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Article #13627Re: Does God need to prove He exists?
From: Ben Dolan
Date: Wed, 09 Jul 2008 15:02
Date: Wed, 09 Jul 2008 15:02
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Antares 531 <gordonlrDELETE@swbell.net> wrote: > On Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:31:58 -0700, ben_dolan_III@reet.com (Ben Dolan) > wrote: > > >rbwinn <rbwinn3@juno.com> wrote: > > > >> You atheists do not hesitate to portray youraelves as experts > >> concerning what Christians believe. > > > >That's because you Christards are always blathering on about what you > >believe--without, of course, providing any evidence to support your > >ridiculous, puerile claims. > > > An abundance of evidence exists, but it isn't transferable. Each of us > has to do our own sleuthing. No one can be your deputy in these > matters, and supply you with empirical evidence or objective proof. > You'll have to do your own searching and make your own decisions. If > the evidence was transferable no one would have a sovereign choice, > and having a sovereign choice is an absolute requirement. > > So, the evidence is presented in a very balanced way such that each of > us can assess it and go from there, making our own sovereign choice as > to whether we accept or reject God's existence. Gordon I call bullshit, Gordon. Evidence is by definition transferable. What you're talking about isn't evidence, it's wishful thinking. You have accepted God's existence not on any evidence, but strictly on a deep rooted desire that it be true. Not the same thing at all.
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