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Re: Does God need to prove He exists?

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From: DanielSan
Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2008 12:45
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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.

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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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