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Universe from Nothing?
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RE: Universe from Nothing?
(November 13, 2013 at 5:47 am)Lion IRC Wrote: Actually, if you are talking about 'definition' the God of the bible did not "come from" anywhere or anything or anyone. If He had, then biblical theists would instead, be worshipping an even Higher Being who actually WAS all-powerful and ever-living.

There is, like, eight things wrong with that statement. I'll just pick the most prominent one, which is that a deity which came from nothing didn't come from anything/where/one, and therefore you would have no other option for worship. Given that nothing doesn't have anything in it, including time, your god would be the first extant thing, and thus the first thing to exist in a temporal framework. Life is a concept that relies upon time, after all.

I gotta say, it's really kind of strange that I have to defend your position for you.
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Universe from Nothing? - by Jesus is Lord - November 6, 2013 at 9:37 pm
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Polaris - November 6, 2013 at 9:39 pm
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Jesus is Lord - November 7, 2013 at 1:04 am
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by MindForgedManacle - November 7, 2013 at 3:27 pm
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Faith No More - November 7, 2013 at 4:53 pm
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Whateverist - November 7, 2013 at 5:16 pm
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Mister Agenda - November 7, 2013 at 6:47 pm
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Faith No More - November 6, 2013 at 9:40 pm
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Darkstar - November 6, 2013 at 9:42 pm
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Jesus is Lord - November 7, 2013 at 1:22 am
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Esquilax - November 7, 2013 at 3:08 am
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Lion IRC - November 7, 2013 at 7:25 am
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by MindForgedManacle - November 6, 2013 at 9:44 pm
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Jackalope - November 6, 2013 at 9:48 pm
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Zazzy - November 6, 2013 at 9:55 pm
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Optimistic Mysanthrope - November 6, 2013 at 9:55 pm
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Jesus is Lord - November 7, 2013 at 12:54 am
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Esquilax - November 7, 2013 at 1:20 am
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Esquilax - November 6, 2013 at 10:04 pm
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Minimalist - November 6, 2013 at 11:09 pm
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Lion IRC - November 6, 2013 at 11:31 pm
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Esquilax - November 7, 2013 at 12:39 am
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Mystical - November 10, 2013 at 4:45 am
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Walking Void - November 6, 2013 at 11:39 pm
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Minimalist - November 6, 2013 at 11:46 pm
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Bipolar Bob - November 7, 2013 at 12:33 am
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Jesus is Lord - November 8, 2013 at 2:34 am
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Esquilax - November 8, 2013 at 3:53 am
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by MindForgedManacle - November 8, 2013 at 11:13 am
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Jesus is Lord - November 9, 2013 at 10:30 pm
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Esquilax - November 9, 2013 at 10:38 pm
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Jesus is Lord - November 9, 2013 at 11:15 pm
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Esquilax - November 9, 2013 at 11:22 pm
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by MindForgedManacle - November 10, 2013 at 6:40 pm
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Faith No More - November 8, 2013 at 11:25 am
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Godschild - November 7, 2013 at 1:02 am
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Psykhronic - November 7, 2013 at 2:10 am
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Lion IRC - November 7, 2013 at 2:17 am
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Bipolar Bob - November 7, 2013 at 2:36 am
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Anomalocaris - November 7, 2013 at 2:42 am
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by max-greece - November 7, 2013 at 3:10 am
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Optimistic Mysanthrope - November 7, 2013 at 7:46 am
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Doubting Thomas - November 7, 2013 at 10:36 am
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by popeyespappy - November 7, 2013 at 10:57 am
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Lion IRC - November 8, 2013 at 3:46 am
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by orogenicman - November 7, 2013 at 3:33 pm
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by downbeatplumb - November 7, 2013 at 3:36 pm
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Simon Moon - November 7, 2013 at 5:06 pm
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by max-greece - November 8, 2013 at 5:30 am
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Lion IRC - November 8, 2013 at 6:35 am
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Esquilax - November 8, 2013 at 6:40 am
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Esquilax - November 8, 2013 at 6:46 am
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Chas - November 14, 2013 at 2:41 pm
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Lion IRC - November 8, 2013 at 6:44 am
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by max-greece - November 8, 2013 at 6:44 am
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by LastPoet - November 8, 2013 at 6:46 am
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Jesus is Lord - November 9, 2013 at 10:40 pm
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Esquilax - November 9, 2013 at 11:20 pm
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Optimistic Mysanthrope - November 9, 2013 at 11:11 pm
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Optimistic Mysanthrope - November 10, 2013 at 12:41 am
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Jesus is Lord - November 11, 2013 at 9:30 pm
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Whateverist - November 11, 2013 at 10:07 pm
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by max-greece - November 10, 2013 at 4:13 am
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by justin - November 10, 2013 at 7:54 pm
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Angrboda - November 11, 2013 at 1:33 am
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Lemonvariable72 - November 11, 2013 at 1:59 am
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Esquilax - November 11, 2013 at 2:27 am
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Lemonvariable72 - November 11, 2013 at 2:52 am
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Esquilax - November 11, 2013 at 3:07 am
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Lemonvariable72 - November 11, 2013 at 3:38 am
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Angrboda - November 11, 2013 at 3:03 am
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Lion IRC - November 11, 2013 at 6:38 am
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Esquilax - November 11, 2013 at 6:43 am
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Lemonvariable72 - November 11, 2013 at 9:59 pm
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Jesus is Lord - November 11, 2013 at 10:53 pm
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Esquilax - November 11, 2013 at 10:55 pm
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by MindForgedManacle - November 12, 2013 at 10:38 pm
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Optimistic Mysanthrope - November 12, 2013 at 6:08 am
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Cinjin - November 13, 2013 at 12:09 am
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by KichigaiNeko - November 13, 2013 at 6:11 am
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by The Valkyrie - November 13, 2013 at 12:14 am
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Lion IRC - November 13, 2013 at 5:47 am
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Esquilax - November 13, 2013 at 6:06 am
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Whateverist - November 13, 2013 at 11:28 pm
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Optimistic Mysanthrope - November 13, 2013 at 6:10 am
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Lion IRC - November 13, 2013 at 6:35 am
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Bob Kelso - November 14, 2013 at 12:00 am
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Optimistic Mysanthrope - November 13, 2013 at 7:21 am
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Owlix - November 14, 2013 at 2:56 am
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Jacob(smooth) - November 14, 2013 at 12:37 pm
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Mister Agenda - November 14, 2013 at 12:45 pm
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Lion IRC - November 14, 2013 at 9:48 pm
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Lemonvariable72 - November 15, 2013 at 12:31 am
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Walking Void - November 14, 2013 at 4:57 pm

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