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Article #12505Re: Does God need to prove He exists?
From: DanielSan
Date: Sat, 19 Jul 2008 06:53
Date: Sat, 19 Jul 2008 06:53
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rbwinn wrote: > On Jul 18, 8:22 pm, DanielSan <daniel...@speakeasy.net> wrote: >> BuddyThunder wrote: >>> rbwinn wrote: >>>> On Jul 18, 3:58 pm, BuddyThunder <nos...@paradise.net.nz> wrote: >>>>> rbwinn wrote: >>>>>> On Jul 17, 6:49 pm, DanielSan <daniel...@speakeasy.net> wrote: >>>>>>> rbwinn wrote: >>>>>>>> On Jul 17, 5:45 am, DanielSan <daniel...@speakeasy.net> wrote: >>>>>>>>> rbwinn wrote: >>>>>>>>>> On Jul 17, 5:27 am, DanielSan <daniel...@speakeasy.net> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>> rbwinn wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>> On Jul 16, 7:39 pm, "Dogmantic Pyrrhonist (AKA Al)" >>>>>>>>>>>> <alwh...@optusnet.com.au> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>> On Jul 17, 5:21 am, rbwinn <rbwi...@juno.com> 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. >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Robert B. Winn >>>>>>>>>>>>> And yet the minds that demonstrably don't deal with reality are >>>>>>>>>>>>> christians. Please do keep up. >>>>>>>>>>>> Atheists are the people who are trying to make the Bible >>>>>>>>>>>> disappear. >>>>>>>>>>> Yep. You've just demonstrated that you aren't dealing with >>>>>>>>>>> reality. >>>>>>>>>>> Atheists are not trying to make the Bible disappear. >>>>>>>>>> Well, I think thy are. >>>>>>>>> Your thoughts have no bearing on reality. >>>>>>>>>> That is one reason why they are so intrigued >>>>>>>>>> by Harry Potter books. >>>>>>>>> Um, no. You still aren't getting it, are you? Harry Potter is >>>>>>>>> just a >>>>>>>>> convenient fiction story that is set on modern day Earth. We >>>>>>>>> could've >>>>>>>>> just as easily used ANY OTHER fiction story that is set on modern >>>>>>>>> day Earth. >>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>> ****************************************************** >>>>>>>>> * DanielSan -- alt.atheism #2226 * >>>>>>>> Well, that is not going to happen when Harry Potter books were the >>>>>>>> books that outsold the Bible for a short time. >>>>>>> Um, no. That's not the reason. >>>>>>> I could've easily used Fantastic Voyage, which was set in >>>>>>> Washington DC. >>>>>>> It even mentioned some buildings there. Therefore, >>>>>>> miniaturization is >>>>>>> real. >>>>>>> Right? >>>>>> Why don't you just take some time and decide for yourself? >>>>> Why don't you address the point rather than simply issuing glib >>>>> responses like the one above?- Hide quoted text - >>>>> - Show quoted text - >>>> There is no point that I can see. He is claiming that these four >>>> books prove the Bible wrong in some way. >>> No, he's not saying that they prove it false, he's saying your example >>> of the tunnel offers no support for it. That's his point. >> I think Winn knows this. I think he's purposefully being evasive in >> order to not address the serious issues with his claims. >> >> I could be wrong, though. He could really be that stupid. >> >> -- > Well, make up your minds. The tunnel either exists or it does not > exist. It exists. > If it exists, it is exactly where three books of the Old > Testament said it was. So? > If it does not exist, then Jerusalem tour > guides are taking tourists on tours through solid rock. So decide for > yourselves whether it exists. I said from the beginning that the > tunnel does exist. As have atheists. Try READING what we type. -- ****************************************************** * DanielSan -- alt.atheism #2226 * *----------------------------------------------------* * "I distrust those people who know so well what God * * wants them to do because I notice it always * * coincides with their own desires." * * --Susan B. Anthony * ******************************************************
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