Does God need to prove He exists?
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From: DanielSan on 9 Aug 2008 20:12 rbwinn wrote: > 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. So, you were taught to have the God belief. -- **************************************************** * 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 21:12 On Aug 9, 5:12�pm, DanielSan <daniel...(a)speakeasy.net> wrote: > rbwinn wrote: > > 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. > > So, you were taught to have the God belief. > Absolutely. I did not know a thing when I was born. Robert B. Winn
From: DanielSan on 9 Aug 2008 21:23 rbwinn wrote: > On Aug 9, 5:12�pm, DanielSan <daniel...(a)speakeasy.net> wrote: >> rbwinn wrote: >>> 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. >> So, you were taught to have the God belief. >> > Absolutely. I did not know a thing when I was born. Is God-belief superior to leprechaun-belief? -- **************************************************** * DanielSan -- alt.atheism #2226 * *--------------------------------------------------* * Can God create a Thai dish so spicy that even He * * can't eat it? * ****************************************************
From: Smiler on 9 Aug 2008 21:26 "rbwinn" <rbwinn3(a)juno.com> wrote in message news:ec9ad4d1-e001-4588-b02a-706865c991a6(a)i76g2000hsf.googlegroups.com... > On 9 Aug, 13:47, "Steve O" <nospamh...(a)thanks.com> wrote: >> >> >> I don't actively deny the existence of God. I'm too busy to do >> >> >> that. >> >> >> >> -- >> >> > So why do you call yourself an atheist? >> >> > Robert B. Winn >> >> >> Robert, we don't actively deny God for the same reason we don't >> >> actively >> >> deny the existence of the Tooth Fairy. >> >> I don't expect you to understand this. >> >> >> -- >> > Well, if you want to believe in the tooth Fairy, that would be your >> > choice to make. >> > Robert B. Winn >> >> When did I claim that I want to believe in the Tooth Fairy? >> Looks like I was right when I said you wouldn't understand, doesn't it? >> > > Well, you said you would never actively deny the existence of the > tooth fairy. Sort of like Harry Potter, right Steve? > I denied the existence of the tooth fairy as soon as I discovered it > was a conspiracy to make me look like a fool. ======================================== There was no conspiracy, skippy. You can manage to look like a fool all by yourself. Smiler, The godless one a.a.# 2279
From: rbwinn on 9 Aug 2008 23:32
On Aug 9, 6:23�pm, DanielSan <daniel...(a)speakeasy.net> wrote: > rbwinn wrote: > > On Aug 9, 5:12 pm, DanielSan <daniel...(a)speakeasy.net> wrote: > >> rbwinn wrote: > >>> 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. > >> So, you were taught to have the God belief. > > > Absolutely. �I did not know a thing when I was born. > > Is God-belief superior to leprechaun-belief? > God is real. Leprechauns are fictional. Why don't you decide for yourself? It would be a good experience for you to make a decision for yourself. Robert B. Winn |