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Article #12755Re: Does God need to prove He exists?
From: rbwinn
Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2008 12:27
Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2008 12:27
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On Jul 16, 8:55 pm, DanielSan <daniel...@speakeasy.net> wrote: > rbwinn wrote: > > On Jul 16, 6:06 pm, DanielSan <daniel...@speakeasy.net> wrote: > >> rbwinn wrote: > >>> On Jul 15, 5:24 am, DanielSan <daniel...@speakeasy.net> wrote: > >>>> rbwinn wrote: > >>>>> On Jul 14, 8:27 pm, DanielSan <daniel...@speakeasy.net> wrote: > >>>>>> rbwinn wrote: > >>>>>>> On Jul 14, 5:12�pm, "Steve O" <nospamh...@thanks.com> wrote: > >>>>>>>> "rbwinn" <rbwi...@juno.com> wrote in message > >>>>>>>>news:44f19f98-4d96-4419-a87a-d6bdbd73f31b@c58g2000hsc.googlegroups.com... > >>>>>>>>>>> Their idea is that if Hezekiah's tunnel exists, then Harry Potter has > >>>>>>>>>>> to be true because the train station in London is mentioned in Harry > >>>>>>>>>>> Potter. > >>>>>>>>>> Exactly. Since we know therefore that harry potter isn't true, the fact > >>>>>>>>>> of hezekiahs tunnel means the bible is obviously false. Since we have > >>>>>>>>>> true facts referred to in works of complete fiction. > >>>>>>>>>> By your reasoning at least. > >>>>>>>>> Well, you have it exactly as atheists have been telling me it is. > >>>>>>>>> Don't ask me what it is supposed to mean. > >>>>>>>>> Robert B. Winn > >>>>>>>> Here is an example of rbwinn's logic. > >>>>>>>> Sheep are mentioned in the bible > >>>>>>>> Sheep exist today > >>>>>>>> The bible is accurate and there is a God > >>>>>>>> -- > >>>>>>>> Steve O > >>>>>>> Well, no, Steve O. Here is an example. Atheists were claiming that > >>>>>>> nothing existed on earth today that could prove anything in the > >>>>>>> Bible. So I said, What about Hezekiah's tunnel? These atheists had > >>>>>>> never heard of Hezekiah's tunnel. So after they looked it up, they > >>>>>>> said, The fact that a tunnel exists no more proves the Bible to be > >>>>>>> true than Harry Potter leaving from the train station in London to go > >>>>>>> to wizard's school. > >>>>>> The original assertion remains in force. Hezekiah's Tunnel does not > >>>>>> prove anything. > >>>>>>> I really believe that it certainly does prove certain verses in the > >>>>>>> Old Testament to be true which describe the digging of Hezekiah's > >>>>>>> tunnel. Otherwise, atheists need to explain why there is a tunnel > >>>>>>> exactly where the Bible in three books of the Old Testament says a > >>>>>>> tunnel was dug as a conduit for water. > >>>>>> For the same reason that King's Cross Station exists. > >>>>>> Wow, you REALLY aren't getting the analogy, are you? > >>>>> There is nothing in the Book of 2 Chronicles about the construction of > >>>>> King's Cross Station. > >>>> Wow, you REALLY aren't getting the analogy, are you? > >>>> -- > >>> Well, if you can provide a description of the construction of Kings > >>> Cross station from the time it was built, maybe we could compare it to > >>> the Biblical account of the construction of Hezekiah's tunnel. > >> ....I see. So, since the Harry Potter books do not detail the > >> construction of King's Cross Station, it's not a correct analogy? > > >> Okay, fine. In one of the Harry Potter books, the head of the Ministry > >> of Magic visits the new Prime Minister of England and informs him of the > >> fight against the Dark Lord. > > >> Since this Harry Potter book describes the Prime Minister of England at > >> the time that he got into office and, since it coincided with Tony Blair > >> getting into office, that means that Harry Potter is true? > > >> -- > >> ****************************************************** > >> * DanielSan -- alt.atheism #2226 * > > > Well, if you want to believe in Harry Potter, I am sure you will find > > a way to do it. > > No, see, that's what you're NOT getting. I don't believe in Harry > Potter. Harry Potter is fantasy. It's not real. And the events > therein have just as much evidence as the Bible has. > > That is: None. > > -- > ****************************************************** > * DanielSan -- alt.atheism #2226 * > If atheists think something is fantasy, why is fantasy all they want to discuss? Robert B. Winn
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