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Re: Does God need to prove He exists?

#12481
From: Smiler
Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2008 22:48
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"BuddyThunder" <nospam@paradise.net.nz> wrote in message
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> rbwinn wrote:
>> On Jul 15, 7:49 pm, "Dogmantic Pyrrhonist (AKA Al)"
>> <alwh...@optusnet.com.au> wrote:
>>> On Jul 16, 12:10 pm, rbwinn <rbwi...@juno.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> On Jul 15, 1:00 am, "Dogmantic Pyrrhonist (AKA Al)"
>>>> <alwh...@optusnet.com.au> wrote:
>>>>> On Jul 15, 4:03 pm, rbwinn <rbwi...@juno.com> wrote:
>>>>>> On Jul 14, 8:43?pm, "Dogmantic Pyrrhonist (AKA Al)"
>>>>>> <alwh...@optusnet.com.au> wrote:
>>>>>>> On Jul 15, 1:40 am, ben_dolan_...@reet.com (Ben Dolan) wrote:
>>>>>>>> Dogmantic Pyrrhonist (AKA Al) <alwh...@optusnet.com.au> wrote:
>>>>>>>>> On Jul 14, 2:54 pm, ben_dolan_...@reet.com (Ben Dolan) wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> rbwinn <rbwi...@juno.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>> Thank you for your analysis, Peter. ?I was merely expanding on a
>>>>>>>>>>> statement from an atheist to show where it was leading:
>>>>>>>>>>> ?Atheists do
>>>>>>>>>>> not believe anything.
>>>>>>>>>> That's not true, we believe you're a fuckin' moron... We even
>>>>>>>>>> have
>>>>>>>>>> evidence!
>>>>>>>>> I'm going to take that as an article of faith. ?The evidence isn't
>>>>>>>>> compelling. ?We do have evidence that he's a liar. ?So he could be
>>>>>>>>> acting incredibly stupid, or more likely be stupid, it's
>>>>>>>>> impossible to
>>>>>>>>> tell. ?But the evidence for lies is overwhelming.
>>>>>>>>> So, we believe he's as stupid as dog shit. ?But we have evidence,
>>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>>> thus no need of faith, that he's a liar.
>>>>>>>> I understand your point, but I believe we have overwhelming
>>>>>>>> evidence of
>>>>>>>> both. Bobby is a classic newsgroup troll who desparately craves
>>>>>>>> attention. Lying is an excellent way to get attention, although it
>>>>>>>> normally means suffering considerable ridicule and insult in the
>>>>>>>> process.
>>>>>>>> But I also believe he's rather unintelligent (as most newsgroup
>>>>>>>> trolls
>>>>>>>> tend to be). He has shown a remarkable inability to absorb and
>>>>>>>> integrate
>>>>>>>> new information presented to him. There's no indication he reads
>>>>>>>> anything outside of the few newsgroups he spends countless hours
>>>>>>>> posting
>>>>>>>> in. And he has shown a breathtaking lack of self awareness and
>>>>>>>> maturity,
>>>>>>>> whether about his ridiculous physics kookiness or his puerile
>>>>>>>> religious
>>>>>>>> nonsense. Taken together these point to someone suffering from
>>>>>>>> mental
>>>>>>>> illness combined with a serious cognitive impairment, or as I
>>>>>>>> prefer to
>>>>>>>> think of it, he's a fuckin' moron...
>>>>>>> OK, I'll agree it's a good summary.
>>>>>>> Al- Hide quoted text -
>>>>>>> - Show quoted text -
>>>>>> Profanity is the attempt of a weak mind to make a strong statement,
>>>>>> Al.  You are agreeing with someone who has a weak mind.
>>>>>> Robert B. Winn
>>>>> I agree or disagree with propositions.  Not people.
>>>>> And your statements are wrong.  Profanity can be used by weak minds to
>>>>> attempt to make a strong statement.  Just because someone uses profane
>>>>> language, does not mean they have a "weak mind".  And what do you mean
>>>>> by "weak mind"?
>>>>> Al- Hide quoted text -
>>>> A weak mind is one that cannot deal with reality.
>>>> Robert B. Winn
>>> EG: Christians.
>>>
>>> Al- Hide quoted text -
>>
>> Some Christians do use profanity, but the biggest promoters of
>> profanity are atheists.
>
> Cite? Evidence? Or just bigoted belief?

That's too hard a question for Skippy. There are 3 possible answers!
I know which answer my money's on.

Smiler,
The godless one
a.a.# 2279
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