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   From: sbalneav@alt-atheism.org   
      
   In alt.atheism Immortalist  wrote:   
      
   > CALVINISTIC ARGUMENT   
   > (1) If God exists, then he will let me watch you be tortured forever.   
   > (2) I rather like that idea.   
   > (3) Therefore, God exists.   
      
   LOL   
      
   > ARGUMENT FROM DIVINE OPPOSITION AS USED BY A YOUTH GROUP MINISTER   
   > (1) Satan really sucks, dude.   
   > (2) You don't wanna, like, be like Satan, right dude?   
   > (3) Therefore God, like, exists and stuff. Totally.   
      
   Nice.   
      
   > ARGUMENT FROM WEIRD   
   > (1) You look weird, atheist.   
   > (2) Therefore, God exists.   
      
   Yup.   
      
   > ARGUMENT FROM REVELATION   
   > (1) God told me that he exists.   
   > (2) God wouldn't lie.   
   > (3) Therefore, God exists.   
      
   > ARGUMENT FROM BEING A CATHOLIC   
   > (1) The pope believes in God.   
   > (2) The pope is infallible.   
   > (3) I am catholic and like the pope.   
   > (4) Therefore, God exists.   
      
   Paging Duke on the white courtesy phone...   
      
   > ARGUMENT FROM RELIGIOUS LANGUAGE   
   > (1) God exists.   
   > (2) Therefore, when I talk about God or related concepts, these words   
   > denote something.   
   > (3) Therefore, God exists.   
      
   LOL, again.   
      
   > ARGUMENT FROM SCIENCE   
   > (1) Science is not always true.   
   > (2) Therefore there is room for religious faith.   
   > (3) Therefore, God exists.   
      
   These are all pretty good.   
      
   --   
      (` |)   | Any sufficiently advanced technology   
      _) |)   | is indistinguishable from magic.   
    a.a #2171 |   -- Arthur C. Clarke   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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