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Article #14263Re: Does God need to prove He exists?
From: rbwinn
Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2008 19:41
Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2008 19:41
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On Jun 30, 12:45 am, BuddyThunder <nos...@paradise.net.nz> wrote: > rbwinn 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. > > We'll admit that when you admit that there's a magic platform at Kings > Cross station as described in Harry Potter. > > The Bible writers could've been writing fiction about a real place. Why > do you discount this interpretation of the evidence?- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - Well, war correspondents could have been writing fiction about a real place when they wrote about the Normandy invasion on D-Day. Once all the soldiers are dead who made the beachhead, who is to say otherwise? Robert B. Winn
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