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Divine Revelation
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RE: Divine Revelation
January 14, 2013 at 6:38 pm
(January 14, 2013 at 6:36 pm)Drich Wrote: Only 3 out of 5 of your examples could be considered divine revelation.

Does it really matter?
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RE: Divine Revelation
January 14, 2013 at 6:49 pm
(January 14, 2013 at 6:38 pm)Surtr Wrote:
(January 14, 2013 at 6:36 pm)Drich Wrote: Only 3 out of 5 of your examples could be considered divine revelation.

Does it really matter?

Seeing how the topic of the thread is directly about discerning divine revelation.. Yes. it matters if you wish to speak to the subject matter of this thread.
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RE: Divine Revelation
January 14, 2013 at 6:56 pm
(January 14, 2013 at 6:49 pm)Drich Wrote:
(January 14, 2013 at 6:38 pm)Surtr Wrote: Does it really matter?

Seeing how the topic of the thread is directly about discerning divine revelation.. Yes. it matters if you wish to speak to the subject matter of this thread.

You have a magic tin foil hat that allows you a cosmic cell phone line to your invisible friend. So? Muslims claim to talk to their god, Hindues claim to talk to their god. Jews claim to talk to their god.

Joseph Smith claimed to talk to his god too. So?

Native Americans claim to talk to spirit gods. Shintoists claim to talk to their gods. And despite what you might think China is rampant with it's own superstitions too.
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RE: Divine Revelation
January 14, 2013 at 6:56 pm
Warning! Divine revelation cannot be proven through science. This thread is an atheist-trap!
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RE: Divine Revelation
January 14, 2013 at 6:57 pm
(January 14, 2013 at 6:49 pm)Drich Wrote: Seeing how the topic of the thread is directly about discerning divine revelation.. Yes. it matters if you wish to speak to the subject matter of this thread.


No, it does not. You got the point- that logic can be applied to every divine being you wish to apply it to. Or I at least hope you got it.
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RE: Divine Revelation
January 14, 2013 at 6:58 pm
(January 14, 2013 at 6:56 pm)Brian37 Wrote:
(January 14, 2013 at 6:49 pm)Drich Wrote: Seeing how the topic of the thread is directly about discerning divine revelation.. Yes. it matters if you wish to speak to the subject matter of this thread.

You have a magic tin foil hat that allows you a cosmic cell phone line to your invisible friend. So? Muslims claim to talk to their god, Hindues claim to talk to their god. Jews claim to talk to their god.

Joseph Smith claimed to talk to his god too. So?

Native Americans claim to talk to spirit gods. Shintoists claim to talk to their gods. And despite what you might think China is rampant with it's own superstitions too.

which all falls under the defination of divine revlation.
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RE: Divine Revelation
January 14, 2013 at 7:01 pm
(January 14, 2013 at 6:58 pm)Drich Wrote: which all falls under the defination of divine revlation.

OR PLAIN BULLSHIT.
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RE: Divine Revelation
January 14, 2013 at 7:01 pm
(January 14, 2013 at 6:36 pm)Drich Wrote:
(January 14, 2013 at 3:41 pm)Brian37 Wrote: See if you can spot the pattern.

"What makes it different is that it is an accurate moment of clarity concerning a verifiable revelation of Allah"
"What makes it different is that it is an accurate moment of clarity concerning a verifiable revelation of Yahweh"
"What makes it different is that it is an accurate moment of clarity concerning a verifiable revelation of Vishnu"
"What makes it different is that it is an accurate moment of clarity concerning a verifiable revelation of L Ron Hubbard".
"What makes it different is that it is an accurate moment of clarity concerning a verifiable revelation of Obe Wan"
Only 3 out of 5 of your examples could be considered divine revelation.



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RE: Divine Revelation
January 14, 2013 at 7:04 pm
(January 14, 2013 at 6:58 pm)Drich Wrote:
(January 14, 2013 at 6:56 pm)Brian37 Wrote: You have a magic tin foil hat that allows you a cosmic cell phone line to your invisible friend. So? Muslims claim to talk to their god, Hindues claim to talk to their god. Jews claim to talk to their god.

Joseph Smith claimed to talk to his god too. So?

Native Americans claim to talk to spirit gods. Shintoists claim to talk to their gods. And despite what you might think China is rampant with it's own superstitions too.

which all falls under the defination of divine revlation.
*Sigh I think his point was that since you believe that there is only one God who can provide the revelations then surely you can't count the numerous other account of such revelations that have supposedly been received from other deities, in which case how can you possibly assert that your revelations are justifiable? you're quite good at missing the point.
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RE: Divine Revelation
January 14, 2013 at 7:12 pm (This post was last modified: January 14, 2013 at 7:14 pm by Brian37.)
(January 14, 2013 at 6:56 pm)Dee Dee Ramone Wrote: Warning! Divine revelation cannot be proven through science. This thread is an atheist-trap!
Curses, foiled again! So I'll see you on church sunday?
(January 14, 2013 at 7:01 pm)Minimalist Wrote:
(January 14, 2013 at 6:36 pm)Drich Wrote: Only 3 out of 5 of your examples could be considered divine revelation.



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I don't care. The point is that "divine revelation" is just another detail in a fantasy just like the dice and board and characters in Dungeons and Dragons don't make dragons real.
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