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RE: When you prayed did it ever work?
November 11, 2012 at 1:14 pm
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So faith can be logical but there can't be a logical reason for God to exist?
When you say 'given God', again, do you mean that given the assumption that he exists then justice is served? And what I mean by that being a pragmatic reason to believe in God is that that would be believing in God because you think that it is the right thing to do, not because you are convinced logically that he exists.
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Re: RE: When you prayed did it ever work?
November 11, 2012 at 2:54 pm
Logical for God to exist? You tell me.
I'm no longer assuming when I have faith. To you, who wouldn't factor God, I try to qualify my statement as clearly as I can.
I work out that this is the best answer. If 'right thing to do' is the most rational conclusion to draw, then yes, I can do nothing else.
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RE: When you prayed did it ever work?
November 11, 2012 at 3:18 pm
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How does your belief that believing in God is the 'right thing to do' convince you that he actually exists?
Why would I tell you if it's logical for God to exist? I'm sure you're aware that I think that it's illogical, I'm asking what you think.
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Re: RE: When you prayed did it ever work?
November 11, 2012 at 3:41 pm
Obviously I wasn't asking you why you thought God existed lol
I believe through faith in God. Can we stop with the double triple talk please. That everything pans out: that conclusions as my example have one best answer that I'm aware of, I conclude God, yes.
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RE: When you prayed did it ever work?
November 11, 2012 at 3:43 pm
You know 9/10 times I immediately think dissonance, but Frodo is the other 1/10...for me.
I am the Infantry. I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight… wherever, whenever. I carry America’s faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be, the best trained Soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I fail my country’s trust. Always I fight on…through the foe, to the objective, to triumph overall. If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, For I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not, my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!
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RE: When you prayed did it ever work?
November 11, 2012 at 3:43 pm
I give up, we're not going to get to anything more specific.
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RE: When you prayed did it ever work?
November 11, 2012 at 5:58 pm
There's a first time for everything. (I'm talking about me, not you).
