Elwood "Bunky" Bartlett says a New Age book store made it possible for him to become an overnight multimillionaire.
Bartlett, an accountant from Dundalk, said he made a bargain with the multiple gods associated with his Wiccan beliefs: "You let me win the lottery and I'll teach." Both tickets he purchased had numbers chosen randomly from the computer.
This of course will reinforce "Bunky's" faith in his religious beliefs, just like it would if the person were a Christian, or a Jew, or a Muslim, or Hindu.
But if you were to ask any of those other believers if the Wiccan gods did indeed help this man to win the lottery, they would all answer "of course not"! They would say it was just a coincidence and had nothing to do with the fact that he won.
I always find it so interesting when people of faith lack faith in the beliefs of others. As if they alone have the market cornered on worshipping an invisible entity that they will never see.
Religion remains a fascinating subject for me.
Hah! TV news has been showing this newsbar all day: "lottery winner is an accountant who practices wicca and reiki massage". On first reading (which I'm sure is intended), I was thinking, what kind of massage is wicca?
ReplyDeleteAs Richard Dawkins says, every "believer" (insert any faith here) is an athiest when it comes to all other gods but their own; an athiest just goes one god further. ~~ D.K.
"every "believer" (insert any faith here) is an athiest when it comes to all other gods but their own; an athiest just goes one god further."
ReplyDeleteLOL, great quote.