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Re: George Bush has legitimised terrorism
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Thu, 22 Apr 2004 12:12:15 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, John Neal wrote:
   In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Larry Pieniazek wrote:
   In lugnet.off-topic.debate, John Neal wrote:

   The choice is to accept God or not. I’m sure that dwelling with God is as wonderful as dwelling without God is miserable.

You are? Well, dwelling without him is pretty peachy, if you ask me.

I’m glad that you have had a blessed life. Chances are that one day things won’t always look so peachy, answers won’t come so easily, and fates won’t be accepted so readily.

But do you see how that’s an unsatisfactory answer? If Larry’s life turns non-peachy, then you would claim that your point is proven. But if Larry’s life does not turn non-peachy, then you would claim that your point is not disproven. Your stance is not persuasive, except to those who alrady share it.

  
   So then, sorry to hear you’re having such a rough time with him. (logically if I’m not miserable then you’re not wonderful)

It is my understanding that God doesn’t value “logic” much-- the archetypal example would be King Jesus the Suffering Servant.

Yikes! A god who doesn’t value logic is wholly unworthy of my worship, all the more so if the god in question is the one who designed my brain to favor logic over faith. But, as I’ve said before, if god doesn’t value (and, presumably, is not bound by) logic, let him show me two people who are simultaneously taller than each other (and no resorting to equivocation or wordplay, please!)

Dave!



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  Re: George Bush has legitimised terrorism
 
(...) "If God wanted man to think, He would have given him a brain." -B.Schlickbernd -->Bruce<-- (20 years ago, 22-Apr-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
  Re: George Bush has legitimised terrorism
 
(...) It's unsatisfactory to a logical mind. Logic is a tool, but not the end all of inquiry. It has its limitations. Heck, I can use logic to prove that movement is impossible (ask). Applying logic to God is like trying to measure the volume of an (...) (20 years ago, 22-Apr-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)

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(...) I'm glad that you have had a blessed life. Chances are that one day things won't always look so peachy, answers won't come so easily, and fates won't be accepted so readily. (...) It is my understanding that God doesn't value "logic" much-- (...) (20 years ago, 22-Apr-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)

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