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Re: Does God have a name for God?
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Date: 
Sat, 31 Mar 2001 16:31:34 GMT
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Dave Schuler:
  You're setting yourself a larger task than I think is called for; the
existence of God isn't predicated on the necessity of that existence. • Lots
of things exist without being "needed," unless we're ascribing some
unguessable purpose behind them.  In that case, you're right--the argument
is longer than we probably want!  8^)


<nosarcasm>
What I meant was that I can't really prove the *existence* of God, but I can
prove that God *must exist* in order for anything else to exist.  But if no
one wants to hear it, that's okay.

Regards,
--Ryan



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  Re: Does God have a name for God?
 
(...) <likewise nosarcasm> With due respect, I must point out that smarter folks than you or I have been debating this for millennia, so if it were indeed possible to prove that God must exist, it would have been done long ago to everyone's (...) (23 years ago, 31-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
  Re: Does God have a name for God?
 
No, we don't really want to hear it, as it has been argued to death in here. You aren't going to convince us heathens that God MUST exist, as that simply isn't so ;-) Just read all the hundreds of other religious posts in here before you trample (...) (23 years ago, 1-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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(...) You're setting yourself a larger task than I think is called for; the existence of God isn't predicated on the necessity of that existence. Lots of things exist without being "needed," unless we're ascribing some unguessable purpose behind (...) (23 years ago, 30-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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