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   Smiler to All   
   Re: having some doubts   
   02 Jul 14 23:21:08   
   
   XPost: alt.atheism, alt.agnosticism   
   From: smiler@jo.king   
      
   On Wed, 02 Jul 2014 11:28:46 -0400, mur, my trained poodle, wrote:   
      
   > On Fri, 27 Jun 2014 23:08:36 +0000 (UTC), Smiler wrote:   
      
      
   >>   
   >>Therefore, you believe that all gods are one and the same.   
   >>Please tell us what HRH, Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh, who is a   
   >>god to some South Seas Islanders, created.   
   >>What did His Excellency, Haili Selassie, Emperor of Ethiopia, who was a   
   >>god to Rastafarians, create?   
   >>What did the Pharaohs, gods to Ancient Egyptians, create?   
   >>What has the moon, worshipped as a god in the past, ever created?   
   >>What has Mars, a Roman god, ever created?   
   >   
   >     You're trying to compare apples with buldozers. I appears to be an   
   >     obvious   
   > horribly dishonest attempt at a trick, but if you want people to think   
   > there's some honest aspect to it then try to explain what you want them   
   > to think it could be. If you can't, or your attempted explanation sux as   
   > badly as your comparisons, then it will be extremely strong evidence if   
   > not actual proof that you tried to get away with a horribly dishonest   
   > trick which so far it appears clear that you have.   
      
   Gotcha, poodle!   
   Gods are gods. Things that people, other than atheists, believe in.   
   Now, mur, be a good dog and reply. I'll take you walkies if you do.   
      
   --   
   Smiler, The godless one.   
   aa #2279   
   Gods are all tailored to order. They are made   
   to exactly fit the prejudices of the believer.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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