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--- [log in to unmask] wrote: > In a message dated 08/05/2000 6:39:20 AM Eastern Daylight Time, > [log in to unmask] writes: > > << but when a plane arrives safely at its > destination, without any mishap at all, nobody considers it > miraculous. >> > > unless of course you ever land in turbulent weather. Ah yes, but you prove my point. Nobody ever thinks it miraculous when a flight enjoys continuous fine weather, which is much to be preferred to flying, even safely, through turbulence. For that matter, plenty of people pray for relief from toothache, and if they receive it, they may well think it a miracle; but nobody ever considers it a miracle to have a perfectly healthy set of teeth, even though that is a far greater blessing that relief from toothache. Oriens. ____________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.co.uk address at http://mail.yahoo.co.uk or your free @yahoo.ie address at http://mail.yahoo.ie %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%