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Article #11124Re: Does God need to prove He exists?
From: rbwinn
Date: Tue, 05 Aug 2008 13:28
Date: Tue, 05 Aug 2008 13:28
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On Aug 4, 9:11�pm, hhyaps...@gmail.com wrote: > On Aug 5, 6:57 am, rbwinn <rbwi...@juno.com> wrote: > > > > > > > On Aug 3, 11:44 pm, hhyaps...@gmail.com wrote: > > > > On Aug 3, 11:03 pm, rbwinn <rbwi...@juno.com> wrote: > > > > > On Aug 2, 8:52 pm, Free Lunch <lu...@nofreelunch.us> wrote: > > > > > > On Fri, 1 Aug 2008 23:37:25 -0700 (PDT), rbwinn <rbwi...@juno.com> wrote > > > > > in alt.atheism: > > > > > > >On Aug 1, 8:26?am, DanielSan <daniel...@speakeasy.net> wrote: > > > > > >> rbwinn wrote: > > > > > >> > On Jul 31, 6:21 pm, DanielSan <daniel...@speakeasy.net> wrote: > > > > > >> >> rbwinn wrote: > > > > > >> >>> On Jul 31, 5:52 am, DanielSan <daniel...@speakeasy.net> wrote: > > > > > >> >>>> rbwinn wrote: > > > > > >> >>>>> On Jul 30, 10:15 pm, DanielSan <daniel...@speakeasy.net> wrote: > > > > > >> >>>>>> rbwinn wrote: > > > > > >> >>>>>>> On Jul 30, 6:14 pm, "Smiler" <Smi...@Joe.King.com> wrote: > > > > > >> >>>>>>>> "rbwinn" <rbwi...@juno.com> wrote in message > > > > > >> >>>>>>>>news:9dcddedb-bce6-457f-b0c5-d9a6d2bb6bd7@m45g2000hsb.googlegroups.com... > > > > > >> >>>>>>>> On Jul 22, 10:04?am, "Steve O" <nospamh...@thanks.com> wrote: > > > > > >> >>>>>>>>> "rbwinn" <rbwi...@juno.com> wrote in message > > > > > >> >>>>>>>>>news:8ab589a3-2731-4a92-a41e-d6870a4e6f4b@k13g2000hse.googlegroups.com... > > > > > >> >>>>>>>>>> On Jul 21, 10:08 pm, "Steve O" <nospamh...@thanks.com> wrote: > > > > > >> >>>>>>>>>>> "rbwinn" <rbwi...@juno.com> wrote in message > > > > > >> >>>>>>>>>>>news:efa8da13-56b6-4386-bfe5-c571b689a669@d1g2000hsg.googlegroups.com... > > > > > >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> God is the same yesterday, today, and forever. > > > > > >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> You have no evidence at all about God.- Hide quoted text - > > > > > >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> - Show quoted text - > > > > > >> >>>>>>>>>>>> Would you like me to send you a copy of the Bible? > > > > > >> >>>>>>>>>>>> Robert B. Winn > > > > > >> >>>>>>>>>>> You could, but it would be much better if you could provide some > > > > > >> >>>>>>>>>>> evidence > > > > > >> >>>>>>>>>>> of > > > > > >> >>>>>>>>>>> God as well. > > > > > >> >>>>>>>>>>> -- > > > > > >> >>>>>>>>>>> Steve O > > > > > >> >>>>>>>>>> God sent His Only Begotten Son, Steve. ?If that was not enough for > > > > > >> >>>>>>>>>> you, nothing I could do or say is going to convince you of anything. > > > > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Robert B. Winn > > > > > >> >>>>>>>>> Got any evidence that Jesus was the son of God? > > > > > >> >>>>>>>>> Please don't say, "the Bible" - that isn't evidence of anything at all, > > > > > >> >>>>>>>>> it's > > > > > >> >>>>>>>>> just an old, old story. > > > > > >> >>>>>>>>> -- > > > > > >> >>>>>>>>> Steve O > > > > > >> >>>>>>>> Well, actually the Bible is evidence of Hezekiah's tunnel. Three > > > > > >> >>>>>>>> different books of the Old Testament describe the construction of > > > > > >> >>>>>>>> Hezekiah's tunnel. > > > > > >> >>>>>>>> ================================ > > > > > >> >>>>>>>> Several of the Harry Potter books mention Kings Cross station. > > > > > >> >>>>>>>> Does that make the Harry Potter stories true? > > > > > >> >>>>>>>> Smiler, > > > > > >> >>>>>>> Why don't you spend some more time studying it, Smiler, and decide for > > > > > >> >>>>>>> yourself? I know that atheists are a little lacking in self- > > > > > >> >>>>>>> confidence, but I think you could decide this question for yourself. > > > > > >> >>>>>> I've studied Hezekiah's Tunnel since you brought it up. I still fail to > > > > > >> >>>>>> see what its existence has to do with the truthfulness of the Bible. > > > > > >> >>>>>> -- > > > > > >> >>>>>> ****************************************************** > > > > > >> >>>>>> * DanielSan -- alt.atheism #2226 * > > > > > >> >>>>> Well, first you would have to make a decision about Hezekiah's > > > > > >> >>>>> tunnel. Does the tunnel really exist or is it just a hoax the way one > > > > > >> >>>>> atheist claimed? > > > > > >> >>>> Which atheist? Provide a quote. > > > > > >> >>>>> Then if you decide it exists, how does that relate > > > > > >> >>>>> to the description of its construction in the Old Testament? Was the > > > > > >> >>>>> tunnel seen today the tunnel described in the Old Testament, or is it > > > > > >> >>>>> some other tunnel the way atheists continue to say in this newsgroup? > > > > > >> >>>> Which atheists? Provide quotes. > > > > > >> >>>>> I know this is difficult, but it really is possible for an atheist to > > > > > >> >>>>> make a decision about this. > > > > > >> >>>>> The verses of the Bible that describe the construction of Hezekiah's > > > > > >> >>>>> tunnel are either true, or they are false. So far, having said that > > > > > >> >>>>> the Bible is only myth, atheists are not willing to admit that there > > > > > >> >>>>> are verses describing the construction of Hezekiah's tunnel that are > > > > > >> >>>>> obviously true. > > > > > >> >>>> How about this mindblower: > > > > > >> >>>> Hezekiah's Tunnel exists. The Bible talks about it. The Bible is > > > > > >> >>>> true...on this fact only...but has nothing to do with the truthfulness > > > > > >> >>>> of the Bible. > > > > > >> >>>> Look at every fiction story ever written. A great majority of them > > > > > >> >>>> write about the Earth. An even greater majority talk about humans. > > > > > >> >>>> Does that mean that the book itself is now nonfiction since it describe > > > > > >> >>>> the Earth exactly how we see it today and how humans are? > > > > > >> >>> Well, we have made progress to a point, that an atheist has admitted > > > > > >> >>> that the Biblical account of the construction of Hezekiah's tunnel is > > > > > >> >>> true. First of all, not all fiction books describe the construction > > > > > >> >>> of something that can be observed. > > > > > >> >> And that's irrelevant. > > > > > > >> >>> But your premise is wrong. Just because you can find a fiction book > > > > > >> >>> that describes something that can be seen does not prove that all > > > > > >> >>> books that describe something that can be seen are fiction. > > > > > >> >> Doesn't prove they're nonfiction, either. You're starting to get it. > > > > > >> >> Just because a book talks about the construction of something is > > > > > >> >> irrelevant to the veracity of the book. > > > > > > >> > No, it is not irrelevant. > > > > > > >> Yes. ?Yes, it is. > > > > > > >> >>> The > > > > > >> >>> furthest you can go would be to say that the book that describes > > > > > >> >>> something that can be seen could be fiction or non-fiction, but you > > > > > >> >>> cannot say that you have proven it to be fiction. So you would have > > > > > >> >>> to find something else in the book that you claim is fiction, not > > > > > >> >>> Hezekiah's tunnel, which has been proven to be non-fiction. I hope > > > > > >> >>> this will help you in your studies. > > > > > >> >> When you get on to proving that God thing as non-fiction, do let me know. > > > > > > >> >> -- > > > > > >> > God already proved it. ?If you reject the atonement of Christ for your > > > > > >> > sins, it is your problem, not mine. > > > > > > >> God has done nothing of the sort. ?Someone told you that God proved it, > > > > > >> but do you have any evidence that he did? > > > > > > >> PS: Your threat given vicariously through some dead guy we can't even > > > > > >> show to exist is summarily rejected. > > > > > > >There is no threat. You atheists say that you do not want to enter > > > > > >heaven. > > > > > > Once again, you have chosen to lie. What we have said is that there is > > > > > no reason to believe in heaven because no evidence at all backs up your > > > > > claim that heaven exists. We have said nothing about wanting or not > > > > > wanting to enter it, though it is true that the heaven that many > > > > > Christians describe is hellishly oppressive. > > > > > > >You will get exactly what you say you want. So where is the > > > > > >threat? > > > > > > You act as if there is a hell. No evidence backs it up, yet you continue > > > > > to yammer on about this imaginary place. > > > > > > >It is a threat to give someone what they say they want? > > > > > > Hell and heaven are both fantasies. No evidence backs up anything about > > > > > them. Every time you talk about it, you show us how completely deluded > > > > > you are.- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > - Show quoted text - > > > > > I was not talking about hell. You were. I mention Satan once in a > > > > while, but only to designate that he is there. Choose for yourself > > > > what you are going to do. If you really did not believe in Satan, it > > > > would not bother you if he is mentioned. Prior to this atheists were > > > > almost estatic whenever Harry Potter was mentioned, and Harry Potter > > > > is definitely an imaginary being. What makes you so upset when Satan > > > > is mentioned? > > > > Robert B. Winn > > > > There are so many gods with your god. > > > So, is this satan a good god? > > > Remember that sometime ago you said that god stepped aside for satan > > > to implement his program?- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text - > > > No, I do not remember that. > > Robert B. Winn > > Go and read what you had posted in your previous message. > You are aware that you have mental problem....that's why you could not > remember things.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - I don'tr remember it because it did not happen. That is not a mental problem. If I did remember something that did not happen, then that would be a mental problem. Robert B. Winn
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