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Article #11412Re: Does God need to prove He exists?
From: Alex W.
Date: Sat, 02 Aug 2008 22:38
Date: Sat, 02 Aug 2008 22:38
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"Steve O" <nospamhere@thanks.com> wrote in message news:6fk3p8Fbp9kiU1@mid.individual.net... > > > "rbwinn" <rbwinn3@juno.com> wrote in message > news:09e5affa-bbc1-41a6-8daa-ec204d050fd5@l64g2000hse.googlegroups.com... >> On Aug 1, 11:54?pm, DanielSan <daniel...@speakeasy.net> wrote: >>> rbwinn wrote: >>> > 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. ? >>> >>> Sure there is. ?The failure to atone for "sins" is everlasting torture. >>> >>> > You atheists say that you do not want to enter >>> > heaven. ?You will get exactly what you say you want. ?So where is the >>> > threat? >>> > It is a threat to give someone what they say they want? >>> >>> You've not heard of "Hell", have you? >> >> Well, but you atheists would be more miserable in the presence of God >> than you would be in the presence of Satan. If you want to be with >> Satan, you should be allowed to be with Satan. >> Robert B. winn > > What, in your wild, loony imagination, would make you think that we would > " want to be with Satan"? I certainly would not want to be anywhere that he and his ilk are. Not for a moment, and assuredly not for eternity.
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