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Re: Not Atheism - Not Theism

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On 24/06/2016 08:07, Don Martin wrote:
> On Thu, 23 Jun 2016 12:49:59 +0000 (UTC), Smiler <smiler@jo.king>
> wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 22 Jun 2016 19:50:29 -0700, s.knight wrote:
>>
>>> On Wed, 22 Jun 2016 18:28:10 +1000, "Alex W." <ingilt@yahoo.co.uk>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 22/06/2016 13:00, s.knight wrote:
>>>>> On Tue, 21 Jun 2016 13:18:03 -0400, "A. Wolfe" <Wolfe@unc.edu.org>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On 6/19/2016 10:51 PM, s.knight wrote:
>>>>>>> On Sun, 19 Jun 2016 16:29:44 -0400, "A. Wolfe" <Wolfe@unc.edu.org>
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> It makes no sense to claim that theism is about knowledge, I cannot
>>>>>>>> absolutely know that God(s) exist. But this is also true of
>>>>>>>> atheism, I cannot know with certainty that there is no God. So, for
>>>>>>>> me the most reasonable position is agnostic. I draw upon Pascel's
>>>>>>>> argument that since I cannot know, the no risk position is to
>>>>>>>> believe in gods. However, I don't like this since I might choose
>>>>>>>> the wrong god and draw the wrath of all the other gods. So.
>>>>>>>> agnosticism is taking no position and not pissing off any god.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>    Except Agnostism is intellectually retarded. You sit on the fence
>>>>>>> and claim the superior high ground and belch out your anthem...
>>>>>>> "MAYBE YES, MAYBE NO, DON'T KNOW." You could at least say 42.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> You can't know, you can only believe one way or the other.
>>>>>
>>>>>    It has nothing to do with belief. It's all about the evidence.
>>>>> There is no evidence a god(s) exist. None.
>>>>
>>>> There is that which one might charitably call "empirical" testimony.
>>>> People having visions, epiphanies, divine visitations.  People
>>>> experiencing highly unlikely events such as surviving a plane crash.
>>>> People whose diseases unexpectedly go into remission.
>>>>
>>>    True. I almost believed in a god the first time I used Preperation
>>> H. Wow! Thank you jesus! Amen!
>>
>> Hallelujah! You are now able to sit on god's right hand!
>
> Just don't let the old fart wiggle his fingers too much--it could
> eliminate the benefit from Preparation H.
>

God does prostate exams?

Wow!

This really is one all-singing-all-dancing one stop shopping sort of deity!

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Re: Not Atheism - Not Theism s.knight <Baawa@Baawa.nut> - 2016-06-22 19:50 -0700
  Re: Not Atheism - Not Theism Smiler <smiler@jo.king> - 2016-06-23 12:49 +0000
    Re: Not Atheism - Not Theism Christopher A. Lee <c.lee@fairpoint.net> - 2016-06-23 16:12 -0500
      Re: Not Atheism - Not Theism Smiler <smiler@jo.king> - 2016-06-24 00:32 +0000
    Re: Not Atheism - Not Theism Don Martin <drdonmartin@comcast.net> - 2016-06-23 18:07 -0400
      Re: Not Atheism - Not Theism "Alex W." <ingilt@yahoo.co.uk> - 2016-06-24 10:18 +1000
        Re: Not Atheism - Not Theism Don Martin <drdonmartin@comcast.net> - 2016-06-24 18:11 -0400
          Re: Not Atheism - Not Theism Smiler <smiler@jo.king> - 2016-06-25 00:25 +0000
            Re: Not Atheism - Not Theism Don Martin <drdonmartin@comcast.net> - 2016-06-25 08:40 -0400
              Re: Not Atheism - Not Theism Smiler <smiler@jo.king> - 2016-06-25 14:23 +0000
          Re: Not Atheism - Not Theism "Alex W." <ingilt@yahoo.co.uk> - 2016-06-25 18:00 +1000
      Re: Not Atheism - Not Theism Smiler <smiler@jo.king> - 2016-06-24 00:44 +0000
        Re: Not Atheism - Not Theism Smiler <smiler@jo.king> - 2016-06-24 15:48 +0000

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