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Re: Does God need to prove He exists?

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From: Dogmantic Pyrrhonist (AKA Al)
Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2008 03:43
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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
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From: "Dogmantic Pyrrhonist (AKA Al)" <alwhipp@optusnet.com.au>
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Subject: Re: Does God need to prove He exists?
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