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From: Mike Rosenberg on 5 Apr 2010 18:06 John <jwolf6589(a)NOSPAMgmail.com> wrote: > > Meanwhile, if John would gain a fundamental understanding of the blind > > men and the elephant, he would truly be saved. Really, truly saved. Not, > > of course, in the metaphysical way he uses the term "saved" but in a > > literal way, as he would save all the time and effort he wastes on > > preaching unsubstantiated opinions. If only he were a believer... > > I preach the gospel, yes. Yes, that's exactly the point. It's time you became a believer and were saved. -- My latest dance performance <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_9pudbFisE> Mac and geek T-shirts & gifts <http://designsbymike.net/shop/mac.cgi> Prius shirts/bumper stickers <http://designsbymike.net/shop/prius.cgi>
From: Nick Naym on 5 Apr 2010 18:06 In article 4bba5391$0$25188$c3e8da3(a)news.astraweb.com, Warren Oates at warren.oates(a)gmail.com wrote on 4/5/10 5:18 PM: > In article <C7DFC567.58126%nicknaym@_remove_this_gmail.com.invalid>, > Nick Naym <nicknaym@_remove_this_gmail.com.invalid> wrote: > >> The folks who regularly play the Lottery use similar reasoning: "Since >> 'someone' has to win, why not buy a ticket?" > > But that's sort of true. Probability suggests that for every 14 million > (say) tickets sold, one will be a winner; it could just as easily be > mine as some bozo's in Port Huron. My point was this: To run your life on the basis of the unknowable or extremely unlikely is pure folly. I can easily apply "Pascal's-wager reasoning" to any argument, to get whatever results I want. -- iMac (27", 3.06 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 4 GB RAM, 1 TB HDD) � OS X (10.6.3)
From: Nick Naym on 5 Apr 2010 18:09 In article slrnhrklkm.2uj9.ianji33(a)zenatode.org.uk, Ian Gregory at ianji33(a)googlemail.com wrote on 4/5/10 5:31 PM: > On 2010-04-05, Nick Naym <nicknaym@_remove_this_gmail.com.invalid> wrote: > >> Do you also believe in angels? > > Only Kelly, Jill and Sabrina. Kris was clearly fictional. > > Ian ROTF! -- iMac (27", 3.06 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 4 GB RAM, 1 TB HDD) � OS X (10.6.3)
From: Nick Naym on 5 Apr 2010 18:12 In article 1jghkma.1exflaxmqwpmbN%mikePOST(a)TOGROUPmacconsult.com, Mike Rosenberg at mikePOST(a)TOGROUPmacconsult.com wrote on 4/5/10 5:35 PM: > Nick Naym <nicknaym@_remove_this_gmail.com.invalid> wrote: > >> "Occam's Razor" was invented by a human being and, hence, strictly speaking >> is a prima facie principle. > > Yes, but you have to keep in mind that, without human beings there would > be no... well, no human beings. But how would you know? > Never mind. Good idea. -- iMac (27", 3.06 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 4 GB RAM, 1 TB HDD) � OS X (10.6.3)
From: Nick Naym on 5 Apr 2010 18:14
In article jwolf6589-574CCD.17403105042010(a)nntp.charter.net, John at jwolf6589(a)NOSPAMgmail.com wrote on 4/5/10 5:40 PM: > In article <1jghkok.c5c0cwi8ezlhN%mikePOST(a)TOGROUPmacconsult.com>, > mikePOST(a)TOGROUPmacconsult.com (Mike Rosenberg) wrote: > >> Michelle Steiner <michelle(a)michelle.org> wrote: >> >>> Considering Occam's Razor, though, I'll take that wager because I doubt >>> that God is the spoiled brat that's portrayed in the Bible. >> >> Taking the Bible as a whole, and using it as my only source, I would >> conclude that God has multiple personality disorder. > > The Lord loves you Mike You might want to double-check with the Lord on that, John. > and wants to save you from your sins. This > comment is inappropriate. -- iMac (27", 3.06 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 4 GB RAM, 1 TB HDD) � OS X (10.6.3) |