merrill@rex.DEC (02/14/85)
Ask them if they believe that God "uses" anything and anyone he wants to answer their prayers. If yes, you're all set. If no, ask if God is limited. Once they buy the doctrine of "available means" they are likely to let a "believing" doctor treat them. I have been able to talk a Seventh Day Adventist to this point of view. Don't know about others.
eugenez@azure.UUCP (Eugene Zinter) (02/19/85)
> Ask them if they believe that God "uses" anything and anyone he wants > to answer their prayers. If yes, you're all set. If no, ask if God > is limited. Once they buy the doctrine of "available means" they are > likely to let a "believing" doctor treat them. I have been able to > talk a Seventh Day Adventist to this point of view. Don't know about > others. I fail to see how this proves anything for your case. Seventh Day Adventists are VERY big on Medical care and even build their own Hospitals and Medical Universities (Loma Linda University, in California for example). If you had been able to persuade someone who is of the Christian Science faith into believing this ?doctrine?, then I think you would be onto something. Eugene C. Zinter