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Re: Does God have a name for God?
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Sat, 31 Mar 2001 21:28:07 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Dave Schuler writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Ryan Farrington writes:
> > 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^)
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> > <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.
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> <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 satisfaction.
<nosarcasm here, either>
I think the issue is that God is an issue of *faith*. And faith alone. Maybe
it's just my opinion, but if God were to be *proven*, then the idea of God
would kinda... lose its power. For me at least. I do believe in God, in case
you're interested, but I didn't always. It's simply a matter of faith, of
"soulgrowth" (1), of who you are and what your set of beliefs are. God
cannot - and should not be able to be - proven or disproven.
(1) Whether you think your soul is more or less "grown" when you believe in
God is probably dependant on what you believe right now. :-) I think I
experienced soulgrowth both when I stopped believing in God and when I
started to again... I don't think you can ever experience the *opposite* of
soulgrowth (soul-diminishing?), but I might be wrong...
Just those proverbial 2 cents.
-Shiri
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| (...) Ahhh but you fail to see WHY people debate the subject. Part of what faith is, is finding common ground with your fellow man. I mean when you really get down to it how many religions of 2 members or less do you know of? There is a basic (...) (24 years ago, 1-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) <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 (...) (24 years ago, 31-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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