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Article #12599Re: Does God need to prove He exists?
From: rbwinn
Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2008 17:30
Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2008 17:30
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On Jul 18, 5:47 am, DanielSan <daniel...@speakeasy.net> 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? > > I have. Fantastic Voyage, Harry Potter, Hitchhiker's Guide to the > Galaxy, the Bible... all fiction. > > Note that all four books reference actually existing structures... which > is irrelevant to the veracity of said books. > > -- > ****************************************************** > * 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 * > ******************************************************- Hide quoted text - > So you found some fiction books that you claim show that the Bible is false. Maybe you could explain why you think that the fiction books show that the Bible is false. Robert B. Winn
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,UTF8 Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!g2news1.google.com!postnews.google.com!y21g2000hsf.googlegroups.com!not-for-mail 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 10:30:36 -0700 (PDT) Organization: http://groups.google.com Lines: 157 Message-ID: <bfc0244c-222b-44b9-bca9-51ec5bd25d7c@y21g2000hsf.googlegroups.com> References: <f8ic749mu7m5okr1vtcacihsi0uf6jdurv@4ax.com> <9672570f-ff52-4f89-a13e-2215d88e6840@l42g2000hsc.googlegroups.com> <ce759cad-27b4-44cc-a518-097b092a10b9@a1g2000hsb.googlegroups.com> <37a258e5-5179-46f5-9d88-0985bd74ba59@m73g2000hsh.googlegroups.com> <1ae13267-bb2c-40c9-b25e-3e88ee7010b3@d1g2000hsg.googlegroups.com> <0e5e8a02-1f4c-4090-90c7-9f3043e4c0e2@l42g2000hsc.googlegroups.com> <dcd5fe56-4a3a-414e-8cf7-ffa3066978e2@x41g2000hsb.googlegroups.com> <RYidncZw1Ps8p-LVnZ2dnUVZ_jKdnZ2d@speakeasy.net> <b6709457-39f9-4277-bc0e-57af07eac05f@d77g2000hsb.googlegroups.com> <vIudnZVb_aZ4o-LVnZ2dnUVZ_jWdnZ2d@speakeasy.net> <d648e473-ddc1-4d07-af41-c4f1d73c0e60@k37g2000hsf.googlegroups.com> <7uKdndHnpO1ea-LVnZ2dnUVZ_hzinZ2d@speakeasy.net> <9ae9b8bb-7695-4c41-8b31-cca68edee0a6@v1g2000pra.googlegroups.com> <tqqdnWf4q95-DR3VnZ2dnUVZ_vWdnZ2d@speakeasy.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: 205.188.117.9 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Trace: posting.google.com 1216402236 20611 127.0.0.1 (18 Jul 2008 17:30:36 GMT) X-Complaints-To: groups-abuse@google.com NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2008 17:30:36 +0000 (UTC) Complaints-To: groups-abuse@google.com Injection-Info: y21g2000hsf.googlegroups.com; posting-host=205.188.117.9; posting-account=i6vpvwoAAABRbNds_JrzhNT-NaeHIrDG User-Agent: G2/1.0 X-HTTP-UserAgent: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 7.0; AOL 9.1; AOLBuild 4334.36; Windows NT 5.1; .NET CLR 1.1.4322; .NET CLR 2.0.50727),gzip(gfe),gzip(gfe) X-HTTP-Via: HTTP/1.1 (Velocity/3.1.1.5 [uScMs f p eN:t cCMp s ]), HTTP/1.1 spider-dtc-tf01.proxy.aol.com[CDBC70A1] (Prism/1.2.1), HTTP/1.1 cache-dtc-ae05.proxy.aol.com[CDBC7509] (Traffic-Server/6.1.5 [uScM])