Re: Does God need to prove He exists?

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From: Antares 531
Date: Wed, 09 Jul 2008 21:16

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On Wed, 9 Jul 2008 08:02:59 -0700, ben_dolan_III@reet.com (Ben Dolan)
wrote:

>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.
>
Do you truly love your significant other? Do you have any evidence of
the deep running feelings you have for him/her? Is this evidence
transferable?  Gordon

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