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Re: Does God need to prove He exists?

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From: Steve O
Date: Sun, 06 Jul 2008 09:46
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"rbwinn" <rbwinn3@juno.com> wrote in message 
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> On Jul 5, 3:53�am, "Alex W." <ing...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>> "rbwinn" <rbwi...@juno.com> wrote in message
>>
>> news:62956527-c824-415d-93ab-cdbf47127a02@k30g2000hse.googlegroups.com...
>> On Jul 4, 9:37 am, "Steve O" <nospamh...@thanks.com> wrote:
>>
>> > For the umpteenth time, we cannot tell Jesus anything.
>> > If he existed at all, he died nearly 2,000 years ago.
>> > Apart from an alleged brief visit shortly afterward, he hasn't been 
>> > seen
>> > since.
>> > How can we tell him anything, huh?
>>
>> > - Show quoted text -
>>
>> Well, it is called prayer. �Christians are commanded to pray.
>>
>> ====================
>>
>> And you're sure your prayer gets through ... even though no-one in the
>> history of Christian prayer has ever answered. �You know, if I dial a 
>> number
>> and get no connection, I may try a few more times, but sooner or later I
>> realise that there's no phone at the other end ....
>
> Well, mine get answered.  What made you think they were not?
> Robert B. Winn

You're confusion in just about everything leads us to that conclusion.
Ever had a prayer that hasn't been answered??
No wait, I get it, you'll probably tell me it has always been answered, but 
not in the way you wanted.
We hear that all of the time.
Classic example of self-deception.

-- 
Steve O
a.a. #2240 (Apatheist Chapter)
B.A.A.W.A.
Convicted by Earthquack
Exempt from purgatory by papal indulgence

 
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