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I don't know, Dr. M. I can handle that. SOme points were good, others...not.

I'll answer it later, when I can give it the attention it deserves. Right now, I'm supposed to be working!

For a thing to exist, there must be evidence or proof of its existence. There can be no existence without evidence of existence. There is no evidence or proof of God's existence (that meets the criteria of the Scientific Method) Therefore: God does not exist. You can refute my above statement simplp...

EL,

I've yet to see anything even approaching 10% "Proof." And the "evidence" is always very, very subjective, unrepeatable, or (in the cases of the recent "prayer tests" at medical centers) fabricated by biased observers/examiners.

I wouldn't mind being frisked by the moose....

(EWWWW!)

Wow, cut out the foreplay and get right to it, why don't you. These have been around for a few years at this point, but I'll repeat them here (I had posted them on the OLD P-Web, but all that disappeared when the site crashed) Boothby's five rules of theological debate: RULE 1 : Presume the existenc...

If He does exist, then why shouldn't it be provable

Good. Start proving.

BTW, (Steve as Steve here), just copying and pasting various passages from the bible in a loosely veiled and pitifully sorry attempt to proselytize is boring, beaten totally to death, and in bad taste.

Probably a better idea if we get some Canadian Mounties in American airports...

EL--Gotcha! Thanks. Seamusz, I am "chill," dude. Besides, what do you expect? You call my beliefs foolish and insubstantial, and you expect that I'm going to bake you cookies and wipe the milk off the tip of your nose? Besides, what part of my response was "un-chill"? Or, more pr...

Seamusz, A simple PM to let me know that you were starting a thread based on my statement in another thread would have been a nice courtesy. Not a necessity, but a courtesy. And, unless I say, "Steve as Mod," or some such thing, I'm just a regular guy. If you (or anyone) happens to step ou...

Seamusz, It's like if someone were to ask you, "How do you drive a car?" and you grabbed them, against their will, forced them into the passenger seat, and proceeded to drive them to all your favorite places (because, of course, you "knew" that those places would bring your passe...

Personally, I try to convince people of my views and beliefs because I feel that they bring great happiness

Everything else is fine. If you want to do that, create another thread.

(Steve AS MOD)

Good call, EL.

We're discussing how we go about solving the problem, not the actual problem itself.

a) I know where you're going, but I'll still respond... b) The "Supreme Being" is, by definition, undectable. The existence of a non-detectable object is, at a minimum, questionable. Did you hear the one about the dinosaur that left no fossils or footprints? Can you prove that it never exi...

Hey, Amka! How goes it!?!

I like your phrase "rational, skeptical religious person" some of my best religious friends are exactly that!

But would you say that represents the majority of religious thought in this country? In any country?

Yeah, but I'm saying that the atheists DO have better evidence. And, given the chance, and an intelligent person to discuss things with, I can prove that there is no reasonable, functional, meaningful, non-self-contradictory definition of God. Therefore, since there is no description or definition o...

Eddie, But the Theist hardly ever has "better evidence." He (or she) just keeps harping on the Bible as irrefutable proof, or as "existence" itself as irrefutable proof, or other such nonsense. And, when push comes to shove, the theist resorts to semantics ("You're not reall...

It's more than just trying to get the other person to understand us. It can also be trying to understand the other person in terms WE can deal with. And "evidence" means different things to different people. As an atheist, i demand a higher level of "traceability" in evidence in ...

What about favorite MIL-SPECS?

My favorite is:

Pen, fountain, tear gas, exploding.

It's a real spec, but (unfortunately) now obsolete!

I came across that spec on micro-fiche over 20 years ago; I cannot find any references on the web.

Our lives also affect the lives of those around us. It may be on a local/family level or on a global/world level. And we can affect those lives for well or for ill. We can leave the world a better place than when we found it, or a worse place. We can help the species survive, or we can help in screw...

...and implausible!

Thanks for the head's up!

Now there's some people I have to go talk to...

Let's not forget "Space Boy" !!

Janus, Welcome to P-Web, by the way! but I think that the undercurrent here is that white people in America have that annoying track record of oppressing blacks Umm...No. My white European ancestors came to this country in the 1920's. I know from my own life, and my parent's lives, and my grandparen...

I guess it raises a number of questions, then: 1) Why did God allow an innocent to be brutally raped and impregnated? To which the typical answer is, "We can never know God's plan...or God's will" And then that leads to the often unasked question, "How do you know that life begins at ...

There's a new interview with OSC:

http://news.filefront.com/gaming-todays ... cott-card/

No new direction (or production house, or director), but a lot of interesting detail...

Leather chair, rolling ladder, intern, and a VAULT!

Amazing!

Congratulations on quite the cool job!

(I really love that vault!)

--Steve

As long as you don't ask me about my mother...

Craig, She seems to be afraid of the physical intimacy...the closeness. It seems to make sense in light of the rape she suffered. She most certainly needs therapy (that's not a bad thing! Certainly in light of what she went through!), and you could benefit from couple's therapy, as was recommended b...

Do you have to use pink granite? Or would that be beside the point?

That was the hope. I have already designed a possibe Battle School, and I have.... Stop. Not just me. Ethan Hurdus, Darian Robbins, and I. Plus a lot of contributions from other fans, through discussions here and on "www.Frescopictures.com" But we have designed a pretty good Battle School,...

So...how many "mega-churches" do you think are out there in the US. I think that there are enough of them, with enough followers, that I can honestly say that a meaningful proportion of Christians in the United States are opposed to gay marriage and to homosexual relationships. So, instead...

I'm sorry--did I say "anti abortion"?

I meant to say "anti gay marriage"

My bad.

You forgot to add "lying bitch."

Anything she says I assume is made up. I'll wait to see ACTUAL stats, instead of something she just pulled out of her @$$.

I guess this means I should hold on to my day job...

Damn!

Rei,

I guess the whole Christian fundamentalist anti-abortion lobby is a figment of my imagination, then?

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