(October 30, 2015 at 12:50 pm)robvalue Wrote: If I'd died (or disappeared), and all the dudes I gave powers too had died (or disappeared), but there were loads of textual accounts of all this stuff which is said to be sufficient, would that be enough evidence that I was god?

You answered yourself...if it's sufficient, it's enough. You might want to rephrase whatever your point is here.

(October 30, 2015 at 1:03 pm)alpha male Wrote:

(October 30, 2015 at 12:50 pm)robvalue Wrote: If I'd died (or disappeared), and all the dudes I gave powers too had died (or disappeared), but there were loads of textual accounts of all this stuff which is said to be sufficient, would that be enough evidence that I was god?

You answered yourself...if it's sufficient, it's enough. You might want to rephrase whatever your point is here.

If a wall of text in the Bible is sufficient what makes a wall of text in the Robile insufficient. In short,what makes Bible so special as more than a simple wall of text?
P.S Robile is the book that comprises of the adventures of the cosmic overload and God Rob

(October 30, 2015 at 1:03 pm)alpha male Wrote:

(October 30, 2015 at 12:50 pm)robvalue Wrote: If I'd died (or disappeared), and all the dudes I gave powers too had died (or disappeared), but there were loads of textual accounts of all this stuff which is said to be sufficient, would that be enough evidence that I was god?

You answered yourself...if it's sufficient, it's enough. You might want to rephrase whatever your point is here.

The deeds I apparently did, as written in the textual accounts, according to your criteria, would be sufficient. I cured the sea, I raised the sick and all that, according to the accounts. And I apparently gave powers to my close followers, as documented in these accounts. But all that remains of all this for you to actually look at are these accounts, let's say there's 100 and they all line up well. I've apparently disappeared again and am no longer there to be inspected.

Is that enough evidence that I actually was god, to you?

Also, do we have an answer on the alien thing? If you saw me do all this stuff, how would you know I wasn't a really powerful alien?

(October 30, 2015 at 1:12 pm)robvalue Wrote: The deeds I apparently did, as written in the textual accounts, according to your criteria, would be sufficient. I cured the sea, I raised the sick and all that, according to the accounts. And I apparently gave powers to my close followers, as documented in these accounts. But all that remains of all this for you to actually look at are these accounts, let's say there's 100 and they all line up well. I've apparently disappeared again and am no longer there to be inspected.

Is that enough evidence that I actually was god, to you?

If the accounts have your followers acting as I would expect, then yeah, that would probably be enough.

Quote:Also, do we have an answer on the alien thing? If you saw me do all this stuff, how would you know I wasn't a really powerful alien?

There's no way to know.

OK cool, thanks.

I didn't expect a straight answer from any theist, so kudos.

(October 30, 2015 at 12:50 pm)robvalue Wrote: If I'd died (or disappeared), and all the dudes I gave powers too had died (or disappeared), but there were loads of textual accounts of all this stuff which is said to be sufficient, would that be enough evidence that I was god?

Nope.  Not text.  Not stories.  Not nearly enough evidence for me.

(October 30, 2015 at 1:23 pm)robvalue Wrote: OK cool, thanks.

I didn't expect a straight answer from any theist, so kudos.

Well why would a theist give a gay answer?

(October 30, 2015 at 1:59 pm)alpha male Wrote:

(October 30, 2015 at 1:23 pm)robvalue Wrote: OK cool, thanks.

I didn't expect a straight answer from any theist, so kudos.

Well why would a theist give a gay answer?

I sure hope that wasn't a homophobic slur.  But, it's true, we haven't seen you post "FAAABULOUS, girlfriend!" - - yet.  And I doubt any self-respecting gay male would ever pick such an offensive username as "alphamale".   I associate that term with an unwashed, overweight, hairy rapist in a wife-beater undershirt.

(October 30, 2015 at 1:59 pm)alpha male Wrote:

(October 30, 2015 at 1:23 pm)robvalue Wrote: OK cool, thanks.

I didn't expect a straight answer from any theist, so kudos.

Well why would a theist give a gay answer?

Why do theists have it in for the gays? What harm do they do that means they need to be singled out more than any other group?

any god of infinite goodness should be able to spare, like, $47,600 or so for me. I'll be waiting