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Re: Does God need to prove He exists?

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From: Steve O
Date: Fri, 04 Jul 2008 06:52
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<hhyapster@gmail.com> wrote in message 
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> On Jul 4, 12:44 pm, rbwinn <rbwi...@juno.com> wrote:
>> On Jul 3, 5:32�pm, "Alex W." <ing...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>>
>>
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>> > "rbwinn" <rbwi...@juno.com> wrote in message
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>> >news:9fadb87c-6364-49eb-9ca6-c8fd555f6cd3@a70g2000hsh.googlegroups.com...
>> > On Jul 3, 6:05?am, "Alex W." <ing...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
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>> > > "rbwinn" <rbwi...@juno.com> wrote in message
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>> > >news:f807e4d0-b40f-4cb8-bb4c-12f00021898d@34g2000hsh.googlegroups.com...
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>> > > Well, the scriptures say that the wicked would be more miserable in
>> > > the presence of God than with the devils in hell.
>>
>> > > ===========
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>> > > In other words, since we are all sinful by definition, the smart 
>> > > choice is
>> > > to aim for hell in the first place. ?Nice morality ....
>>
>> > No, the smart choice is to repent of sins. �However, atheists claim
>> > that nothing they do is sin, so they are not going to repent.
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>> > ==========
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>> > Sin is a social construct. �It exists irrespective of the god(s) 
>> > worshipped
>> > ... or not, as the case may be.
>>
>> Well, there is no sin in heaven.  Maybe that is why atheists do not
>> want to go there.
>> Robert B. Winn
>
> This is a big lie invented by you, two in fact, please acknowledge !
> 1). You are here on earth and not in the heaven, how do you know there
> is no sin there?
> 2). No atheist has indicated to you that he does not want to go to
> heaven, and you put word into his mouth.

Ahem, my apologies, that was me.
;-)
I couldn't think of a worse possible punishment than having to exist for all 
of eternity - it would be mind destroying.
If there was a God, he'd be as crazy as a loon by now, methinks.
-- 
Steve O
a.a. #2240 (Apatheist Chapter)
B.A.A.W.A.
Convicted by Earthquack,
Exempt from purgatory by papal indulgence
"I have a miraculous picture of Jesus - if you look really closely at the 
face, you can see a burnt tortilla"
 
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From: "Steve O" <nospamhere@thanks.com>
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Subject: Re: Does God need to prove He exists?
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