Re: Does God need to prove He exists?

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From: BuddyThunder
Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2008 20:18

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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:
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>>> 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 -
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>>> 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.
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>> Al- Hide quoted text -
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> 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>

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