Posted by Fiiiyer on February 17, 2003 at 14:45:56:
In Reply to: OK, I'll help you be analytical... posted by PS on February 17, 2003 at 14:38:40:
...and I'm stuck at work without really the time available I want to spend on this.
Logical (analytical) thinking (contrary to popular belief) I understand and use quite often! My only source of confusions is that there are so many possibilities.
OH...I think I got it!!! Bill's going back to school, isn't he?!?!?!?!
*Nancy thinks a light bulb just shorted out over her red head!*
What for? To be a priest? If so, I have an uncle who can hook him up with a few priestly letters of reccomendation (I don't know if priests need those, but it can't hurt to help getting into seminary). To be a Preacher, Reverend, Teacher, Artist, Ballerina, creator of things kewl and awesome?????
Am I right?
~N~
: Sigh...
: OK, let's be analytical, shall we?
: I said to forget about Chili's and Cornerstone as foundational right? That would also include Bill's description regarding Cornerstone and what he is doing there. None of this is relevant.
: What does that leave to consider?
: 1. It actually is something you are going to be doing soon also.
: Start here! What are YOU going to be doing soon? Each OBVIOUS answer is a working hypothesis.
: 2. Though Bill will be doing it on a higher level.
: Now test your hypotheses. For each one, ask: Is it something Bill could do at a higher level? (You may need additional info to answer this affirmatively, but if it is at least possible, that is, if the question makes practical sense, you are on the right track.
: 3. This will enable him to do something else in the future that will benefit lots of people.
: Now test your hypothesis again. If Bill's doing of this thing (the same thing you're doing at the higher level) will enable him to enrich and benefit others someday, the hypothesis still works.
: 4. Bill is very scared about the whole thing, but he KNOWS it is God.
: If you can see why some person might be nervous about engaging in this kind of endeavor (and perhaps why Bill might be such a person), then your hypothesis is plausible. If it is possible that God might lead someone to do this, then your answer is likely enough to suggest as an answer to the riddle.
: NOTE: Critical questions to ask yourself at every step of the way:
: Am I really reaching with my answer?
: Is my answer illogical instead of obvious?
: Am I on acid?
: If the answer to any of these is YES, you should go back and try again.
: (If the answer to the third is YES, you should check yourself into a rehab.)
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