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[Napoléon]

This isn't accurate. Rhinoceros and unicornis are both latin words; however, Rhinoceros Unicornis is the scientific name for that species of rhinoceros.

Rhinoceros is the latin word for rhinoceros. I'm sure you'll find some way to be intellectually dishonest about this too.

Hold up wait...

Did you not see me specify INDIAN rhinoceros? What part of "the latin name for the Indian rhinoceros is "Rhinoceros Unicornis" is untrue?

Oh for fuck sake. Are you really trying to prove unicorns exist by some lame technicality like this? Get a fucking life Huggy.

[Randy Carson]

Out in the open? No. I'll start by asking if you've ever had a personal revelation.

If you mean, "Have I ever heard from God in prayer?", sure.

Not often - but several times in my life, yes.

Additionally, I have received several powerful answers to prayer in the form of "coincidences" (to use a phrase that you might be comfortable with) or workings out of things for which I have doubt that God was responsible.

[Minimalist]

Hold up wait...

Did you not see me specify INDIAN rhinoceros? What part of "the latin name for the Indian rhinoceros is "Rhinoceros Unicornis" is untrue?

Oh for fuck sake. Are you really trying to prove unicorns exist by some lame technicality like this? Get a fucking life Huggy.

He can't.  He gave it to jesus.  And you know how that usually ends up.

[Metis]

Out in the open? No. I'll start by asking if you've ever had a personal revelation.

If you mean, "Have I ever heard from God in prayer?", sure.

Not often - but several times in my life, yes.

Additionally, I have received several powerful answers to prayer in the form of "coincidences" (to use a phrase that you might be comfortable with) or workings out of things for which I have doubt that God was responsible.

David Koresh also thought it was his divine mission direct from the heavens to take over America and remake the world in accordance with his will.

Joseph Smith (whom you have already mocked in this thread) also claimed to have a direct revelation from two of the three persons of what you would call the trinity.

Ellen G White also claimed to have direct revelations from God directing her actions.

Mary Baker recived her formula for Christian Science from divine inspiration.

Muhammad allegedly had the Quran dictated to him by an agent of God.

Now, not to be pendantic Randy but all of the above would have described you as a pagan, an atheist or an abomination before the Lord. Why should we believe that you have heard God, where they all claim they had and had a lot of people, especially the last of them, take their claims far more seriously?

What's to stop me rolling around on the floor right now, then hopping back up on my feet and claiming I'd received a vision from the one true Goddess Hera because she answered my request to help guide my hand in finding my keys?

Coincidence in that I just happened to find my keys, or was this the work of Hera? Perhaps I was deceived and I really received a diabolic revelation from her ancient foe Io, or perhaps even Europa?

[Longhorn]

Out in the open? No. I'll start by asking if you've ever had a personal revelation.

If you mean, "Have I ever heard from God in prayer?", sure.

Not often - but several times in my life, yes.

Additionally, I have received several powerful answers to prayer in the form of "coincidences" (to use a phrase that you might be comfortable with) or workings out of things for which I have doubt that God was responsible.

I mean, does god talk to you?

[Randy Carson]

If you mean, "Have I ever heard from God in prayer?", sure.

Not often - but several times in my life, yes.

Additionally, I have received several powerful answers to prayer in the form of "coincidences" (to use a phrase that you might be comfortable with) or workings out of things for which I have doubt that God was responsible.

David Koresh also thought it was his divine mission direct from the heavens to take over America and remake the world in accordance with his will.

Joseph Smith (whom you have already mocked in this thread) also claimed to have a direct revelation from two of the three persons of what you would call the trinity.

Ellen G White also claimed to have direct revelations from God directing her actions.

Mary Baker recived her formula for Christian Science from divine inspiration.

Muhammad allegedly had the Quran dictated to him by an agent of God.

Now, not to be pendantic Randy but all of the above would have described you as a pagan, an atheist or an abomination before the Lord. Why should we believe that you have heard God, where they all claim they had and had a lot of people, especially the last of them, take their claims far more seriously?

What's to stop me rolling around on the floor right now, then hopping back up on my feet and claiming I'd received a vision from the one true Goddess Hera because she answered my request to help guide my hand in finding my keys?

Coincidence in that I just happened to find my keys, or was this the work of Hera? Perhaps I was deceived and I really received a diabolic revelation from her ancient foe Io, or perhaps even Europa?

You have no reason to believe me whatsoever. Neimenovic asked me a direct question; otherwise, I would not have brought it up.

[Randy Carson]

If you mean, "Have I ever heard from God in prayer?", sure.

Not often - but several times in my life, yes.

Additionally, I have received several powerful answers to prayer in the form of "coincidences" (to use a phrase that you might be comfortable with) or workings out of things for which I have doubt that God was responsible.

I mean, does god talk to you?

No, as I said, that is not my experience. I believe that others (and not many) do have a more conversational experience of God.

Most Christians do not.

[Metis]

You have no reason to believe me whatsoever. Neimenovic asked me a direct question; otherwise, I would not have brought it up.

Oh I didn't. But I was just curious why you ascribed it to divine intervention. I'm assuming you don't believe Ms White had a genuine message describing the Catholic Church as a diabolic abomination, so you must be open to the possibility people can think they have had interventions when really they haven't.

Or should I say most likely haven't. Who knows? Maybe Missy Ellen had it right after all and coffee is of satan.

[Randy Carson]

You have no reason to believe me whatsoever. Neimenovic asked me a direct question; otherwise, I would not have brought it up.

Oh I didn't. But I was just curious why you ascribed it to divine intervention. I'm assuming you don't believe Ms White had a genuine message describing the Catholic Church as a diabolic abomination, so you must be open to the possibility people can think they have had interventions when really they haven't.

I don't, and I am.

[Spooky]

No, as I said, that is not my experience. I believe that others (and not many) do have a more conversational experience of God.

Most Christians do not.