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Article #14287Re: Does God need to prove He exists?
From: BuddyThunder
Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2008 07:45
Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2008 07:45
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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?
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