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Who's afraid of a godless universe?

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Chiroptera
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Message 10 of 49 (288133)
02-18-2006 3:09 PM 		Reply to: Message 5 by AdminPhat
02-18-2006 3:08 AM

At the risk of being off-topic...
...and despite this being a pre-promotion admin message, I gots to ask:
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2) Bad God(Tyrant)
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b) We have been abandoned to our own fate.
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Why would this make God bad?
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"Intellectually, scientifically, even artistically, fundamentalism -- biblical literalism -- is a road to nowhere, because it insists on fidelity to revealed truths that are not true." -- Katha Pollitt
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Chiroptera
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Message 12 of 49 (288137)
02-18-2006 3:37 PM 		Reply to: Message 11 by Hangdawg13
02-18-2006 3:28 PM

That would be a completely cool universe!
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Jesus Christ perfectly represents the God of the universe.
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Imagine water turning into wine whenever you needed it!
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"Intellectually, scientifically, even artistically, fundamentalism -- biblical literalism -- is a road to nowhere, because it insists on fidelity to revealed truths that are not true." -- Katha Pollitt
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Chiroptera
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Message 29 of 49 (288568)
02-20-2006 8:38 AM 		Reply to: Message 28 by iano
02-20-2006 7:35 AM

Hi, iano.
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It is a rational option at least.
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Personal incredulity is not rational. In fact, just the opposite: it is a fallacy.
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"Intellectually, scientifically, even artistically, fundamentalism -- biblical literalism -- is a road to nowhere, because it insists on fidelity to revealed truths that are not true." -- Katha Pollitt
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Chiroptera
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Message 31 of 49 (288578)
02-20-2006 9:16 AM 		Reply to: Message 30 by JavaMan
02-20-2006 9:12 AM

Re: How is salt a random assortment of chemicals?
And neither does any scientific theory of the history of the universe or of life on earth rely on "random assortment of chemicals" doing stuff.
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I think "random assortment of chemicals" is the evangelical code word for "something that contradicts my preferred creation myth."
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"Intellectually, scientifically, even artistically, fundamentalism -- biblical literalism -- is a road to nowhere, because it insists on fidelity to revealed truths that are not true." -- Katha Pollitt
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Message 33 of 49 (288591)
02-20-2006 9:45 AM 		Reply to: Message 32 by iano
02-20-2006 9:29 AM

Off topic reply deleted.
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I hit the wrong button and submitted it by mistake.
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Chiroptera
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Message 45 of 49 (289480)
02-22-2006 8:16 AM 		Reply to: Message 44 by iano
02-22-2006 8:00 AM

Re: Just a personal opinion.
Hi iano.
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if it is possible that a person can have an inside knowledge about God which exceeds you own
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But who would ever be so arrogant as to make a claim like that?
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"Intellectually, scientifically, even artistically, fundamentalism -- biblical literalism -- is a road to nowhere, because it insists on fidelity to revealed truths that are not true." -- Katha Pollitt
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