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Re: Does God need to prove He exists?

#12824
From: rbwinn
Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2008 19:19
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On Jul 15, 7:16 pm, DanielSan <daniel...@speakeasy.net> wrote:
> rbwinn wrote:
> > On Jul 15, 1:04 am, "Steve O" <nospamh...@thanks.com> wrote:
> >> "rbwinn" <rbwi...@juno.com> wrote in message
>
> >>news:a3c2b9ae-59ae-4bfd-b7cf-fcda98b26225@d77g2000hsb.googlegroups.com...
>
> >>> 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.
> >> Here's where you get confused every time. (or deliberately lie)
> >> When they said "nothing exists on earth today that could prove anything in
> >> the bible" they were talking about the SPECIAL claims in the bible, not the
> >> ordinary mundane things such as tunnels, sheep, goats or shekels.
> >> Yet, for some reason, you choose to lie about this and attribute claims to
> >> atheists which  don't exist.
> >> You are either a complete liar or you are stuck on stupid.
>
> >> --
> >> Steve O
> >> a.a. #2240 (Apatheist Chapter)
> >> B.A.A.W.A.
> >> Convicted by Earthquack
> >> Exempt from purgatory by papal indulgence
>
> >>>   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.
> >>> Robert B. Winn- Hide quoted text -
> >> - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text -
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> >> - Show quoted text -
>
> > Well, the construction of Hezekiah's tunnel was very remarkable.  But
> > atheists do not like seeing remards about it.  Why is that?
>
> Which atheist?  Names, Bobby.  Even nicknames'll do.
>
> --
> ******************************************************
> *          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 *
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Well, I would say all atheists.  If you run ito one that wants to talk
about Hezekiah's tunnel, let me know.
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?
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