Some of the others participating in the project have written that they're imagining responses to their own prayers or that they've noticed an unusual coincidence or two...
Sep 21, 2012
Day 5: Tempted by the Rosary
Much to my surprise, I find myself craving for a script in my "prayers," something I can repeat every day instead of thinking of what to say. I find myself tempted to pray the rosary.
Sep 20, 2012
Day 4: What constitutes revelation- more thoughts
If communication has come so far from any supreme being, I haven't recognized it. The discussions at the Experiment FaceBook page yesterday highlighted the difficult of defining what would count as communication.
Sep 19, 2012
What constitutes revelation?
Coincidences happen.
Many people I love and respect don't believe that, but they do happen. And they do not count as signs from gods, unless we're going to accept all coincidences as signs from gods.
On the Experiment FaceBook page, another blogger commented that he'd had a couple of nice coincidences since the project started.
Many people I love and respect don't believe that, but they do happen. And they do not count as signs from gods, unless we're going to accept all coincidences as signs from gods.
On the Experiment FaceBook page, another blogger commented that he'd had a couple of nice coincidences since the project started.
Is this thing on?
Sep 18, 2012
None of the above
Which god(s) to pray to? Tim Mawson and others discussed this question before the project started. We could pray to the toaster god, for instance, though Tim seemed to feel it made more sense to pray as if one might be heard by a Supreme Being.
My answer, of course, is "none of the above." I've yet to read or hear about a god of men that lived up to the universe in which we live. It's difficult to reconcile omniscience and omnipotence with Jehovah, for instance. His acts, as described in the Old Testament, are those of a tribal warlord. He commands and blesses the activities one might expect from a band of cutthroat raiders looking for good luck omens.
My answer, of course, is "none of the above." I've yet to read or hear about a god of men that lived up to the universe in which we live. It's difficult to reconcile omniscience and omnipotence with Jehovah, for instance. His acts, as described in the Old Testament, are those of a tribal warlord. He commands and blesses the activities one might expect from a band of cutthroat raiders looking for good luck omens.
How long will I listen for a response?
Yesterday on the A P E FaceBook Page, the consonant-challenged Mr. Breeuwer made the comment below:
"I like your analogy about SETI. Shouldn't a prayer's response, in that context, be worth waiting for? How long has SETI been operational? How many responses have they received? How long are you prepared to wait for a prayer's response?"
"I like your analogy about SETI. Shouldn't a prayer's response, in that context, be worth waiting for? How long has SETI been operational? How many responses have they received? How long are you prepared to wait for a prayer's response?"
These are good questions. SETI has been listening for decades now, and they've only targeted a small fraction of the sky. Why shouldn't we keep the antennas up as well?
I have no problem with the idea of keeping the antennae energized and in position indefinitely with
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