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Article #13050Re: Does God need to prove He exists?
From: BuddyThunder
Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2008 20:38
Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2008 20:38
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rbwinn wrote: > On Jul 13, 9:47 pm, hhyaps...@gmail.com wrote: >> On Jul 14, 8:25 am, rbwinn <rbwi...@juno.com> wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >>> On Jul 13, 3:02 pm, The Natural Philosopher <a...@b.c> wrote: >>>> rbwinn wrote: >>>>> On Jul 12, 11:53 pm, The Natural Philosopher <a...@b.c> wrote: >>>>>> rbwinn wrote: >>>>>>> On Jul 11, 5:18�pm, "Smiler" <Smi...@Joe.King.com> wrote: >>>>>>>> "The Natural Philosopher" <a...@b.c> wrote in messagenews:1215765710.4836.0@proxy02.news.clara.net... >>>>>>>>> rbwinn wrote: >>>>>>>>>> On Jul 10, 5:20?am, The Natural Philosopher <a...@b.c> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>> Alex W. wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>> "rbwinn" <rbwi...@juno.com> wrote in message >>>>>>>>>>>> news:08134c4b-46c5-454f-9a5f-47756eddfd59@s50g2000hsb.googlegroups.com... >>>>>>>>>>>> Without religion to oppose, atheists would do nothing at all. >>>>>>>>>>> Thats not true. They just would walk away from any discussion on the >>>>>>>>>>> subject thankfully, and get on with living, and in some case, trying to >>>>>>>>>>> understand the extraordinary universe we seem to find ourselves in. >>>>>>>>>>> Really the transition fom a Gaia type animism picture of the universe, >>>>>>>>>>> to a personalised supernatural creator and law giver, to an impersonal >>>>>>>>>>> set of amoral laws..is not as abrupt as the fanboys would like to think. >>>>>>>>>>> What is unusual, historically, is the fanatical faith needed to maintain >>>>>>>>>>> the concept of a personal and moral God, in the face of Reason. >>>>>>>>>>> Mediaevally speaking, no one questioned that the world and events moved >>>>>>>>>>> according to some vast and ineffable and mysterious pattern, and the >>>>>>>>>>> concept of a supernatural intelligence and a plan, was pretty >>>>>>>>>>> reasonable..until science started uncovering the rules, which turned out >>>>>>>>>>> to be mindlessly simple, totally impersonal and implacable, and >>>>>>>>>>> impervious to personal appeal. And no evidence of intelligence at all. >>>>>>>>>>> Note that none of this necessarily negates the proposition that faith, >>>>>>>>>>> belief, prayer, and a live lived AS IF there were an afterlife,is not a >>>>>>>>>>> Good Thing for people and civilisations. >>>>>>>>>>> But none of these even indicate that what is believed in must of >>>>>>>>>>> necessity be true. >>>>>>>>>>> Archers were able to hit targets long before Newton identified the Force >>>>>>>>>>> of Gravity. >>>>>>>>>>> Understanding of the presumed science behind phenonmena is no >>>>>>>>>>> pre-requisite for learning to deal with them. Any ad-hoc theory that has >>>>>>>>>>> pragmatic use will do. >>>>>>>>>>> If you look at religion in that light, it makes a lot of sense. >>>>>>>>>>> Mired in dogma however, the fanatical Theist simply persists in the >>>>>>>>>>> useless, long past its sell-by date. >>>>>>>>>>>> ========== >>>>>>>>>>>> ..... other than get on with our lives ....- Hide quoted text - >>>>>>>>>>> - Show quoted text - >>>>>>>>>> If atheists want to believe that they are not intelligent, I see no >>>>>>>>>> problem with that. >>>>>>>>>> Robert B. Winn >>>>>>>>> And how is that in any way relevant to what I posted? >>>>>>>> You expect relevance from this moron? >>>>>>>> He can't even manage coherence, logic or truth. >>>>>>>> Smiler, >>>>>>>> The godless one >>>>>>>> a.a.# 2279- Hide quoted text - >>>>>>>> - Show quoted text - >>>>>>> Atheists believe that intelligence is nothing more than electrical >>>>>>> impulses. >>>>>> No, they do not. Another lie from the Prince of Lies. >>>>> Your problem, Natural, is the same problem that all atheists have. >>>>> You never say anything. >>>> Well at lest that absolves me from the sin of lying eh Robbo. >>>> Wheres you sin ever time you open your mouth,. and end up saying nothing >>>> as its simply bullshit when you do. >>> Well, Satan is capable of saying that anything whatsoever is a lie. >>> To atheists and evil spirits that is what constitutes freedom. >>> Robert B. Winn >> You mean satan is like you among the honest human, telling lies and >> does not buy what atheist says? >> Also, don't forget satan is staying with your god(claimed by you), >> which means your god is incapable of stopping his lying, right?- Hide quoted text - >> >> - Show quoted text - > > Atheists get all of their information from Satan. Satan is not > staying with God. He is staying with humans on earth. Satan will be > bound when Jesus Christ returns at the beginning of the millenium and > will not tell any more lies for a thousand years. I tend to use Wikipedia for general information. Satan's website is too hard to navigate. Wrong again? Still no evidence to support your wild assertions?
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