=OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU>OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, September 18, 2001 11:30
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Learning</DIV>
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<DIV>Dear Hape,</DIV>
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<DIV>Thank you for raising this thread about interpreting
NYC=>Wingdings! Interpretations about coincidences such as you
illuminated happen all the time. Not simply RE conspiracies,
either, but they also are common in religious and spiritual thinking.
Many of my most dear friends buttress their faith with lovely after-the-fact
interpretations of coincidences.</DIV>
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<DIV>Artur writes:</DIV>
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<DIV>But this type of message says a lot about the society we are
living in. Is this world ruled by Bush or by Sharon?</DIV>
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<DIV>Maybe we can say that part of the reason that so many people respond so
strongly to such coincidences is that in too many spaces it is not safe to
make ourselves vulnerable in ways that help us (and others) learn? Or
that so many people have had the experience that "judgment kills learning," so
never got so far as to learn about statistics? What do you think,
Artur?</DIV>
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<DIV>At any rate, thank you again, Hape, for raising the question in this
space. For me, looking up the Paulos reference so that I could share it
with you was a learning experience instigated by the gift of your
sharing.</DIV>
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<DIV>Best wishes,</DIV>
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<DIV>Dan<BR><BR></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>