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RE: just another god hypothetical ...
March 9, 2017 at 4:13 pm
(March 9, 2017 at 2:59 pm)PETE_ROSE Wrote: This thread had such promise to remain aloof and lighthearted.
I, for one, take great pride in my ability to suck the joy out of anything I touch.
"Owl," said Rabbit shortly, "you and I have brains. The others have fluff. If there is any thinking to be done in this Forest - and when I say thinking I mean thinking - you and I must do it."
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RE: just another god hypothetical ...
March 9, 2017 at 4:22 pm
(March 9, 2017 at 4:13 pm)Nonpareil Wrote: (March 9, 2017 at 2:59 pm)PETE_ROSE Wrote: This thread had such promise to remain aloof and lighthearted.
I, for one, take great pride in my ability to suck the joy out of anything I touch.
Careful, I feel a one of Vorlon's sexually loaded innuendos headed your way in 5, 4, 3...
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RE: just another god hypothetical ...
March 9, 2017 at 4:28 pm
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(March 8, 2017 at 8:56 pm)ignoramus Wrote: Theists, let's say an entity came to earth proclaiming to be god.
"...entity...", full stop. Definitely, not God.
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just another god hypothetical ...
March 9, 2017 at 4:46 pm
(March 9, 2017 at 3:25 am)Godschild Wrote: (March 9, 2017 at 2:41 am)Jesster Wrote: That would make a great fantasy horror story, GC. You should call it "Return of Christzilla".
I hope you will know Christ if you are still alive when this happens. If not you will be living the greatest horror the mind cannot fathom.
GC
Because he loves us so much.
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RE: just another god hypothetical ...
March 9, 2017 at 4:59 pm
(March 8, 2017 at 8:56 pm)ignoramus Wrote: It hasn't let you down yet.....
Science lets us down frequently.
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RE: just another god hypothetical ...
March 9, 2017 at 5:12 pm
(March 9, 2017 at 4:59 pm)alpha male Wrote: (March 8, 2017 at 8:56 pm)ignoramus Wrote: It hasn't let you down yet.....
Science lets us down frequently.
But less often than fantasy.
Being told you're delusional does not necessarily mean you're mental.
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March 9, 2017 at 5:48 pm
I s'pose praying has a 50% strike chance......that's not god, that's the science of statistics...
No God, No fear.
Know God, Know fear.
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March 9, 2017 at 6:00 pm
(March 9, 2017 at 5:48 pm)ignoramus Wrote: I s'pose praying has a 50% strike chance......that's not god, that's the science of statistics...
Depends on how ludicrous the prayers are. I think for most prayers, 50% is being very generous.
Being told you're delusional does not necessarily mean you're mental.
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March 9, 2017 at 6:13 pm
(March 9, 2017 at 4:59 pm)alpha male Wrote: (March 8, 2017 at 8:56 pm)ignoramus Wrote: It hasn't let you down yet.....
Science lets us down frequently.
And when it does it is changed. When god lets you down he is just being mysterious.
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March 9, 2017 at 8:57 pm
(March 9, 2017 at 6:13 pm)KUSA Wrote: (March 9, 2017 at 4:59 pm)alpha male Wrote: Science lets us down frequently.
And when it does it is changed. When god lets you down he is just being mysterious.
That's not what theists tell me. They say that god just said no, cause it knew best. Mystery solved.
Being told you're delusional does not necessarily mean you're mental.
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