Article View: sci.physics
Article #14272Re: Does God need to prove He exists?
From: rbwinn
Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2008 03:13
Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2008 03:13
117 lines
7410 bytes
7410 bytes
On Jun 29, 1:16 pm, BuddyThunder <nos...@paradise.net.nz> wrote: > rbwinn wrote: > > On Jun 29, 12:26�am, BuddyThunder <nos...@paradise.net.nz> wrote: > >> Smiler wrote: > >>> "rbwinn" <rbwi...@juno.com> wrote in message > >>>news:065060a2-b02e-4232-84f0-e35b7411dcd2@h1g2000prh.googlegroups.com... > >>> On Jun 27, 9:05 am, mizlee <miz...@aol.com> wrote: > >>>> On Jun 27, 8:49 am, rbwinn <rbwi...@juno.com> wrote: > >>>>> On Jun 27, 12:31 am, The Natural Philosopher <a...@b.c> wrote: > >>>>>> rbwinn wrote: > >>>>>>> On Jun 26, 1:09?pm, The Natural Philosopher <a...@b.c> wrote: > >>>>>>>> W.A. Sawford wrote: > >>>>>>>>> On Thu, 26 Jun 2008, rbwinn wrote: > >>>>>>>>>> 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: > >>>>>>>>>> Well, if no one proved it, then it was not proven. ? All you have > >>>>>>>>>> done > >>>>>>>>>> is to say it was proven without showing any proof or anyone who > >>>>>>>>>> is > >>>>>>>>>> suppsed to have done it. ?Atheists have said they have proven all > >>>>>>>>>> manner of things. ?Almost always it turns out to be something > >>>>>>>>>> some > >>>>>>>>>> individual atheist put together that sounds good to other > >>>>>>>>>> atheists. > >>>>>>>>>> Robert B. Winn > >>>>>>>>> I wasn't going to get involved in all this (unless it's Friday, > >>>>>>>>> which it > >>>>>>>>> isn't) but I can't stand it any longer (sigh). > >>>>>>>>> 'Atheists have said they have proven all manner of things.' > >>>>>>>>> Well, what exactly have they claimed to have proved, and which > >>>>>>>>> atheists > >>>>>>>>> have claimed it? ?Atheists don't actually need to 'prove' > >>>>>>>>> anything, > >>>>>>>>> because there is not a shred of evidence that god exists in the > >>>>>>>>> first > >>>>>>>>> place. The onus is not on atheists to prove the non-existence of > >>>>>>>>> god any > >>>>>>>>> more than the non-existence of the ravening bug-blatter beast of > >>>>>>>>> Traal. > >>>>>>>> Completely wrong. The concept of God is not a scientific hypotheis, > >>>>>>>> nor > >>>>>>>> a fact. > >>>>>>>> So it can't be proven or disproven. > >>>>>>>> Its simply a shorthand for 'all the wide and wonderful stuff we > >>>>>>>> cant get > >>>>>>>> a handle on; and feel scared by' more or less. > >>>>>>>> Atheism isn't so much denying His existence, nor yet keeping and > >>>>>>>> open > >>>>>>>> mind on the subject (agnostic) its merely sidestepping the whole > >>>>>>>> mess as > >>>>>>>> something one can simply do without. > >>>>>>>>> Show me some real evidence and I'll think about belief. Although > >>>>>>>>> actual > >>>>>>>>> evidence would of course remove the need for belief in the first > >>>>>>>>> place... > >>>>>>>> That's the whole point. Belief is a state of mind that has utility. > >>>>>>>> Its > >>>>>>>> a little bit of Wise-ardry. Headology. > >>>>>>>> Wise-ards understand that believing in something is an action, not > >>>>>>>> a > >>>>>>>> statement about its existence, or lack thereof. > >>>>>>>>> Wendy- Hide quoted text - > >>>>>>> Well, what atheists do not like to discuss is Jesus Christ. > >>>>>> Yu seem to know more about what Atheists do and don't do than Jesus. > >>>>>>> Robert B. Winn- Hide quoted text - > >>>>> I know a lot about atheists, but not as much as Jesus Christ knows. > >>>>> He was the one who created atheists. > >>>>> Robert B. Winn- Hide quoted text - > >>>>> - Show quoted text - > >>>> So, if Jesus Christ created atheists, and Jesus Christ was perfect, he > >>>> could not create imperfection. Hence, atheists are perfect. Sounds > >>>> OK to me.- Hide quoted text - > >>>> - Show quoted text - > >>> Well, Jesus Christ would be the one to tell your idea. �He is the one > >>> who is going to judge the earth. > >>> ------------------------------------- > >>> You keep saying this and talk about 'end times', but have never told us what > >>> date it will happen. > >>> You claim to have a 'direct line' to this JC character, so tell us what he > >>> says. > >> He *is* kinda tardy to the party. I bet he brings some kick-ass wine though!- Hide quoted text - > > >> - Show quoted text - > > > The day and hour no man knoweth, no, not the angels in heaven. > > The party is nearly over! The sloppy drunk isn't seeing straight. :-)- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - 7 But they also have erred through wine, and through strong drink are out of the way; the priest and the prophet have erred through strong drink, they are swallowed up of wine, they are out of the way through strong drink; they err in vision, they stumble in judgment. 8 For all tables are full of viomit and filthiness, so that there is no place clean. Robert B. Winn
Technical Details
Message-ID:
<a6857473-4a1f-4567-841b-cc606e527f50@p25g2000pri.googlegroups.com>Path:
arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!g2news1.google.com!postnews.google.com!p25g2000pri.googlegroups.com!not-for-mailReferences:
<48581d68$1@clear.net.nz> <y8D8k.63141$7m7.42046@newsfe30.ams2> <74e6eff8-410e-4b2d-a0e6-02502e5a0cbe@v26g2000prm.googlegroups.com> <df084d52-af14-46d7-8007-73d87d68d111@k30g2000hse.googlegroups.com> <7a37fe43-f010-4321-9a28-9734acbe5652@2g2000hsn.googlegroups.com> <Pine.SOL.3.96.1080626134221.14285B-100000@libra.cus.cam.ac.uk> <1214510991.14617.0@proxy02.news.clara.net> <80806b1c-5918-4555-89e2-e47c3987a1b6@w34g2000prm.googlegroups.com> <1214551962.1522.2@proxy01.news.clara.net> <fbc9a990-d5e8-4450-a03b-a3d1cdf6bed3@r66g2000hsg.googlegroups.com> <547e467d-b45a-42b9-9e5a-41fc119614bf@m36g2000hse.googlegroups.com> <065060a2-b02e-4232-84f0-e35b7411dcd2@h1g2000prh.googlegroups.com> <KhA9k.27904$AH5.16622@newsfe09.ams2> <4867393b$1@clear.net.nz> <e9047a34-efb7-4c97-bee2-b6347b86f5f4@m36g2000hse.googlegroups.com> <4867ed98$1@clear.net.nz>Show Full Headers
Complete Article Headers
X-Google-Thread: 10b271,d932fee6d9806ab9 X-Google-Thread: 102f53,dac8026861d35fee X-Google-Thread: f442a,d932fee6d9806ab9 X-Google-Thread: 116469,d932fee6d9806ab9 X-Google-Attributes: gid10b271,gid102f53,gidf442a,gid116469,domainid0,public,usenet X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,UTF8 Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!g2news1.google.com!postnews.google.com!p25g2000pri.googlegroups.com!not-for-mail 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: Sun, 29 Jun 2008 20:13:19 -0700 (PDT) Organization: http://groups.google.com Lines: 117 Message-ID: <a6857473-4a1f-4567-841b-cc606e527f50@p25g2000pri.googlegroups.com> References: <48581d68$1@clear.net.nz> <y8D8k.63141$7m7.42046@newsfe30.ams2> <74e6eff8-410e-4b2d-a0e6-02502e5a0cbe@v26g2000prm.googlegroups.com> <df084d52-af14-46d7-8007-73d87d68d111@k30g2000hse.googlegroups.com> <7a37fe43-f010-4321-9a28-9734acbe5652@2g2000hsn.googlegroups.com> <Pine.SOL.3.96.1080626134221.14285B-100000@libra.cus.cam.ac.uk> <1214510991.14617.0@proxy02.news.clara.net> <80806b1c-5918-4555-89e2-e47c3987a1b6@w34g2000prm.googlegroups.com> <1214551962.1522.2@proxy01.news.clara.net> <fbc9a990-d5e8-4450-a03b-a3d1cdf6bed3@r66g2000hsg.googlegroups.com> <547e467d-b45a-42b9-9e5a-41fc119614bf@m36g2000hse.googlegroups.com> <065060a2-b02e-4232-84f0-e35b7411dcd2@h1g2000prh.googlegroups.com> <KhA9k.27904$AH5.16622@newsfe09.ams2> <4867393b$1@clear.net.nz> <e9047a34-efb7-4c97-bee2-b6347b86f5f4@m36g2000hse.googlegroups.com> <4867ed98$1@clear.net.nz> NNTP-Posting-Host: 207.200.116.201 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Trace: posting.google.com 1214795600 7053 127.0.0.1 (30 Jun 2008 03:13:20 GMT) X-Complaints-To: groups-abuse@google.com NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2008 03:13:20 +0000 (UTC) Complaints-To: groups-abuse@google.com Injection-Info: p25g2000pri.googlegroups.com; posting-host=207.200.116.201; posting-account=i6vpvwoAAABRbNds_JrzhNT-NaeHIrDG User-Agent: G2/1.0 X-HTTP-UserAgent: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 7.0; AOL 9.0; Windows NT 5.1; .NET CLR 1.1.4322; .NET CLR 2.0.50727),gzip(gfe),gzip(gfe) X-HTTP-Via: HTTP/1.1 (Velocity/1.1.1 [uScMs f p eN:t cCMp s ]), HTTP/1.1 spider-ntc-td10.proxy.aol.com[CFC8706A] (Prism/1.2.1), HTTP/1.1 cache-ntc-ad07.proxy.aol.com[CFC874C9] (Traffic-Server/6.1.5 [uScM])