Re: Marriage is under fire!!

From: Rich Grise (null_at_example.net)
Date: 08/14/04 

Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2004 22:31:49 GMT

Jonathan Kirwan wrote:

> On Sat, 14 Aug 2004 17:49:17 GMT, Rich Grise <null@example.net> wrote:
>
>>Kevin Aylward wrote:
>>
>>> Rich Grise wrote:
>>
>>> Not a chance in hell. God dosnt exist. Period.
>>
>>You're pretty ***-sure of yourself here.
>>
>>Did that come with a proof, like everything else in your universe,
>>or are you just taking it on faith?
>
> No, it's just the recognition that claims of god are, so far, nothing
> different from claims of purple poka-dotted monsters eating the universe
> -- undeclared. There is no need to even bother giving the time of day to
> folks making such claims and when they cannot be bothered to do the
> diligence required to present their own gosh-darned case!

How do you know that there _aren't_ purple poka[sic]-dotted monsters eating
the universe? Just because I've never seen you in the flesh doesn't prove
that you don't exist. I could claim "Johathan Kirwan does not exist. It
is merely a turing machine running on a Z-8 somewhere." Or, heaven forbid,
some troll spoofing as you. ;-)

What happens to the atheists when they're met by St. Peter at the pearly
gates? ;-)

I don't remember which philosopher said it - something about it's impossible
to prove whether there is or isn't a god, but if I act like there isn't and
there is, I'm in a Hell of a lot more trouble than if I act like there is
and there isn't.

Cheers!
Rich

> Peace,
> Jon