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Re: Does God need to prove He exists?

#12501
From: rbwinn
Date: Sat, 19 Jul 2008 06:42
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On Jul 18, 3:48�pm, "Smiler" <Smi...@Joe.King.com> wrote:
> "BuddyThunder" <nos...@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:
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> >>>> 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.
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> >>> Al- Hide quoted text -
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> >> Some Christians do use profanity, but the biggest promoters of
> >> profanity are atheists.
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> > Cite? Evidence? Or just bigoted belief?
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> That's too hard a question for Skippy. There are 3 possible answers!
> I know which answer my money's on.
>
Atheists give profanity a holy status in their religion.
Robert B. Winn
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From: rbwinn <rbwinn3@juno.com>
Newsgroups: sci.physics,cam.misc,alt.sci.physics,alt.atheism
Subject: Re: Does God need to prove He exists?
Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2008 23:42:28 -0700 (PDT)
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