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Article #11493Re: Does God need to prove He exists?
From: Steve O
Date: Sat, 02 Aug 2008 22:01
Date: Sat, 02 Aug 2008 22:01
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"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"? -- Steve O a.a. #2240 (Apatheist Chapter) B.A.A.W.A. Convicted by Earthquack Exempt from purgatory by papal indulgence
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