> From: Alberto Monteiro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > The Fool wrote: > > > >> *Most* religious fanatics are not rational. But some religious > >> fanatics are rational, and most religious people are rational > > > > If some were rational, those some could be talked out > > of having idiotic religious beliefs. > > > Because the idiotic part of most religious beliefs ** is > a matter of opinion, and does not contradict any experiment **. > > It's idiotic just because you begin with the > axiom that "if God existed, he would act the way > I would act, if I were omni*.*".
No he [the god of the bible] would act the way he portrayed as acting. But that contradicts what is written in said book. > >> _You_ think you know what God thinks. Why God > >> didn't write the cure for cancer in the Bible, instead of those > >> rules of how a son of Levi should dress in certain ceremonies? > > > > I have high standards. God (this one anyway), does not > > meet those standards. The god of the bible is supposed > > to omniscient, but bible verses contradict this. The god of > > the bible is supposed to be > > omnipotent, but bible verses also contradict this. The god > > of the bible is supposed to be good and do good things, > > but bible verses show this god > > doing evil. The god of bible is supposed to be unable to > > lie, but bible verses show the god of the bible lying and > > instructing others to lie. The god of the bible is supposed > > to be able to predict the future, but > > the god of the bible gets the future [now the past and > > present] wrong. The god of the bible is a fraud. > Great! So there ain't no god just because there are parts of > the bible that contradict the idea that god is omni*.*? > > Face it: you can't prove the non-existence of God. BTW, > you can't prove the existence of God, either, because > for every god you prove to exist, there might be another > one above this one. It is mathematically impossible to proove / disproove that a God exists. It is possible to proove that this particular one described by the bible does not exist. _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
