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Re: Does God need to prove He exists?

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From: Ben Dolan
Date: Sat, 12 Jul 2008 05:26
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Antares 531 <gordonlrDELETE@swbell.net> wrote:

> Ben, there is an ABUNDANCE of evidence that God exists, but this
> evidence is not transferable between human minds. 

How terribly inconvenient... Isn't it possible that you say this because
your God is nothing BUT a product of the human mind?


> If you and other atheists have your minds closed against God's existence,
> it will NEVER be possible for anyone to overwhelm you and force you to
> change your mind.

Well, thank God for that...


> As I've said in previous posts, I'm not trying to re-direct you or
> overwhelm you with my beliefs on these matters. I'm posting merely for
> the benefit of those who are still searching for information, and who
> might want to review the Christian perspective on these matters.

In other words, you're a snake oil salesman.


> It is a lot easier to believe that an intelligent designer orchestrated
> the big bang and the formation of the multiverse, then created life on at
> least this one little insignificant planet, than it is to conclude that it
> was all a matter of chance.

Really? It's easier for you to just believe Bronze Age mythology than to
expend the effort to understand the universe? Is that your measure of
truth, what's "easier"?

> [Evolutionary bullshit snipped...]

> I'll agree, one has to be careful how one tries to conceptualize God.
> God is spirit, not an oversized old man with a white beard, sitting on
> a majestic throne somewhere off in deep space.

What exactly is "spirit" then? Is it anything like teen spirit? And how
is it different than the Bronze Age definition of God? Quite frankly,
you're beginning to spout New Age bullshit here.


> God is spirit and we must worship Him is spirit. That is to say, God
> exists as a cosmic intelligence that permeates the entire multiverse,
> and can interact across the entirety of the multiverse, instantly. 
> 
> This seems to fit right in with something in the realm of quantum
> entanglements. Note; I'm NOT saying that quantum entanglements explain
> the mind of God, but I believe this is pretty close.

Yep, I agree this is pretty close to New Age bullshit. In fact, I'd say
it IS New Age bullshit.


> [more New Age bullshit snipped...]

> A cosmic consciousness such as this would fit right in with Biblical
> passages which state that God is aware of every hair of our heads, and
> even things as insignificant as a sparrow. 

Well, you've come a long way baby, from Jerusalem to Sedona and back
again. Congratulations.

By the way, do you really expect anyone to buy this nonsense?
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Subject: Re: Does God need to prove He exists?
From: ben_dolan_III@reet.com (Ben Dolan)
Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2008 22:26:55 -0700
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