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   From: j@j.j   
      
   "Paul S. Person"  wrote in message   
   news:2suro9tpvdvgl044fjg6qadu94b4co69mv@4ax.com...   
   > On Tue, 3 Jun 2014 09:41:02 -0700, "John"  wrote:   
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   >>   
   >>"Lewis"  wrote in message   
   >>news:slrnloqgbm.dp.g.kreme@amelia.local...   
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   >>> Utter crap. "God does not exist" is a factual statement that most people   
   >>> would not accept; it's still a fact.   
   >>>   
   >>But that is also utter crap, because I can state as a fact that "God does   
   >>exist" just as easily as you can, and it's still a fact   
   >   
   > That Lewis asserted above that "God does not exist" "is a factual   
   > statement that most people would not accept" is a fact, although the   
   > statement itself doesn't make sense (are we really to believe that a   
   > non-falsifiable statement is to be considered a fact because most   
   > people would /not/ accept it? or is the "not" a tyope?).   
   >   
   > That you asserted above that "God does exist" etc etc is also a fact,   
   > although the statement itself is non-falsifiable. And I suspect that   
   > you are well aware of this.   
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   What is really interesting here is the use of quotation marks in your   
   statement about Lewis' statement; Ahh - english, so pleasurable to disect!   
   By the simple stress of one syllable in one word, the speaker can alter the   
   meaning of the sentence entirely. How wonderful that we can discuss and   
   accept such nuance in our common language!   
      
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