Article View: sci.physics
Article #13225Re: Does God need to prove He exists?
From: Smiler
Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2008 00:23
Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2008 00:23
29 lines
3129 bytes
3129 bytes
"Antares 531" <gordonlrDELETE@swbell.net> wrote in message news:89sk745lck14cgne4tnrsngg25nt90ttrk@4ax.com... > On Sun, 13 Jul 2008 14:03:41 -0700, ben_dolan_III@reet.com (Ben Dolan) > wrote: > >>Antares 531 <gordonlrDELETE@swbell.net> wrote: >> >>> The parables, allegories, etc., were selected by God as he passed His >>> information along to those prophets. True, they often used existing >>> legends, etc., but the message from God was fitted into these stories, >>> thus making it easy for the people to remember them. Gordon >> >>Selected by God, you say? God couldn't come up with his own parables, he >>had to rip off parables from some lowly humans? And how exactly, was >>"the message from God" fitted into these? >> > Not quite right...God had to use parables that those ancient people > could grasp the meaning of. The messages are fitted into these > parables in a form that any intuitive mind can easily understand. But > this format is also easy for an obstinate mind to reject. Sovereign > choice, eh wot? What choice? I never made any choice to be an atheist. Just like you never made any choice not to believe in Leprechauns. Smiler, The godless one a.a.# 2279
Technical Details
Message-ID:
<eLwek.219691$P83.78595@newsfe20.ams2>Path:
arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!g2news1.google.com!news3.google.com!proxad.net!feeder1-2.proxad.net!usenet-fr.net!club-internet.fr!feedme-small.clubint.net!newsfeed.freenet.de!ramfeed2.eweka.nl!eweka.nl!hq-usenetpeers.eweka.nl!69.16.177.246.MISMATCH!cyclone03.ams!news.ams.newshosting.com!npeersf01.ams!newsfe20.ams2.POSTED!53ab2750!not-for-mailReferences:
<gsie74lrecvpp3lg7f3qqb9j4vo8tgeoc5@4ax.com> <1ijwioo.1e2frb41dijrosN%ben_dolan_III@reet.com> <a2af74t4f3e1lsfcv07k7fu8khq1vqqa0d@4ax.com> <1215814661.22891.2@proxy00.news.clara.net> <e0pf749gtttsrk8eso4lqjttd2u7gumuur@4ax.com> <1215818075.26703.2@proxy02.news.clara.net> <ostf749ts1h830sfhd97s2nrivcu7t1eou@4ax.com> <1ijylmu.u06d0k1g73aq8N%ben_dolan_III@reet.com> <oc4i749ntpm6e7t0bmcuh51n089b1r11h3@4ax.com> <1ijzj0o.1hu5um81aieuxpN%ben_dolan_III@reet.com> <89sk745lck14cgne4tnrsngg25nt90ttrk@4ax.com>Show Full Headers
Complete Article Headers
X-Google-Thread: 10b271,d932fee6d9806ab9 X-Google-Thread: 102f53,dac8026861d35fee X-Google-Thread: f442a,d932fee6d9806ab9 X-Google-Thread: 116469,d932fee6d9806ab9 X-Google-Attributes: gid10b271,gid102f53,gidf442a,gid116469,domainid0,public,usenet X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!g2news1.google.com!news3.google.com!proxad.net!feeder1-2.proxad.net!usenet-fr.net!club-internet.fr!feedme-small.clubint.net!newsfeed.freenet.de!ramfeed2.eweka.nl!eweka.nl!hq-usenetpeers.eweka.nl!69.16.177.246.MISMATCH!cyclone03.ams!news.ams.newshosting.com!npeersf01.ams!newsfe20.ams2.POSTED!53ab2750!not-for-mail From: "Smiler" <Smiler@Joe.King.com> Newsgroups: sci.physics,cam.misc,alt.sci.physics,alt.atheism References: <gsie74lrecvpp3lg7f3qqb9j4vo8tgeoc5@4ax.com> <1ijwioo.1e2frb41dijrosN%ben_dolan_III@reet.com> <a2af74t4f3e1lsfcv07k7fu8khq1vqqa0d@4ax.com> <1215814661.22891.2@proxy00.news.clara.net> <e0pf749gtttsrk8eso4lqjttd2u7gumuur@4ax.com> <1215818075.26703.2@proxy02.news.clara.net> <ostf749ts1h830sfhd97s2nrivcu7t1eou@4ax.com> <1ijylmu.u06d0k1g73aq8N%ben_dolan_III@reet.com> <oc4i749ntpm6e7t0bmcuh51n089b1r11h3@4ax.com> <1ijzj0o.1hu5um81aieuxpN%ben_dolan_III@reet.com> <89sk745lck14cgne4tnrsngg25nt90ttrk@4ax.com> Subject: Re: Does God need to prove He exists? Lines: 31 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3138 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3138 X-RFC2646: Format=Flowed; Original X-Antivirus: avast! (VPS 080713-0, 13/07/2008), Outbound message X-Antivirus-Status: Clean Message-ID: <eLwek.219691$P83.78595@newsfe20.ams2> NNTP-Posting-Host: 82.20.115.204 X-Complaints-To: http://netreport.virginmedia.com X-Trace: newsfe20.ams2 1215993930 82.20.115.204 (Sun, 13 Jul 2008 20:05:30 EDT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 13 Jul 2008 20:05:30 EDT Organization: virginmedia.com Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2008 01:23:55 +0100