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Re: Does God need to prove He exists?

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From: Ben Dolan
Date: Sun, 03 Aug 2008 19:02
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Antares 531 <gordonlrDELETE@swbell.net> wrote:

> On Sun, 3 Aug 2008 11:42:58 -0700, ben_dolan_III@reet.com (Ben Dolan)
> wrote:
> 
> >rbwinn <rbwinn3@juno.com> wrote:
> >
> >> So decide for yourselves whether or not Satan is imaginary.
> >
> >im-ag-i-nar-y (adj.) 1. existing only in the imagination, unreal
> >
> >It's not for anyone to "decide", child. Facts are not optional or
> >selectable. Satan (like all gods) is imaginary, because he exists only
> >in the human imagination.
> >
> Ben, you're imagining things, here. This can not be objectively
> proven, so any conclusion one way or the other falls into the realm of
> imagination.

Yes it can, actually. See "God, the Failed Hypothesis" by Victor
Stenger.
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From: ben_dolan_III@reet.com (Ben Dolan)
Date: Sun, 3 Aug 2008 12:02:54 -0700
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