From: rbwinn on
On Jul 19, 6:23�am, Stan-O <bndsna...(a)aol.com> wrote:
> On Fri, 18 Jul 2008 23:37:53 -0700 (PDT), rbwinn <rbwi...(a)juno.com>
> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> >On Jul 18, 8:16?pm, Stan-O <bndsna...(a)aol.com> wrote:
> >> On Fri, 18 Jul 2008 05:31:42 -0700 (PDT), rbwinn <rbwi...(a)juno.com>
> >> wrote:
>
> >> >> The Supreme Court follows the Constitution of the United States of
> >> >> America, the federal law of the land.
>
> >> >> What were you saying again?
>
> >> >> --
> >> >During my lifetime the Supreme Court has not made even one decision
> >> >that did not promote atheism. ?It does not matter if they all claim to
> >> >be religious. ?Actions speak louder than words.
>
> >> Wrong! They voted to leave the phrase, "under god" in the Pledge of
> >> Allegiance a few years back.
>
> >That was to convince gullible people like you that they are
> >Christians.
>
> I guess you just contradicted yourself...- Hide quoted text -
>

If you are gullible enough to believe that the Supreme Court is a
Christian court, then it is your problem, not mine.
You people continually state that Adolf Hitler and Josef Stalin were
Christians.
Robert B. Winn
From: Stan-O on
On Sat, 19 Jul 2008 08:10:00 -0700 (PDT), rbwinn <rbwinn3(a)juno.com>
wrote:


>If you are gullible enough to believe that the Supreme Court is a
>Christian court, then it is your problem, not mine.

I pointed out one ruling to show your flawed thinking, and you post
nothing but lies in response, but then, that's all you can do when
faced with facts. You are pathetic.

>You people continually state that Adolf Hitler and Josef Stalin were
>Christians.

Since when were they on the Supreme Court?

From: Smiler on

"rbwinn" <rbwinn3(a)juno.com> wrote in message
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On Jul 18, 6:21 am, DanielSan <daniel...(a)speakeasy.net> wrote:
> rbwinn wrote:
> > On Jul 18, 12:20 am, BuddyThunder <nos...(a)paradise.net.nz> wrote:
> >> rbwinn wrote:
> >>> On Jul 17, 12:59 pm, BuddyThunder <nos...(a)paradise.net.nz> wrote:
> >>>> rbwinn wrote:
> >>>>> On Jul 16, 1:38?pm, Stan-O <bndsna...(a)aol.com> wrote:
> >>>>>> On Wed, 16 Jul 2008 12:42:35 -0700 (PDT), rbwinn <rbwi...(a)juno.com>
> >>>>>> wrote:
> >>>>>>>>> Well, the construction of Hezekiah's tunnel was very remarkable.
> >>>>>>>>> ?But
> >>>>>>>>> atheists do not like seeing remards about it. ?Why is that?
> >>>>>>>> I have nothing against the tunnel. No, what I dislike is your
> >>>>>>>> butchery
> >>>>>>>> of logic.- Hide quoted text -
> >>>>>>>> - Show quoted text -
> >>>>>>> Well, choose for yourself what you like or dislike. ?It means
> >>>>>>> nothing
> >>>>>>> to me. ?If you or any other atheist decides to discuss the tunnel,
> >>>>>>> come back and do it some time without trying to change the subject
> >>>>>>> to
> >>>>>>> Harry Potter.
> >>>>>> Making a comparison between two pieces of literature is hardly
> >>>>>> changing the subject.
> >>>>> So you think the Bible is like a Harry Potter book. What is the
> >>>>> point
> >>>>> of discussing it further with you then?
> >>>> Can you not defend your beliefs? If the Bible is anything like you
> >>>> say
> >>>> it is, there shouldn't be so much far removed from reality in there.
> >>>> Flying broomsticks are more believable than a global flood.- Hide
> >>>> quoted text -
> >>>> - Show quoted text -
> >>> Well, I am sure that flying broomsticks are believable to atheists,
> >>> but that is irrelevant. The subject was the Bible, not sorcery or
> >>> flying broomsticks. Atheists always want to change the subject to
> >>> Harry Potter in any discussion.
> >> It seems about as plausible. Now, about that flood?- Hide quoted text -
>
> > Well, flooding does seem possible. Ask some of the people in Cedar
> > Rapids if they believe floods are possible.
>
> No, BT wasn't talking about floods, he was talking about "that flood".
> You know, the global one.
>
> --
> ******************************************************
> * DanielSan -- alt.atheism #2226 *

I was not there. You might want to talk to Noah after the
resurrection.
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I was not there. You might want to talk to Harry Potter.


From: Smiler on

"Antares 531" <gordonlrDELETE(a)swbell.net> wrote in message
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> On Fri, 18 Jul 2008 08:44:42 -0700, ben_dolan_III(a)reet.com (Ben Dolan)
> wrote:
>
>>rbwinn <rbwinn3(a)juno.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>> Well, flooding does seem possible. Ask some of the people in Cedar
>>> Rapids if they believe floods are possible.
>>
>>That's adorable! The child is using "analogy" to try to prove the
>>Biblical flood really happened! That's just so damned cute!
>>
> From many sources I've read over the years, there actually was a
> humongous flooding of what is now the Mediterranean basin, after the
> last ice age ended and this current interglacial warming got under
> way. The Atlantic Ocean raised to the level that overflowed what is
> now the Strait of Gibraltar. The Gibraltar dam washed out quickly and
> the ocean rushed in. Many old archeological ruins, now under water,
> are still available for study.
>
> I would speculate that the Noachian Flood was based upon the legends
> that had their roots in this Mediterranean Basin flooding. After all,
> that WAS the entire world to those people.

How many mountains did that flood completely cover?

>
> But, in any case, the Noachian Flood should be regarded as a parable
> and the embedded meaning sorted out, separate from the literal story.
>

Parable = 'reading between the lines', to find something that isn't there,
to fit your argument 'du jour'.

Smiler,
The godless one
a.a.# 2279


From: Smiler on

"rbwinn" <rbwinn3(a)juno.com> wrote in message
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On Jul 18, 5:49 am, DanielSan <daniel...(a)speakeasy.net> wrote:
> rbwinn wrote:
> > On Jul 17, 8:00 pm, hhyaps...(a)gmail.com wrote:
> >> On Jul 17, 11:30 am, rbwinn <rbwi...(a)juno.com> wrote:
>
> >>> On Jul 16, 1:38?pm, Stan-O <bndsna...(a)aol.com> wrote:
> >>>> On Wed, 16 Jul 2008 12:42:35 -0700 (PDT), rbwinn <rbwi...(a)juno.com>
> >>>> wrote:
> >>>>>>> Well, the construction of Hezekiah's tunnel was very remarkable.
> >>>>>>> ?But
> >>>>>>> atheists do not like seeing remards about it. ?Why is that?
> >>>>>> I have nothing against the tunnel. No, what I dislike is your
> >>>>>> butchery
> >>>>>> of logic.- Hide quoted text -
> >>>>>> - Show quoted text -
> >>>>> Well, choose for yourself what you like or dislike. ?It means
> >>>>> nothing
> >>>>> to me. ?If you or any other atheist decides to discuss the tunnel,
> >>>>> come back and do it some time without trying to change the subject
> >>>>> to
> >>>>> Harry Potter.
> >>>> Making a comparison between two pieces of literature is hardly
> >>>> changing the subject.
> >>> So you think the Bible is like a Harry Potter book. What is the point
> >>> of discussing it further with you then?
> >>> Robert B. Winn
> >> The Harry Potter book is another bible story book...and you fail to
> >> recognize this fact simply because of your mental problem.
> >> Now, I have pointed this out and you should be clear about it.
>
> >> I have actually thought that you should check out this fact with your
> >> doctor, but since you distrust those psychiatrist, may be you should
> >> then seek second opinion from scientist/atheists. However, since your
> >> brain frequency is not in line with scientist/atheists, may be the
> >> final choice would be the theist.
> >> One advise, if one theist were to play a trick on you by confirming
> >> Harry Potter the same as Bible, your state of mind may get such a
> >> shock that the hospital would have to lock you up forever.- Hide quoted
> >> text -
>
> >> - Show quoted text -
>
> > I think that what you just wrote will one day be canonized as
> > atheistic scripture.
>
> There's no such thing as "atheistic scripture".
>
> --
> ******************************************************
> * DanielSan -- alt.atheism #2226 *
> *--------------------------------------------------

So what about the writings of Albert Einstein? Don't you consider
them to be scripture?
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How do his writings tell us anything about the non-existence of gods,
skippy?

Smiler,
The godless one
a.a.# 2279