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Article #11437Re: Does God need to prove He exists?
From: rbwinn
Date: Sun, 03 Aug 2008 01:58
Date: Sun, 03 Aug 2008 01:58
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On Aug 2, 3:01�pm, "Steve O" <nospamh...@thanks.com> wrote: > "rbwinn" <rbwi...@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"? > Well, your rejection of the Atonement of Christ indicates that you would prefer to be with Satan than with Christ. Robert B. Winn
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