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Creation Vs Evolution.
Topic Started: Feb 6 2006, 05:31 PM (7,952 Views)
Hodge
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Still, nobody's giving in.
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Hodge, do I hear a counter agruement? No.
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Yeah, I guess if God was something you could prove then a lot more people would believe in him.
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People have tried, there are a load of very convincing logical arguements around there. Unfortunately, you are unable to argue them.
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Wow...you're on like, all the time. o_o

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I suspect if the existence of God could be proved, everyone would believe in him.
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There would be a select few still not believing, I would say.
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How stupid would you have to be to condemn yourself to eternal torment if it was a certainty that that was coming if you didn't believe in him?
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Mmm... This has been on Topic for 18 Pages....

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How stupid would you have to be to condemn yourself to eternal torment if it was a certainty that that was coming if you didn't believe in him?

:P, because there are conflicting accounts of what he wants. And come on, Pre Renaisance was hardly crime free, even though everyone believed. Face it, when a kid steals from a cookie jar he isn't going to be thinking about Divine Retribution.

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Mmm... This has been on Topic for 18 Pages....

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How stupid would you have to be to condemn yourself to eternal torment if it was a certainty that that was coming if you didn't believe in him?

:P, because there are conflicting accounts of what he wants. And come on, Pre Renaisance was hardly crime free, even though everyone believed. Face it, when a kid steals from a cookie jar he isn't going to be thinking about Divine Retribution.

I'm assuming that if it's a certainty that he exists, then what he wants can be worked out from that. If it can't, chances are he doesn't care.

You're right, a kid won't be thinking about it. But what about an adult? An adult stealing from a bank, perhaps, who knows with absolute certainty that he will suffer an eternity's torment because of it?
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ooohh... once this is over, can I start a game here?

What do you want? Another one of the essays, THE PROOF OF GOD?
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How stupid would you have to be to condemn yourself to eternal torment if it was a certainty that that was coming if you didn't believe in him?

If everybody believed in God, there would still be arguments over what happens if you die, and what sin exactly was, etc etc etc.

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I'm not talking about if everyone believed in god. If it is a certainty he exists, then you would believe in him in the same way you believe in food.
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Sentynel... game....

If everyone believed in god will it be a better world? No, a more violent one. The Crusades and Jihad comes to mind..
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If everyone worships the same god because it is a certainty he exists, you don't get crusades, because there's nobody to crusade against.
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