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| User: "James" |
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| Title: Re: WANTED: A GOD THAT WILL BE INTERVIEWED ON LIVE TELEVISION |
10 Oct 2005 01:36:42 AM |
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cellophane_souls wrote:
<ck19bla@msn.com> wrote in message news:1128919934.250474.283480@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
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I vote for Mark.K.Bilbo.
If Mark's omnipotent, I'm sure he wouldn't have a problem turning water
into... Funk!
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James B
aa #944
"A wise man proportions his belief to the evidence."
-David Hume
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| User: "Therion Ware" |
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| Title: Re: WANTED: A GOD THAT WILL BE INTERVIEWED ON LIVE TELEVISION |
10 Oct 2005 02:22:08 AM |
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On Mon, 10 Oct 2005 01:36:42 -0500 in alt.atheism, James (James
<spamblock@com.com>) said, directing the reply to alt.atheism
cellophane_souls wrote:
<ck19bla@msn.com> wrote in message news:1128919934.250474.283480@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
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I vote for Mark.K.Bilbo.
If Mark's omnipotent, I'm sure he wouldn't have a problem turning water
into... Funk!
It's his omnipresence that bothers me and if it doesn't stop, I'm
calling the police.
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| User: "dgillesp" |
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| Title: Re: WANTED: A GOD THAT WILL BE INTERVIEWED ON LIVE TELEVISION |
10 Oct 2005 08:33:39 AM |
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Therion Ware wrote:
On Mon, 10 Oct 2005 01:36:42 -0500 in alt.atheism, James (James
<spamblock@com.com>) said, directing the reply to alt.atheism
cellophane_souls wrote:
<ck19bla@msn.com> wrote in message news:1128919934.250474.283480@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
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I vote for Mark.K.Bilbo.
If Mark's omnipotent, I'm sure he wouldn't have a problem turning water
into... Funk!
It's his omnipresence that bothers me and if it doesn't stop, I'm
calling the police.
Very funny retort. :)
But is it the thought of Mark's omnipotence or the possibility of God's
omnipresence that is so very annoying?
--
Denny
"There cannot be a God because, If there were one, I would
not believe that I were not He." - Friedrich Nietzsche
"Have you noticed how theists can never, never, never be right about
anything at all on this NG? Talk about Fox being 'fair and balanced.'
Sheesh!"
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| User: "Therion Ware" |
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| Title: Re: WANTED: A GOD THAT WILL BE INTERVIEWED ON LIVE TELEVISION |
11 Oct 2005 03:38:19 AM |
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On Mon, 10 Oct 2005 09:33:39 -0400 in alt.atheism, dgillesp (dgillesp
<dgillesp@nospam.net>) said, directing the reply to alt.atheism
Therion Ware wrote:
On Mon, 10 Oct 2005 01:36:42 -0500 in alt.atheism, James (James
<spamblock@com.com>) said, directing the reply to alt.atheism
cellophane_souls wrote:
<ck19bla@msn.com> wrote in message news:1128919934.250474.283480@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
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I vote for Mark.K.Bilbo.
If Mark's omnipotent, I'm sure he wouldn't have a problem turning water
into... Funk!
It's his omnipresence that bothers me and if it doesn't stop, I'm
calling the police.
Very funny retort. :)
But is it the thought of Mark's omnipotence or the possibility of God's
omnipresence that is so very annoying?
It's not so much omnipresence, but omniscience that bothers me. After
all, amongst other things it means He never laughs at ones jokes
because He's *always* heard them before.
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"Do Unto Others As You Would Have Them Do Unto You."
- Attrib: Pauline Reage.
#442. Want food NOW? Then try http://www.rtios.co.uk/
- Yep, currently under test... Your opinion welcome.
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| User: "dgillesp" |
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| Title: Re: WANTED: A GOD THAT WILL BE INTERVIEWED ON LIVE TELEVISION |
11 Oct 2005 09:03:09 AM |
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Therion Ware wrote:
On Mon, 10 Oct 2005 09:33:39 -0400 in alt.atheism, dgillesp (dgillesp
<dgillesp@nospam.net>) said, directing the reply to alt.atheism
Therion Ware wrote:
On Mon, 10 Oct 2005 01:36:42 -0500 in alt.atheism, James (James
<spamblock@com.com>) said, directing the reply to alt.atheism
cellophane_souls wrote:
<ck19bla@msn.com> wrote in message news:1128919934.250474.283480@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
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I vote for Mark.K.Bilbo.
If Mark's omnipotent, I'm sure he wouldn't have a problem turning water
into... Funk!
It's his omnipresence that bothers me and if it doesn't stop, I'm
calling the police.
Very funny retort. :)
But is it the thought of Mark's omnipotence or the possibility of God's
omnipresence that is so very annoying?
It's not so much omnipresence, but omniscience that bothers me. After
all, amongst other things it means He never laughs at ones jokes
because He's *always* heard them before.
Why not consider Omniscience to be conditional? God knows everything He
wants to know but allows the rest to pass unnoticed. He doesn't *have*
to know everything since He has a choice in the matter. Besides, if we
are made in God's image, humor must be part of the package. Voltaire
was no doubt onto something when he wrote, "God is a comedian who plays
to an audience that does not dare to laugh." There are those who will
not laugh because of woe begotten fears while others only laugh out of
pure scorn which lacks any true joy.
--
Denny
"There cannot be a God because, If there were one, I would
not believe that I were not He." - Friedrich Nietzsche
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| User: "Josef Balluch" |
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| Title: Re: WANTED: A GOD THAT WILL BE INTERVIEWED ON LIVE TELEVISION |
11 Oct 2005 09:04:13 PM |
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In a message sent 'round the world, dgillesp poured fuel on the fire
with the following:
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Why not consider Omniscience to be conditional? God knows everything He
wants to know but allows the rest to pass unnoticed. He doesn't *have*
to know everything since He has a choice in the matter.
How could anything about your "absolute" deity be contingent?
Besides, if we
are made in God's image, humor must be part of the package. Voltaire
was no doubt onto something when he wrote, "God is a comedian who plays
to an audience that does not dare to laugh." There are those who will
not laugh because of woe begotten fears while others only laugh out of
pure scorn which lacks any true joy.
Keep guessing, Denny.
Voltaire was a deist, and no fan of Christianity. He was saying that
theism, including Christianity, is a joke. The audience knows that it is
a joke, but is too afraid to admit this to itself.
Regards,
Josef
Every sensible man, every honorable man, must hold the Christian sect
in horror.
-- Voltaire
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| User: "dgillesp" |
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| Title: Re: WANTED: A GOD THAT WILL BE INTERVIEWED ON LIVE TELEVISION |
10 Oct 2005 11:51:20 AM |
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dgillesp wrote:
But is it the thought of Mark's omnipotence or the possibility of God's
omnipresence that is so very annoying?
Correction: Mark's "omnipotence" should read omnipresence. Sorry
Denny
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