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RE: Stephen Fry on God
February 8, 2015 at 6:45 am
(January 30, 2015 at 7:30 pm)Stimbo Wrote: Check out host Gay Byrne's reaction:
I would like to have a moment of silence for all the deities...
K done.
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RE: Stephen Fry on God
February 8, 2015 at 6:57 am
Oi wood loike to cumment on thert steamin howmow Froiee wot said sum darft aythehist things abaaat moi lawd un maahstur. His commints are ignrnt cos he's a commie fag.
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RE: Stephen Fry on God
February 8, 2015 at 7:48 am
(February 8, 2015 at 2:31 am)snowtracks Wrote: You may love Stephen Fry’s response but there won’t be any questions asked (there is a reason for that) [...]
There sure is a reason for that - there is no god and no afterlife. A-duh!
However, what I'd like to hear is how Christians answer the question: "What would you say to god, if it turned out that it's not the god you've been betting on?" Would you crawl on your knees, denouncing Jesus and begging Zeus, Vishnu, Manitou, Satan or Flying Spagghetti Monster for forgiveness? I'll bet you would.
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RE: Stephen Fry on God
February 8, 2015 at 7:57 am
Course they would. And they only have a 1 in infinity chance more than us of being "right".
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RE: Stephen Fry on God
February 8, 2015 at 8:40 am
(February 8, 2015 at 2:31 am)snowtracks Wrote: You may love Stephen Fry’s response but there won’t be any questions asked (there is a reason for that), and no hubris will be on display when that time comes. What, the time of his death? Of course not, he'll be dead. You know who also won't be asking questions or displaying hubris? God, because he doesn't exist.
As for Ray Comfort, he took the easy and lazy way out by playing the old "god made everything, but it's people's fault that bad things happen" card. Because it was Adam and Eve who developed the system of cell mutation that leads to cancer, Ebola, viruses, and parasitic worms. And it was Adam and Eve who developed the system of plate tectonics that causes earthquakes and tidal waves. Or the weather system that causes hurricanes and tornadoes.
In other words, Ray Comfort is a fucking idiot.
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RE: Stephen Fry on God
February 8, 2015 at 12:36 pm
(February 8, 2015 at 2:31 am)snowtracks Wrote: You may love Stephen Fry’s response but there won’t be any questions asked (there is a reason for that), and no hubris will be on display when that time comes.
Mainly because in nothingness, there is, well, nothing.
(February 8, 2015 at 2:31 am)snowtracks Wrote: This is the kind of response you get from people who lack spiritual discernment.
Them are some high-falutin' words there ... got anything of substance?
I didn't think so.
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RE: Stephen Fry on God
February 8, 2015 at 12:46 pm
Hitchens made the same argument against the morality of this all loving all powerful God In "God Is Not Great" but many atheists and skeptics have. Aways refreshing to hear it no matter who says it.
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RE: Stephen Fry on God
February 8, 2015 at 12:49 pm
(February 8, 2015 at 2:31 am)snowtracks Wrote: You may love Stephen Fry’s response but there won’t be any questions asked (there is a reason for that), and no hubris will be on display when that time comes. This is the kind of response you get from people who lack spiritual discernment.
I see you have no legitimate response to Fry's words, and thus have lowered yourself to attempting to intimidate us all into silence with threats. But we already knew you were a vile, despicable liar; there's no need to convince us further.
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RE: Stephen Fry on God
February 8, 2015 at 1:28 pm
(February 8, 2015 at 2:31 am)snowtracks Wrote: (January 30, 2015 at 8:19 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: I love it - absofuckinglutely LOVE it - when people ask Fry a question they think is a stumper. BAM - he answers. No hesitation, no qualifiers, just a straightforward answer.
These feeps who interview Fry always seem to start with the misconception that they are smarter than he is.
Boru You may love Stephen Fry’s response but there won’t be any questions asked (there is a reason for that), and no hubris will be on display when that time comes. This is the kind of response you get from people who lack spiritual discernment.
This is what you sound like to atheists.
You "You watch out, Superman will beat you up when he get's here".
Been there done that. The threats you make about what will happen to us is no different or hollow a threat than when Muslims do it. You could threaten us with Mickey Mouse and it means the same thing to us.
Why should we feel or be threatened by what amounts to basically you protecting a fantasy with your own ego?
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RE: Stephen Fry on God
February 8, 2015 at 1:41 pm
(February 8, 2015 at 2:31 am)snowtracks Wrote: You may love Stephen Fry’s response but there won’t be any questions asked (there is a reason for that), and no hubris will be on display when that time comes.
Correct. Being dead really limits your options for a witty comeback.
(February 8, 2015 at 2:31 am)snowtracks Wrote: This is the kind of response you get from people who lack spiritual discernment.
"I see leprechauns!!!"
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