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|    felix_unger to mur.@.not.    |
|    Re: What if atheists could somehow be pr    |
|    06 Oct 14 15:59:20    |
      XPost: alt.atheism, alt.agnosticism, sci.skeptic       XPost: alt.christnet       From: me@nothere.biz              On 06-October-2014 9:45 AM, mur.@.not. wrote:              > On Fri, 3 Oct 2014 13:04:28 +0200, Chicken Runz squawked::       > ..       >> "Mitchell Holman" skrev i meddelelsen       >> news:XnsA3BAD81DE68E6noemailattnet@216.196.121.131...       >>       >> (snip)       >>       >>> Are you "ashamed" of your faith that Odin       >>> doesn't exist? Are you "ashamed" of your faith       >>> that Vishnu doesn't exist?       >>>       >>> Or is your denial of those deities based       >>> on something different than no evidence of       >>> their existence?       >> mur is an utter nut-job, and apart from the occational BJ from felix_unger       >> he is all alone in the world.              he's not. there are far more theists and agnostics in the world than       atheists              >> He has been droning on and on about atheist       >> being 'ashamed' about their belief that there is no god              many are, because getting them to admit to it is like pulling teeth              > Most of the atheists in these ngs HAVE denied their belief that God       doesn't       > exist. And in fact YOU were the first, and one of the very few, who was not       > ashamed to confess your own faith:       >       > "There is no god." - Malte Runz       >       > "How many times do I need to write: "I believe no gods exist" for you to       > realize that nobody is ashamed of neither not believing in gods, nor       > believing gods do not exist?" - Malte Runz       >       >> or their faith in there being no evidence for God,       > YOU have made it known you have faith in that too:       >       > "the utter lack of evidence is enough for me to believe that there are no       gods.       > Anywhere, anywhen." - Malte Runz       >       > though now it appears you're ashamed of it and are now trying to crawl away       from       > yourself.       >       >> and he insists that atheists must be able       >> to say what evidence for a god there should be.       > LOL!!! Because they certainly should have some clue what they think they       > think.              they should at least be able to say what it is they don't believe in              > It's still amusing that atheists believe there should be some sort of       > evidence, and not just evidence but...LOL...verifiable evidence of God's       > existence if he does exist. They don't have any clue at all what they think       it       > should be, or where they think it should be, or why they think it should be       > there...LOL....but they still think "it" should be somewhere for some reason.       > This is another example where just describing the position you people are in       is       > hilarious.       >       >> Ignore him and move on, that's my advice. Let him feel superior if it gives       >> him a kick.       > It's not that I'm on a superior level. It's that you atheists are on an       > especially low level              sub-normal.. :)              > to the point of not knowing what you think you think, the       > evidence issue being an especially clear example. You in particular are a       very       > pathetic case. You have claimed that the following concepts have entered your       > overly restricted little brain:       > _________________________________________________________       > "I don't think God could be a native to Earth." - Malte Runz       >       > "I don't think any naitive to Earth has any powers, supernatural or just       > natural, that makes him/her/it appear godlike." - Malte Runz       >       > "Don't you read what I actually write? God as an alien is NOT a new concept       > to me. It's roughly 40 years since I first heard of Erich van Dänekin and       > all that crap. Don't think you're ahead of me in that department." - Malte       Runz       >       > "Aaaaarrrrghhhhh! I have written, at least ten times, in various posts, that       > I believe it is likely that there are very, very advanced creatures in the       > universe with abilities that would seem miraculous and god-like to us. The       > idea is not new to me. Why the hell do you claim that I believe the exact       > opposite?" - Malte Runz       > ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ       > butt you have faith that no such being could be associated with Earth, yet       you       > can't give any respectable explanation as to WHY. It's because I challenge       you       > on such things and YOUR OWN cluelessness defeats when you are challenged       > resulting in congnitive dissonance in your overly challenged little mind,       that       > you have surrendered and are afraid of responding to me any more. Cognitive       > dissonance is very uncomfortable, and the only way you have of keeping it       down       > as much as possible is to hide away from things that trigger it like the       > challenges I present you with.       > Another example of you not know what you think you think is this       problem you       > kept having and most likely still do have:       >       > "I must insist that you distinguish between Biblical God and       > Advanced Alien God." - Malte Runz       >       > LOL...that one is still amusing. Even after I pointed out for you a number of       > times that it would be THE SAME BEING, and probably gave you examples       involving       > the sun and moon etc time after time, you never could comprehend. Nor could       you       > explain how YOU think anyone should "distinguish between" God and himself. I       > believe challenging you on your own horrendous ignorance about that       particular       > aspect was the final straw that caused you to run sobbing away and be afraid       to       > try responding to any more challenges for you to try to explain YOUR SELF.       >       >> Fuck 'im!              what a compelling argument, lol!              > Another way that I pointed out how you defeated yourself and the       challenge       > for you to try to explain yourself defeated you entirely was in response to       this       > lie:       >       > "I showed an example of evidence that proves god does not exist." - Malte       Runz       >       > There is NO "evidence that proves god does not exist" and certainly nothing       > you've shown has or could do so. You lied blatantly when you made the claim,       and       > couldn't even pretend to present the supposed "example" when challenged       directly       > to try doing so. You have proven yourself to be a horrible wuss and a blatant       > liar, so fuck you!       >       >> You'll never get him to concede a point even if it is       >> blatantly obvious to everybody, himself included, that he is wrong. Never,       >> ever, ever...       > You neglected to mention that I often challenged you to TRY TO explain       what       > you want me to think I'm wrong about. The simple challenge to try to explain       > "Like what?" has completely defeated you and others of your ilk a number of       > times and afawk none of you could give examples and provide the evidence       that I       > was wrong. Never, ever, ever... Also you never conceded a point or admitted       that       > you have no idea what you think you're trying to talk about even after you       made       > it clearly obvious that you don't, nor did you ever try to get a clue and       rise a       > bit above your own pitifully clueless position. Never, ever, ever...              an atheist admitting to being wrong!? wishful thinking.. :(              --       rgds,              Pete       -------              [continued in next message]              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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