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   XPost: talk.atheism   
   From: monist@shaw.ca   
      
   On 20 Jun 2006 05:14:27 -0700, "World's most respected social scientist"   
    wrote:   
      
   >   
   >Ærchie wrote:   
   >> The curfew had been lifted and the gamblin' wheel shut down, Anyone with   
   >> any sense had already left town. Yet World's most respected social   
   >> scientist was standin' in the doorway saying:   
   >>   
   >> >   
   >> >Lukas Mariman wrote:   
   >> >> "World's most respected social scientist"    
   schreef   
   >> >> in bericht news:1150753725.184999.8190@f6g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...   
   >> >> > With biographical info, the burden of proof is on the doubter. For   
   >> >> > example, if one person claims to have a degree in criminal justice and   
   >> >> > another person doubts it, it is up to the person doubting to prove that   
   >> >> > the person does not have a degree.   
   >> >>   
   >> >> Well, that is plain *weird*.   
   >> >   
   >> >How so? In this NG, I have seen many atheists doubt that certain   
   >> >theists went to college. But, those theists did go to college. They   
   >> >have diplomas and degrees from those same colleges. They (the theists)   
   >> >say that they have degrees and have been to university and/or college.   
   >> >   
   >> >They are just trying to counter your doubts. It is up to YOU to prove   
   >> >that they never once set foot in a university or college, for example.   
   >>   
   >> I quite agree with Chris.   
   >>   
   >> It is up to the doubters to prove a statement false.   
   >>   
   >> Just as it is up to Chris to prove that I am not his guardian angel and   
   >> that I have messages from God for him.   
   >   
   >You are an atheist. Therefore, you cannot be my guardian angel. Even if   
   >you were, where were you when my adopted sister was suffering from   
   >Tuberculosis and where were you when I was suffering from Bronchiis?   
    Well, where was your god at the time? Did he show you or your sister any   
   compassion?   
   Cheers   
   Monist   
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    Angst   
   "Spirituality is a placebo   
   for the festering libido   
   that seeks relief beyond the   
    borders of belief."   
   agm   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   
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