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To: Father Terrence who wrote (29757)	1/31/1999 9:07:00 PM
From: Grainne	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 108807

What is "irrational" about X and the St. Christopher's medal is that power is given to an inanimate object for the purpose of protection. I am quite sure the earliest cave people had talismans--the use of protective or symbolic objects is universal among humans. It is superstitious, however, and would therefore seem to fall outside the pure rationalism you usually espouse.

To: Father Terrence who wrote (29757)	1/31/1999 9:22:00 PM
From: epicure	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 108807

It is irrational to think that the medal can help me when I take a test- in any way other than to calm me- as Cobalt suggested. And it was more to me than just a calming device. I think I can tell when I am being irrational (at least I can tell this some of the time, and especially at a temporal distance). I think it is irrational to imbue an object with the essence of my father. What is left of my father is in my head- why should an object be important?