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I think it was George Carlin who tried to call an end to the inter-religious strife in this world, saying something like: Doesn't it all boil down to one basic prayer, one spiritual need that we can all agree on? I've got it -- one prayer that anyone, of any faith, can share in wholeheartedly. It goes like this: Dear God, please alter all the natural, physical laws of the universe for my personal benefit.