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Re: Does God need to prove He exists?

#13985
From: Steve O
Date: Sat, 05 Jul 2008 22:17
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"rbwinn" <rbwinn3@juno.com> wrote in message 
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> On Jul 5, 3:17 am, "Steve O" <nospamh...@thanks.com> wrote:
>> "rbwinn" <rbwi...@juno.com> wrote in message
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>> news:58898c9c-aad4-4d16-8b51-5ee0f0b2a835@a70g2000hsh.googlegroups.com...
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>> > On Jul 4, 9:29�am, "Steve O" <nospamh...@thanks.com> wrote:
>> >> "rbwinn" <rbwi...@juno.com> wrote in message
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>> >>news:2491245c-d5d7-4548-a60c-460baa59d9b4@z66g2000hsc.googlegroups.com...
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>> >> >> Sin is what you think it is.
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>> >> > I think sin is wilful disobedience to God.
>> >> > Robert B. Winn
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>> >> 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?
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>> > 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
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>> 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)

-- 
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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