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HAT Forum - "Thoughts & Prayers - Living with the Superstitions of Others" by Michelle Edmunds

Today’s presentation will be a virtual meeting.
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Imagine a 40-year-old man who believes in Santa Claus. When people tell him Santa is just part of a kids fairy tale, the man says, "Oh, yeah?" Go ahead, then - prove there is no Santa Claus!"

Santa plus the multiple stories of gods and virgins and prophets and ghosts, and witches, black cats, cracked mirrors, spooky ladders, zombies, lucky animal feet (dead ones of course), plants that watch you, dead people coming for dinner and Bigfoot and his schmexie girlfriend, Nessie roaming forests and dipping in lakes since before whenever - is there a chance any of them are actually real?

Then there's prayers. To pray is to ask for something. Like when you ask your boss for the afternoon off and pray for a yes before asking and while waiting for a response. When your boss says, yes to time off you thank the god for listening and processing then maybe promise the god you'll feed a homeless person.

-When did the idea of praying begin?
-Can it be considered meditation?
Is believing in the supernatural (gods/ghosts etc.) harmless?
Let’s discuss. Won’t you join us?

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