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XPost: alt.agnosticism, alt.atheism
From: Smiler@Joe.King.com
On Thu, 18 Aug 2011 22:22:50 -0700, panamfloyd@hotmail.com rade wrote:
> On Jun 22, 12:26 am, pnyikos wrote:
>> On Jun 21, 9:41 pm, Smiler wrote:
>>
>> > On Mon, 20 Jun 2011 21:45:11 -0700, pnyikos wrote:
>> > > On Jun 20, 10:52 pm, "panamfl...@hotmail.com"
>> > > wrote:
>> > >> On Jun 20, 10:45 pm, pnyikos wrote:
>>
>> > >> snip
>>
>> > >> > If you did believe the tale of Doubting Thomas, why would you say
>> > >> > this? The Apostles, who were the first Christians, are related in the
>> > >> > Acts of the Apostles to have performed miracles in the name of Jesus.
>>
>> > >> I'd say that you are a moron.
>>
>> > > You seem to have missed out on the meaning of the expression, "are
>> > > related...to have..." It makes no commitment as to whether the things
>> > > related actually happened.
>>
>> > And King Kong is related to have scaled the Empire State building.
>> > SFW?
>>
>> "King Kong" never pretended to be anything but a work of fiction.
>
> "Aye, there's the rub!" Most "holy" books fail to admit so.
>
>> Did you also miss out on the meaning? Maybe I should have said, "It
>> makes no commitment as to whether OR NOT the things related actually
>> happened."
>
> What meaning? I already know, through research, that such nonsense is
> actually mythological. There is no further investigation required.
> Well, perhaps we should continue to investigate the minds of people
> who ignore evidence, and still consider theistic nonsense as "true"..
>
What 'minds'?
--
Smiler,
The godless one. a.a.# 2279
All gods are tailored to order. They're made to
exactly fit the prejudices of their believers.
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