In response to Geri (Lou) Jensen’s June 5 letter to the editor: Let me see if I’ve got this right. You assert, “A lapse in the brain’s critical function seems necessary to accept belief of a deity!”
So, I, out of respect for scientific methods of discovery, contact Professor Uffe Schjøedt, Department of the Study of Religion, Aarhus University, Denmark, who authored the research referenced in your May 22 letter. Professor Schjøedt kindly forwarded a copy of the Denmark Study (Published by Oxford University Press, March 12, 2010).
I read and reread the study and contacted the author, asking him to answer specific questions in an honest effort to either substantiate your claim, or refute your interpretation of its findings.
Professor Schjøedt, thoughtfully, takes the time to reply to my questions, stating, “No, [the] study does not support [your] claim at all,” this based on empirical evidence.
I share the transcript of my correspondence with Professor Schjoedt and you respond with, “Did I even read it? ” Not only did I read it, I talked with the author to know the truth of his writings.
Interesting.
Very much like my daily life with God. I read His writings and then I talk to Him about truth.
“To you who are ready for the truth, I
say this: Love those who would disparage
you. Let them bring out the best in you,
not the worst. When someone gives you
a hard time, respond with the energies of
prayer for that person . . . use the occasion
to practice the servant life. No more titfor
tat stuff.
Live generously.” (Luke 6:28 The
Message: The Bible in Contemporary
Language)
Geri (Lou), may the Lord bless you and keep you; may the Lord make His face to shine upon and enlighten you; may He be gracious and kind to you; may He turn His face toward you and give you peace . . . tranquility of heart and life continually.
Garry Gamble
Grand Marais
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