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Re: Does God need to prove He exists?

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From: rbwinn
Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:48
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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.
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: Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:48:41 -0700 (PDT)
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