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Re: Does God need to prove He exists?

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From: rbwinn
Date: Tue, 01 Jul 2008 18:59
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On Jul 1, 12:53 am, BuddyThunder <nos...@paradise.net.nz> wrote:
> rbwinn wrote:
> > On Jun 30, 1:18 pm, BuddyThunder <nos...@paradise.net.nz> wrote:
> >> rbwinn wrote:
> >>> On Jun 29, 9:49 pm, "Dogmantic Pyrrhonist (AKA Al)"
> >>> <alwh...@optusnet.com.au> wrote:
> >>>> On Jun 30, 1:26 pm, rbwinn <rbwi...@juno.com> wrote:
> >>>>> On Jun 29, 2:11 pm, The Natural Philosopher <a...@b.c> wrote:
> >>>>>> rbwinn wrote:
> >>>>>>> On Jun 27, 6:54�pm, "Smiler" <Smi...@Joe.King.com> wrote:
> >>>>>>>> "rbwinn" <rbwi...@juno.com> wrote in message
> >>>>>>>>news:93faee1e-7aa9-4f18-b761-3a585ebcbaf0@v1g2000pra.googlegroups.com...
> >>>>>>>> On Jun 26, 5:05 am, RobertL <robertml...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> >>>>>>>>> On Jun 26, 4:48 am, rbwinn <rbwi...@juno.com> wrote:
> >>>>>>>>>> On Jun 25, 7:27?pm, "Smiler" <Smi...@Joe.King.com> wrote:
> >>>>>>>>>>>> Actually, you ought to consider the consequences of a proof by God
> >>>>>>>>>>>> that he does not exist.
> >>>>>>>>>>> If that were to happen, people would have no choice except to believe
> >>>>>>>>>>> in God.
> >>>>>>>>>>> Why should anyone believe in a proven non-existent god?
> >>>>>>>>>> Proven by whom?
> >>>>>>>> By god himself!
> >>>>>>>>> A proof is a proof; it doesn't matter who proved it.
> >>>>>>>>> Robert
> >>>>>>>> Well, if there was no one who proved it, and nothing was proven, then
> >>>>>>>> it did not happen.
> >>>>>>>> -----------------------------------
> >>>>>>>> Just like your bible stories.
> >>>>>>> Well, I believed in the story of Hezekiah's tunnel being dug, and sure
> >>>>>>> enough, there is a tunnel there today, just as the Bible says there
> >>>>>>> is.  How do you explain it?
> >>>>>> ER..there was a tunnel?
> >>>>>> So what?
> >>>>>>> Robert B. Winn- Hide quoted text -
> >>>>>> - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text -
> >>>>>> - Show quoted text -
> >>>>> Well, if there was an atheist anywhere who would admit that the verses
> >>>>> of the Bible which describe the construction of the tunnel were true,
> >>>>> then we could discuss other verses.  As long as atheists claim that
> >>>>> Hezekiah's tunnel is a myth, then we will just discuss Hezekiah's
> >>>>> tunnel.
> >>>>> Robert B. Winn
> >>>> As long as you keep lying about what people have said when the
> >>>> original is still online, people will think you're a loony.  And call
> >>>> you a liar.
> >>>> Al- Hide quoted text -
> >>>> - Show quoted text -
> >>> Atheists will call me a liar no matter what I say.  They used to call
> >>> Jesus Christ a liar.
> >> If you wish to stop being accused of lying, then stop lying. It's not
> >> useful, you're not getting away with it. I guess it diverts attention
> >> away from having to answer hard questions. <shrug>- Hide quoted text -
>
> > I have not lied about anything.  There really is a conduit for water
> > from Gihon spring to the pool of Siloam.   There is no Harry Potter.
> > The city of London is still there.  It is all exactly as I said it
> > was.
>
> That is not one of the lies I'm referring to.
>
> You have lied repeatedly. If you don't know you're doing it, maybe you
> need to seek help again.- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

Well, you atheists seem a lot more sensitive than most people.  Any
joke can be called a lie, but what is the point?
I mean, I do not see you calling Jay Leno a liar every time he does
his monologue.
Robert B. Winn
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From: rbwinn <rbwinn3@juno.com>
Newsgroups: sci.physics,cam.misc,alt.sci.physics,alt.atheism
Subject: Re: Does God need to prove He exists?
Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2008 11:59:09 -0700 (PDT)
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