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Re: Does God need to prove He exists?

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From: Alex W.
Date: Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:14
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"Dogmantic Pyrrhonist (AKA Al)" <alwhipp@optusnet.com.au> 
wrote in message 
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> On Jul 31, 3:45 am, rbwinn <rbwi...@juno.com> wrote:
>> On Jul 30, 5:39 am, "Steve O" <nospamh...@thanks.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.
>>
>> > The bible isn't evidence of anything- it's story with 
>> > so- called magical
>> > events included in it.
>> > We keep telling you that, but you don't listen.
>> > The actual tunnel itself is evidence, not the book that 
>> > mentions it..
>>
>> > > different books of the Old Testament describe the 
>> > > construction of
>> > > Hezekiah's tunnel.
>> > > Robert B. Winn
>>
>> > Different books of the Old Testament describe sheep, 
>> > too.
>> > Why do you think either description is significant or 
>> > important?
>> > You haven't told us yet.
>>
>> > --
>> > Steve O
>>
>> Well, sheep are used metaphorically in the Bible to 
>> denote followers
>> of Jesus Christ.
>> Robert B. Winn
>
> We tend to use the term sheep too.  It conjures ideas 
> quite suitable.
> A rather dim animal, bred (using controlled evolution) to 
> be even
> stupider than it started as, that mindlessly follows 
> around the head
> of the flock and eats all the grass.  And shits on 
> everything.

OTOH, sheep are useful providers of milk (and cheese), wool 
and meat.
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From: "Alex W." <ingilt@yahoo.co.uk>
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Subject: Re: Does God need to prove He exists?
Date: Fri, 1 Aug 2008 01:14:38 +0100
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