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IF THERE WERE A GOD
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RICKAMAVEN Offline
#1 Posted: Fri, Jan 2 2004, 10:14 AM EST
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he would strike this arrogant fake with a lightning bolt.

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/southflorida/sfl-12robertson,0,3698134.story?coll=sfla-home-headlines
Cigarick Offline
#2 Posted: Fri, Jan 2 2004, 10:39 AM EST
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The Bushmaster won't need God's help to win.
SteveS Offline
#3 Posted: Fri, Jan 2 2004, 11:35 AM EST
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There is seemingly no end of "religious" fakes who seem to involve themselves in politics ... from Pat Robertson on the right to Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton on the left ... shams, phonies, and crooks every one, IMO
JonR Offline
#4 Posted: Fri, Jan 2 2004, 12:26 PM EST
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There is a GOD you heathen, becareful your not the one struck by a lightning bolt. JonR
RICKAMAVEN Offline
#5 Posted: Fri, Jan 2 2004, 3:45 PM EST
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JonR

a heathen?

heathen. One who adheres to the religion of a people or nation that does not acknowledge the God of Judaism, Christianity, or Islam.

i may be a buddist, or a Zoroastrian, or the only member of a secret society of one that believes cell phones are the devil's work.

may budda bless you.

or as the hindus say "one only essence the mighty declare in many ways."
RICKAMAVEN Offline
#6 Posted: Fri, Jan 2 2004, 3:45 PM EST
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JonR

you are a lot of fun for me.
JonR Offline
#7 Posted: Fri, Jan 2 2004, 6:04 PM EST
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Yo Rick: Heathen; noun.. an uncivilized or irreligious person. Rick you don't have to believe in God to go to heaven but if you don't when the dinner bell rings up there you have to sit at the little non-believers table. LOL JonR
eleltea Offline
#8 Posted: Fri, Jan 2 2004, 10:39 PM EST
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Rick, is it that you do not believe in God, or do you truly believe there is no God? The belief that there is no God requires a lot of faith, since it is impossible to prove. If you have that kind of faith, you are a religious man.
JonR Offline
#9 Posted: Fri, Jan 2 2004, 10:43 PM EST
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Yo LT: Good point. I never really thought of it that way, well stated. JonR
RICKAMAVEN Offline
#10 Posted: Sat, Jan 3 2004, 12:12 AM EST
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eleltea

when i was twelve years old and searching for a meaning, a god if you will, i had an epiphany, "A comprehension or perception of reality by means of a sudden intuitive realization" i realized the existance or non existance of a god didn't matter to me one way or the other so i stopped thinking about
the idea of a god.

i have never found any reason to rethink about it, except in debate with others and then only for the fun of it.

before you ask me where we go when we die, i ask you, where were you before you were born.

i had had some other epiphanies at that age, but they were mostly wet dreams.
eleltea Offline
#11 Posted: Sat, Jan 3 2004, 5:33 AM EST
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Rick, I wish I could remember then name of the philosopher, but in your epiphany you hit on his response to someone who was fretting about eternity. He said "You came out of one unscathed."

Look how long it took us to get one Rickamaven. That much time will surely pass again.
Cigarick Offline
#12 Posted: Sat, Jan 3 2004, 7:12 AM EST
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Since it is impossible to prove something doesn't exist, then it must be possible to prove that it does exist.

Go for it.
Robby Offline
#13 Posted: Sat, Jan 3 2004, 7:21 AM EST
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"when i was twelve years old and searching for a meaning, a god if you will"

When I was a child I spoke as a child I understood as a child I thought as a child; but when I became a man I put away childish things." I Cor. xiii. 11.
0patience Offline
#14 Posted: Sat, Jan 3 2004, 11:17 AM EST
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JonR,
"Heathen" was a word used for my ancestors, as they were thought to be not religious, while in fact, the indians were quite religious.
So it is not an appropriate word to use, as it has been used out of context for so long, its true meaning has been marred by sarcasm.
RICKAMAVEN Offline
#15 Posted: Sat, Jan 3 2004, 11:23 AM EST
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Robby

out of the mouths of children come truths, unencumbered by political correctness and a need to belong to a herd.

rick 1
Cigarick Offline
#16 Posted: Sat, Jan 3 2004, 3:41 PM EST
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I love it when they try to recruit you by threatening you with hellfire and damnation.
eleltea Offline
#17 Posted: Sun, Jan 4 2004, 7:14 AM EST
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Cigarick, you'll burn for that.
pabloescabar Offline
#18 Posted: Tue, Jan 6 2004, 10:00 PM EST
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the problem is he likes to burn,but i know he knows GOD
still loves him none the less.Jesus is LORD and GOD still has a sence of humor.
Sonny_LSU Offline
#19 Posted: Wed, Jan 7 2004, 3:46 AM EST
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pablo, smokin' the wacky weed is not a religious experience, so, again, step away from the bong!

Rick, I respect your beliefs. The challenge I'll present atheists when a discussion is brought up is simple: Prove he DOESN'T exist.....
Alas, we are all complex individuals with independant thoughts, wills, feelings, etc. and it is exactly that which makes life wonderful.
RICKAMAVEN Offline
#20 Posted: Wed, Jan 7 2004, 4:09 AM EST
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Sonny_LSU

atheists say there is no god. that is not what i said.

i said the existence or non existence is of no interest to me. the idea of heaven or hell based on your test scores when you were alive, that is supposed to follow death is also of no interest to me.
Cigarick Offline
#21 Posted: Wed, Jan 7 2004, 4:17 AM EST
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"The challenge I'll present atheists when a discussion is brought up is simple: Prove he DOESN'T exist."

As I said in a related thread, it is impossible to prove something doesn't exist. If you disagree with this, please prove there is not a tribe of invisible, microscopic pygmies living in your tennis shoes.

Conversely, it is possible to prove something does exist: simply present it.
Robby Offline
#22 Posted: Wed, Jan 7 2004, 4:18 AM EST
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God and Rick are walkin in the garden, God says, Rick, where is your brother Able? Rick's reply? Who am I? Am I my brother's keeper?
Robby Offline
#23 Posted: Wed, Jan 7 2004, 4:23 AM EST
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Cigarick, presented for your approval. My mother was going in for surgery 20 years ago on her intestines. She had inflammatory bowl disease. She was going to have a section of her intestines removed that was approximately 20 inches long. It was damaged, it was perforated, she was bleeding internally and would have died without the surgery. I was with her in the hospital. I prayed with her, over her, laid hands on her, she was unconscious but moaning. I tearfully begged God to heal her in the name of Jesus. The next morning, before her surgery, the doctors examined her. She was "healed", "completely". The Dr.'s had "no explanation". They had ex-rays before and after, no explanation... I present this miracle as proof that God does exist.
pabloescabar Offline
#24 Posted: Wed, Jan 7 2004, 6:45 AM EST
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he also has micoscopic pygmies living in his head too.
thats way cool robby
pabloescabar Offline
#25 Posted: Wed, Jan 7 2004, 6:46 AM EST
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about your mom, not the pygmies.
Sonny_LSU Offline
#26 Posted: Wed, Jan 7 2004, 6:52 AM EST
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Cig, must be really gloomy/depressing to KNOW when the end comes, it is truly the end. But, I am not passing judgement....it is your opinion and I respect that.....but, pity it as well. I've been friends with atheists and religious (not just Christians) individuals, and I have found that the religious contingent is a much happier/content group.......here comes your "see? they worship only to comfort themselves and extinguish fear" argument.

Rick, sorry, your agnostic........IMO, agnostic=atheist. That is not a personal jab just an opinion.
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