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Re: Does God need to prove He exists?

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From: The Natural Philosopher
Date: Sun, 06 Jul 2008 08:56
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rbwinn wrote:
> On Jul 5, 3:17 pm, "Steve O" <nospamh...@thanks.com> wrote:
>> "rbwinn" <rbwi...@juno.com> wrote in message
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>> news:10ce2a97-5663-43dd-bb2e-86940cdbecd7@t54g2000hsg.googlegroups.com...
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>>> On Jul 5, 3:17 am, "Steve O" <nospamh...@thanks.com> wrote:
>>>> "rbwinn" <rbwi...@juno.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:58898c9c-aad4-4d16-8b51-5ee0f0b2a835@a70g2000hsh.googlegroups.com...
>>>>> On Jul 4, 9:29�am, "Steve O" <nospamh...@thanks.com> wrote:
>>>>>> "rbwinn" <rbwi...@juno.com> wrote in message
>>>>>> news:2491245c-d5d7-4548-a60c-460baa59d9b4@z66g2000hsc.googlegroups.com...
>>>>>>>> Sin is what you think it is.
>>>>>>> I think sin is wilful disobedience to God.
>>>>>>> Robert B. Winn
>>>>>> In that case, I've never committed a sin.
>>>>>> God has never personally told me to do anything, so how is it possible
>>>>>> for
>>>>>> me to disobey him?
>>>>> Well, Joesf Stalin said something very similar when he killed 12
>>>>> million people. Atheists justify anything they do by saying there is
>>>>> no God.
>>>>> Robert B. Winn
>>>> I don't think you are following the point here.
>>>> I didn't say that there is no God, I said that God has never personally
>>>> asked me to do or not do anything and it would therefore be impossible
>>>> for
>>>> me to wilfully disobey him if I have never once received an order or
>>>> request
>>>> from him.
>>>> So do you agree that I am sinless, by your definition of sin?
>>> No, the only one who was without sin was Jesus Christ.
>>> Robert B. winn
>> And me, apparently.
>> Oh, yeah, and the Virgin Mary too, I believe.(not)
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>> --
>> Steve O
>> a.a. #2240 (Apatheist Chapter)
>> B.A.A.W.A.
>> Convicted by Earthquack,
>> Exempt from purgatory by papal indulgence- Hide quoted text -
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> 1 John 1:8   If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and
> the truth is not in us.
> 

Right. So we are all going to hell willy nilly. Why bother with trying 
not to?.


> Robert B. Winn
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