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Article #11355Re: Does God need to prove He exists?
From: rbwinn
Date: Sun, 03 Aug 2008 23:01
Date: Sun, 03 Aug 2008 23:01
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On Aug 3, 9:08�am, Free Lunch <lu...@nofreelunch.us> wrote: > On Sun, 3 Aug 2008 08:03:19 -0700 (PDT), rbwinn <rbwi...@juno.com> wrote > in alt.atheism: > > > > > > >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. > > Satan is not there. Satan is one of the gods borrowed by Christianity. > > >Choose for yourself > >what you are going to do. > > Accept reality and reject fantasy. > > >If you really did not believe in Satan, it > >would not bother you if he is mentioned. > > It does not bother me that you mention Satan. It bothers me that you > tell us lies. > > >Prior to this atheists were > >almost estatic whenever Harry Potter was mentioned, and Harry Potter > >is definitely an imaginary being. > > And you tell us more lies. > > >What makes you so upset when Satan > >is mentioned? > > The mention does not upset me, your lies do. Of course, it doesn't > bother me that you offer your dishonesty as an example of how to be a > good LDS. I suppose that someone in SLC might be upset, since you really > make LDS look bad with your intentional ignorance, foolishness and lies, > but that is their problem, not mine. > > I think you are a complete fake.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - Well, maybe you would like me to send you a copy of the Bible. Robert B. Winn
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