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Dear atheists,
#41
RE: Dear atheists,
(April 26, 2015 at 3:26 am)robvalue Wrote: If I generate a random real number between 0 and 1, the probability of it being any particular number is zero.

Checkmate atheists. I mean theists.

It's impossible to generate a random number.  Uncheckmate!
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#42
RE: Dear atheists,
(April 25, 2015 at 8:52 pm)True Believer Wrote:

I have a life. I have purpose.
Mybold.

Douglas Adams Wrote:" This was the point at which he conceived his purpose, the thing that would drive him on, and which, as far as he could see, would drive him on forever. It was this:

He would insult the Universe.

That is, he would insult everybody in it. Individually, personally, one by one, and (this was the thing he really decided to grit his teeth over) in Alphabetical Order.

When people protested to him, as they sometimes had done, that the plan was not merely misguided but actually impossible because of the number of people being born and dying all the time, he would merely fix them with a steely look and say, "A man can dream, can't he?""

Having purpose does not require it be a good or useful purpose.
So how, exactly, does God know that She's NOT a brain in a vat? Huh
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#43
RE: Dear atheists,
(April 26, 2015 at 10:40 am)JuliaL Wrote: Having purpose does not require it be a good or useful purpose.

Or even one that corresponds to outside reality, in this case.
"YOU take the hard look in the mirror. You are everything that is wrong with this world. The only thing important to you, is you." - ronedee

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#44
RE: Dear atheists,
(April 25, 2015 at 8:52 pm)True Believer Wrote: You only want to mock and scoff. You have no peace. A person with a life doesn't spend time on atheist forums to puff up their ego in an attempt to blaspheme a god they don't believe in anyway.

You're immature, and your life is meaningless according to your own beliefs. You believe you are nothing more than time, chance, and chemical reactions. You have no meaning and no hope, therefore, you seek out meaning by trying to feel as if you know something more than others, or that you have the canny ability to disprove an argument.

I pity you, simply because I've been where you are. I contemplated suicide when I was an atheist, because I simply couldn't escape the fact that deep down, I felt life was utterly cruel, meaningless, and empty.

Atheists often scoff, "My life has meaning. I love my friends, spouse, kids, etc." That's a delusion. You are all nothing but chemical reactions. You'll die and quickly fade away from the mind of the world. You know this is true. Does that sit well with you?

I believe in God. I'm not going to bore you with the details of my conversion, because your intent is clearly only to puff up yourself with pride (one of the worst sins), and to feel like a know-it-all. A wise man once said this: "A true Christian testimony is worth a library full of arguments."

I know that when I found the truth, it changed my life. I know that I have peace. I know that I have meaning and a creator. I don't have to waste my time trying to mock others, create goofy avatars, or show my immaturity and pride. I've got a life, and I like to help others in my spare time to find the truth that I've discovered myself.

Does atheism liberate you? From what? From meaning? From purpose? Or liberate you to sin? For what? Does sin not bring about death? Does sin not cause misery and pain?

Does atheism liberate you to think freely? Do you think Christians, before their conversion, didn't also think and ponder all religions and possibilities? If I find truth, what more is there to search? If I discover the answer to an equation, why keep working on it? It is solved.

The mystery of this life is solved for me, and my daily walk with God proves it. I seek nothing more. I have peace. I have a life. I have purpose.

Much of this post is subjective.  I will only touch upon one point.  The poster says he found the "truth" assuming he/she means the existence of the Christian God and not also Shiva or Allah or any of the other hundred plus gods that have been purposed. The word "truth" as defined is that which is accepted as fact.  I contest that it is not accepted as fact or this forum would not exist.  My analogy is that truth=fact=that which CAN be proven.... not something that can't be disproven.
If Jehova, Osiris, or Odin did approach all of humanity and prove said godlyness then all speculation and aurgument would disappear. 
So to say "truth" is grossly inaccurate.  If poster want to use the words "faith" and "believe" then the poster would be much more accurate 
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#45
RE: Dear atheists,
(April 25, 2015 at 8:52 pm)True Believer Wrote: You only want to mock and scoff. You have no peace. A person with a life doesn't spend time on atheist forums to puff up their ego in an attempt to blaspheme a god they don't believe in anyway.

You're immature, and your life is meaningless according to your own beliefs. You believe you are nothing more than time, chance, and chemical reactions. You have no meaning and no hope, therefore, you seek out meaning by trying to feel as if you know something more than others, or that you have the canny ability to disprove an argument.

I pity you, simply because I've been where you are. I contemplated suicide when I was an atheist, because I simply couldn't escape the fact that deep down, I felt life was utterly cruel, meaningless, and empty.

Atheists often scoff, "My life has meaning. I love my friends, spouse, kids, etc." That's a delusion. You are all nothing but chemical reactions. You'll die and quickly fade away from the mind of the world. You know this is true. Does that sit well with you?

I believe in God. I'm not going to bore you with the details of my conversion, because your intent is clearly only to puff up yourself with pride (one of the worst sins), and to feel like a know-it-all. A wise man once said this: "A true Christian testimony is worth a library full of arguments."

I know that when I found the truth, it changed my life. I know that I have peace. I know that I have meaning and a creator. I don't have to waste my time trying to mock others, create goofy avatars, or show my immaturity and pride. I've got a life, and I like to help others in my spare time to find the truth that I've discovered myself.

Does atheism liberate you? From what? From meaning? From purpose? Or liberate you to sin? For what? Does sin not bring about death? Does sin not cause misery and pain?

Does atheism liberate you to think freely? Do you think Christians, before their conversion, didn't also think and ponder all religions and possibilities? If I find truth, what more is there to search? If I discover the answer to an equation, why keep working on it? It is solved.

The mystery of this life is solved for me, and my daily walk with God proves it. I seek nothing more. I have peace. I have a life. I have purpose.

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#46
RE: Dear atheists,
(April 26, 2015 at 8:29 am)wallym Wrote:
(April 26, 2015 at 3:26 am)robvalue Wrote: If I generate a random real number between 0 and 1, the probability of it being any particular number is zero.

Checkmate atheists. I mean theists.

It's impossible to generate a random number.  Uncheckmate!

Nah, I just roll a D10 for each digit, forever. Tongue
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#47
RE: Dear atheists,
(April 25, 2015 at 11:21 pm)wallym Wrote: There is no Logical > not Logical.

That depends on the matter under consideration.

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#48
RE: Dear atheists,
aww I'm late to the troll party Sad

but there's one thing I wanted to say

(April 25, 2015 at 8:52 pm)True Believer Wrote: You are all nothing but chemical reactions. You'll die and quickly fade away from the mind of the world. You know this is true. Does that sit well with you?

Yes, it's actually very comforting the way I see it
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#49
RE: Dear atheists,
(April 26, 2015 at 12:39 pm)Parkers Tan Wrote:
(April 25, 2015 at 11:21 pm)wallym Wrote: There is no Logical > not Logical.

That depends on the matter under consideration.

I disagree, but I think what we're disagreeing on is the perspective.  If you have an objective, I'm guessing, you are saying you are more likely to achieve the objective by being logical.  I'm saying it doesn't matter whether you achieve the objective or not, so how you go about doing it doesn't matter.

(April 26, 2015 at 12:36 pm)robvalue Wrote:
(April 26, 2015 at 8:29 am)wallym Wrote: It's impossible to generate a random number.  Uncheckmate!

Nah, I just roll a D10 for each digit, forever. Tongue

It's impossible to roll a D10 for forever!
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#50
RE: Dear atheists,
Just watch me! I'm already up to like 35 digits!
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