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What godly miracle would it take?
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RE: What godly miracle would it take?
(September 27, 2017 at 9:59 pm)Astonished Wrote: I know guys like Matt Dillahunty are reluctant to give an answer to this kind of question, and don't get me wrong, the answer of 'if there's a god they should know what would convince me' is fan-freakin'-tastic. But does anyone have a specific type of prayer they would need answered or miracle they would need to witness to convince them beyond a doubt?

Nothing would or could ever convince me. And you don't do Matt's answer justice... that isn't his full answer. This is his full answer:

(January 27, 2017 at 4:28 pm)Hammy Wrote: The greatest answer I have ever seen on the "What would change your mind?" or "what if you're wrong?" question regarding God's existence:

Matt Dilahunty Wrote:The "What would change your mind" question came up again in e-mail. I've provided an answer many times, but the following version might be worth thinking about:

"I don't know what would change my mind, and I don't need to know. In fact, it would be arrogant for me to presume that I could even come up with an answer, because that presumes that I'm sufficiently knowledgeable that I can tell the difference between 'a vastly superior technology that is beyond my understanding' and 'the powers of a god'.
But, if there is a god, that god should know exactly what it would take to change my mind...and that god should be capable of doing whatever it would take. The fact that this hasn't happened can only mean one of two things:
1. No such god exists.
2. Whatever god exists doesn't care to convince me, at this time.
In either case, it's not my problem and there's nothing I can do about it. Meanwhile, all of those believers who think that there is a god who does want me to know that he exists - are clearly, obviously, undeniably... wrong."

From his Facebook. Fucking awesome as fuck, IMO.

What do you guys think? Big Grin

I added the bold just now.

Nothing would or could change my mind except God who could only do it with some sort of mind probe that forced me to believe he wasn't an alien regardless of if he (or she or it) was or not.
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What godly miracle would it take? - by Astonished - September 27, 2017 at 9:59 pm
RE: What godly miracle would it take? - by Joods - September 27, 2017 at 10:02 pm
RE: What godly miracle would it take? - by Minimalist - September 27, 2017 at 10:03 pm
RE: What godly miracle would it take? - by Chad32 - September 27, 2017 at 10:15 pm
RE: What godly miracle would it take? - by chimp3 - September 27, 2017 at 10:21 pm
RE: What godly miracle would it take? - by ignoramus - September 28, 2017 at 4:03 am
RE: What godly miracle would it take? - by chimp3 - September 28, 2017 at 6:00 am
RE: What godly miracle would it take? - by Succubus - September 27, 2017 at 11:07 pm
RE: What godly miracle would it take? - by The Valkyrie - September 27, 2017 at 11:15 pm
RE: What godly miracle would it take? - by drfuzzy - September 28, 2017 at 11:07 am
RE: What godly miracle would it take? - by Astonished - September 27, 2017 at 11:32 pm
RE: What godly miracle would it take? - by Sal - September 28, 2017 at 4:14 am
RE: What godly miracle would it take? - by Minimalist - September 28, 2017 at 12:03 pm
RE: What godly miracle would it take? - by Harry Nevis - September 28, 2017 at 2:08 pm
RE: What godly miracle would it take? - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - September 28, 2017 at 5:54 am
RE: What godly miracle would it take? - by ignoramus - September 28, 2017 at 6:41 am
RE: What godly miracle would it take? - by Athene - September 28, 2017 at 7:23 am
RE: What godly miracle would it take? - by Astonished - September 28, 2017 at 11:00 am
RE: What godly miracle would it take? - by Bob Kelso - September 28, 2017 at 11:27 am
RE: What godly miracle would it take? - by Edwardo Piet - September 28, 2017 at 1:19 pm
RE: What godly miracle would it take? - by ignoramus - September 28, 2017 at 8:14 pm
RE: What godly miracle would it take? - by Astonished - September 29, 2017 at 1:11 am
RE: What godly miracle would it take? - by mordant - September 28, 2017 at 9:01 pm
RE: What godly miracle would it take? - by Abaddon_ire - October 5, 2017 at 4:12 pm
RE: What godly miracle would it take? - by Edwardo Piet - October 7, 2017 at 12:01 am
RE: What godly miracle would it take? - by Cecelia - October 5, 2017 at 5:48 pm
RE: What godly miracle would it take? - by Whateverist - October 5, 2017 at 6:10 pm
RE: What godly miracle would it take? - by brewer - October 5, 2017 at 6:16 pm
RE: What godly miracle would it take? - by Ravenshire - October 5, 2017 at 6:27 pm
RE: What godly miracle would it take? - by Astonished - October 5, 2017 at 8:44 pm
RE: What godly miracle would it take? - by Cyberman - October 5, 2017 at 9:25 pm
RE: What godly miracle would it take? - by Fake Messiah - October 5, 2017 at 11:56 pm
RE: What godly miracle would it take? - by pocaracas - October 6, 2017 at 5:11 am
RE: What godly miracle would it take? - by ignoramus - October 6, 2017 at 6:02 am
RE: What godly miracle would it take? - by pocaracas - October 6, 2017 at 11:29 am
RE: What godly miracle would it take? - by Abaddon_ire - October 6, 2017 at 12:42 pm
RE: What godly miracle would it take? - by Abaddon_ire - October 6, 2017 at 9:53 am
RE: What godly miracle would it take? - by Astonished - October 6, 2017 at 2:10 pm
RE: What godly miracle would it take? - by vorlon13 - October 6, 2017 at 2:22 pm
RE: What godly miracle would it take? - by vorlon13 - October 8, 2017 at 7:12 pm
RE: What godly miracle would it take? - by Cyberman - October 8, 2017 at 9:35 pm
RE: What godly miracle would it take? - by bennyboy - October 6, 2017 at 11:56 pm
RE: What godly miracle would it take? - by Astonished - October 7, 2017 at 12:05 am
RE: What godly miracle would it take? - by Edwardo Piet - October 7, 2017 at 12:07 am
RE: What godly miracle would it take? - by Astonished - October 7, 2017 at 12:10 am
RE: What godly miracle would it take? - by Edwardo Piet - October 7, 2017 at 12:52 am
RE: What godly miracle would it take? - by Alisa - October 8, 2017 at 5:34 pm
RE: What godly miracle would it take? - by Edwardo Piet - October 8, 2017 at 7:16 pm
RE: What godly miracle would it take? - by The Grand Nudger - October 8, 2017 at 11:01 pm

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