[lbo-talk] Lion kills Russian man who invoked God before jumping into cage

[C. G. Estabrook]

Yes, presumption exactly, and many who believe in a personal god would 
call it that.  There is a traditional Christian story (from the 
so-called Q document) on the matter, if rather symbolic and stylized: 
Matthew 4:5-7 and Luke 4:9-12.  --CGE

joanna wrote:
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> B. wrote:
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>> [What's with the whole 
>> invoking-God-before-jumping-into-a-cage-of-lions thing, anyway? This 
>> has happened at least once before, though I don't think the previous 
>> one resulted in death. -B.]
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> I think it's called presumption and shows the stupidity of belief in a 
> personal god.
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> Joanna
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