XPost: sac.politics, can.politics, alt.politics.homosexuality   
      
   On Tue, 28 Jul 2015 00:10:12 -0400, "R. Dean" <"R. Dean"@gmail.com> wrote:   
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   >On 7/22/2015 8:37 PM, Vincent Maycock wrote:   
   >> On Wed, 22 Jul 2015 00:41:09 -0400, mur wrote:   
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   >>>> So in other words, let's say that you claim God can't lift the rock.   
   >>>> Then is he too weak to create a rock he can't lift?   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Think about it, and maybe after awhile you'll get it.   
   >>>   
   >>>     Omnipotence is not possible, but you obviously still don't "get it."   
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   >> I don't believe that there are any omnipotent entities out there, but   
   >> from a hypothetical/philosophical standpoint, what sorts of things do   
   >> you think God is "incapable" of doing, and why don't you think he can   
   >> do them?   
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   >I believe the proponents of the anthropic principle have made some   
   >progress in demonstrating design. There is evidence that the fundamental   
   >constants of the universe are fine tuned to bring about the universe and   
   >life. And while design might imply a designer, it does not   
   >identify a designer.   
      
       That's another basic starting line these people can't get as "far" as.   
      
   >Many religious people point design in support of   
   >their God, but this is a leap of faith, not evidence.   
      
       So is the possibility that there's no intentional design associated with   
   this planet or any other, but that's another basic starting line these people   
   can't get as "far" as.   
      
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