tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27295521.post6127289093925310505..comments2023-10-28T05:20:11.357-05:00Comments on Bob Barbanes: Warren and MeBob Barbanes:http://www.blogger.com/profile/12344068760904928223noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27295521.post-27804362527050171702008-05-27T13:35:00.000-05:002008-05-27T13:35:00.000-05:00A deeply moving post, Bob. My heart went out to y...A deeply moving post, Bob. My heart went out to you when you disclosed that your best friend had died at such an early age. No one can know why some people are able to resist the power of drugs/alcohol while others stumble blindly on thinking it will solve their problems. Why did he take to it and you did not when you both, supposedly, had the same dreams. I can only think that you wanted Guanaja Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05988022509539015923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27295521.post-80064977745206986642008-05-26T21:49:00.000-05:002008-05-26T21:49:00.000-05:00Awesome story. Thanks for sharing it.People need t...Awesome story. Thanks for sharing it.<BR/>People need to stay away from drugs. If you have a problem get help, don't be scared.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13080439568105974568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27295521.post-58197106211566319412008-05-23T19:17:00.000-05:002008-05-23T19:17:00.000-05:00Yes, I'll agree that the power of prayer seems...o...Yes, I'll agree that the power of prayer seems...oh...random, or intermittent enough to render our trust in it something less than incomplete. To wit: If it works <I>sometimes,</I> why doesn't it work <I>all</I> of the time? And why can't I pray for myself a million dollars? Good questions.<BR/><BR/>At this point I'm unclear on exactly how, but I do know that prayer does work. It's a Bob Barbanes:https://www.blogger.com/profile/12344068760904928223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27295521.post-15965676195914664492008-05-23T15:38:00.000-05:002008-05-23T15:38:00.000-05:00Great Post,I've been a God fearing man for 33 year...Great Post,<BR/><BR/>I've been a God fearing man for 33 years since I was seven years old. But increasingly recently I'm beginning to wonder if prayer isn't just a coping mechanism in hard times drilled into us especially as kids. I've been doing an awful lot of praying recently coincidentally around a helicopter career that just won't get off the ground. Like you I had flying dreams as a child. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27295521.post-29260947785069670472008-05-23T12:02:00.000-05:002008-05-23T12:02:00.000-05:00It'd be interesting to read about your thoughts on...It'd be interesting to read about your thoughts on prayer. The utility argument (soothes your fears, lowers blood pressure, etc) for prayer is certainly indisputable. I just don't think it works the way its advertised to actually do. Performing simple experiments can prove this. In spite of that I still pray occasionally. Not in the orthodox sense of course. Some people say praying builds onAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27295521.post-89292610675870914482008-05-23T07:45:00.000-05:002008-05-23T07:45:00.000-05:00Great post, Bob.I'd be very interested to read you...Great post, Bob.<BR/><BR/>I'd be very interested to read your thoughts on prayer. My wife and I talked about that for three hours while driving last weekend.Redleftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04834798382800790723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27295521.post-8381921903360166282008-05-23T06:57:00.000-05:002008-05-23T06:57:00.000-05:00Thanks, Hal. But you know, when I first read your...Thanks, Hal. But you know, when I first read your comment I thought to myself, <I>Did I misspell it? I don't even remember using a big word like that.</I><BR/><BR/>Rodolfo, I dearly hope that the only reason we're here is *not* to propagate our genes - or I'm in big trouble. <BR/><BR/>And I'm not sure I agree with you on the power of prayer. I do believe in it (long story), but then again Bob Barbanes:https://www.blogger.com/profile/12344068760904928223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27295521.post-58342593762953059782008-05-23T03:48:00.000-05:002008-05-23T03:48:00.000-05:00Very thoughtful post. Consider yourself lucky. N...Very thoughtful post. Consider yourself lucky. No amount of praying could predict the outcome of our destiny. <BR/><BR/>Sh*t happens I guess. We want it all to make sense. But as I get older the more I realize that the world is random and the only reason we're here is to propagate our genes. I don't know why God designed it that way but I guess it's for future generations to figure it all Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27295521.post-91007684701853324642008-05-23T00:03:00.000-05:002008-05-23T00:03:00.000-05:00Wow. I believe the word is evocative.Wow. I believe the word is <I>evocative</I>.Hal Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17350917997504370743noreply@blogger.com