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Article #11368Re: Does God need to prove He exists?
From: DanielSan
Date: Sun, 03 Aug 2008 23:33
Date: Sun, 03 Aug 2008 23:33
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rbwinn wrote: > 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. Why? Do you think he doesn't know the Bible? -- **************************************************** * DanielSan -- alt.atheism #2226 * *--------------------------------------------------* * Can God create a Thai dish so spicy that even He * * can't eat it? * ****************************************************
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