A college student conducted a study designed to see if prayer would promote
the growth of plants. He designed a carefully controlled study (identical
soil composition, lighting, food, seeds from the same batch, etc.) in which
the only variable was that one group of plants received prayers, the other
didn't. After several months, there were no significant differences in the
growth patterns of the two groups of plants. The student's conclusion: He
was not sufficiently endowed with grace for his prayers to be effective.
I've heard worse explanations.......
Peter Smagorinsky
University of Oklahoma
College of Education
Department of Instructional Leadership and Academic Curriculum
820 Van Vleet Oval
Norman, OK 73019-0260
(405)325-3533
fax: (405)325-4061
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