Does God need to prove He exists?
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From: Alex W. on 9 Aug 2008 18:52 "Steve O" <nospamhere(a)thanks.com> wrote in message news:6g6e9jFejl97U1(a)mid.individual.net... > > Robert, do you actually realize how disjointed your thinking is at the > moment? "at the moment"?
From: Free Lunch on 9 Aug 2008 18:51 On Sat, 9 Aug 2008 23:52:05 +0100, "Alex W." <ingilt(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote in alt.atheism: > >"Steve O" <nospamhere(a)thanks.com> wrote in message >news:6g6e9jFejl97U1(a)mid.individual.net... >> > > >> Robert, do you actually realize how disjointed your thinking is at the >> moment? > >"at the moment"? > Well, it appears to apply at all moments, though many could just be straightforward lies.
From: rbwinn on 9 Aug 2008 18:59 On 9 Aug, 15:07, DanielSan <daniel...(a)speakeasy.net> wrote: > rbwinn wrote: > > On 9 Aug, 08:10, DanielSan <daniel...(a)speakeasy.net> wrote: > >> Steve O wrote: > > >> Actually, he thinks that we ARE actively denying the existence of the > >> Tooth Fairy, leprechauns, the Easter Bunny, Santa Claus, fairies, > >> orcs...and any other fictional character you can possibly think of. > > >> -- > > Well, if atheists believe in the tooth Fairy, leprechauns, the Easter > > Bunny, Santa Claus, fairies, etc., here in the United States you are > > free to have those beliefs. > > Where did anyone say that you weren't allowed to have those beliefs? �We > don't live in a theocracy, Winn. > People I knew always encouraged me to have those beliefs. It took a decisoon on my part to not have them. Robert B. Winn
From: DanielSan on 9 Aug 2008 19:06 rbwinn wrote: > On 9 Aug, 15:07, DanielSan <daniel...(a)speakeasy.net> wrote: >> rbwinn wrote: >>> On 9 Aug, 08:10, DanielSan <daniel...(a)speakeasy.net> wrote: >>>> Steve O wrote: >>>> Actually, he thinks that we ARE actively denying the existence of the >>>> Tooth Fairy, leprechauns, the Easter Bunny, Santa Claus, fairies, >>>> orcs...and any other fictional character you can possibly think of. >>>> -- >>> Well, if atheists believe in the tooth Fairy, leprechauns, the Easter >>> Bunny, Santa Claus, fairies, etc., here in the United States you are >>> free to have those beliefs. >> Where did anyone say that you weren't allowed to have those beliefs? �We >> don't live in a theocracy, Winn. >> > People I knew always encouraged me to have those beliefs. It took a > decisoon on my part to not have them. Really? How did you first come to hear about God? -- **************************************************** * DanielSan -- alt.atheism #2226 * *--------------------------------------------------* * Can God create a Thai dish so spicy that even He * * can't eat it? * ****************************************************
From: rbwinn on 9 Aug 2008 20:08
On Aug 9, 4:06�pm, DanielSan <daniel...(a)speakeasy.net> wrote: > rbwinn wrote: > > On 9 Aug, 15:07, DanielSan <daniel...(a)speakeasy.net> wrote: > >> rbwinn wrote: > >>> On 9 Aug, 08:10, DanielSan <daniel...(a)speakeasy.net> wrote: > >>>> Steve O wrote: > >>>> Actually, he thinks that we ARE actively denying the existence of the > >>>> Tooth Fairy, leprechauns, the Easter Bunny, Santa Claus, fairies, > >>>> orcs...and any other fictional character you can possibly think of. > >>>> -- > >>> Well, if atheists believe in the tooth Fairy, leprechauns, the Easter > >>> Bunny, Santa Claus, fairies, etc., here in the United States you are > >>> free to have those beliefs. > >> Where did anyone say that you weren't allowed to have those beliefs? We > >> don't live in a theocracy, Winn. > > > People I knew always encouraged me to have those beliefs. �It took a > > decisoon on my part to not have them. > > Really? �How did you first come to hear about God? > As I recall, from my parents. Robert B. Winn |