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Re: Does God need to prove He exists?

#12506
From: DanielSan
Date: Sat, 19 Jul 2008 06:54
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rbwinn wrote:
> On Jul 18, 3:48�pm, "Smiler" <Smi...@Joe.King.com> wrote:
>> "BuddyThunder" <nos...@paradise.net.nz> wrote in message
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>> news:487fa844$1@clear.net.nz...
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>> 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.
>>
> Atheists give profanity a holy status in their religion.

What religion?

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*          DanielSan -- alt.atheism #2226            *
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* "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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