Re: Baha'i proofs of the existence of God

2008-11-23 Thread Susan Maneck
The Baha'i Studies Listserv > dear Susan, > but altogether it should be based on truth.and lead to truth,and not > allusions n fictions.Do not u think so? > the best/Rohani Sure, I just think that the heart has reasons which reason knows not of. __

Re: Baha'i proofs of the existence of God

2008-11-21 Thread shahram rohani
gt; Subject: Re: Baha'i proofs of the existence of God > To: "Baha'i Studies" > Date: Wednesday, November 19, 2008, 12:17 AM > The Baha'i Studies Listserv > It seems to me that the major function of 'proofs' > r

Re: Baha'i proofs of the existence of God

2008-11-20 Thread Gilberto Simpson
The Baha'i Studies Listserv On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 8:21 PM, Don Calkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The Baha'i Studies Listserv > > On Nov 19, 2008, at 9:13 AM, Gilberto Simpson wrote: > >> I would agree in the sense that the classic philosophical "proofs" for >> the existence of God are insuffic

Re: Baha'i proofs of the existence of God

2008-11-19 Thread Don Calkins
The Baha'i Studies Listserv On Nov 19, 2008, at 9:13 AM, Gilberto Simpson wrote: I would agree in the sense that the classic philosophical "proofs" for the existence of God are insufficient. But I don't believe that what you wrote above is a genderally valid principle. (e.g. It is possible for

Re: Baha'i proofs of the existence of God

2008-11-19 Thread Mark A. Foster
The Baha'i Studies Listserv Gilberto Simpson wrote: >>I would agree in the sense that the classic philosophical "proofs" for the existence of God are insufficient. But I don't believe that what you wrote above is a genderally valid principle. (e.g. It is possible for women to prove the existenc

Re: Baha'i proofs of the existence of God

2008-11-19 Thread firestorm
The Baha'i Studies Listserv please don;t assume hatcher's "proof" wasn't studied . :" Everything in the universe is either preceded by a cause" assumption of the thing to be proven. fallacy. ;"the whole field of computers is based on the logic of relationships." no. it's based on the profit pr

RE: Baha'i proofs of the existence of God

2008-11-19 Thread Ian Kluge
, Ian Kluge _ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dean Betts Sent: November 18, 2008 7:02 PM To: Baha'i Studies Subject: Re: Baha'i proofs of the existence of God The Baha'i Studies Listserv Please study William Hatcher's pro

Re: Baha'i proofs of the existence of God

2008-11-19 Thread Gilberto Simpson
The Baha'i Studies Listserv On Tue, Nov 18, 2008 at 3:18 PM, Don Calkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The members of a set (Creation) can not prove the existence of something > (God) outside the set. I would agree in the sense that the classic philosophical "proofs" for the existence of God are

Re: Baha'i proofs of the existence of God

2008-11-18 Thread Susan Maneck
The Baha'i Studies Listserv It seems to me that the major function of 'proofs' regarding the existence of God is to establish that belief is not absurd. __ You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: send a blank em

Re: Baha'i proofs of the existence of God

2008-11-18 Thread Don Calkins
The Baha'i Studies Listserv On Nov 18, 2008, at 8:01 PM, Dean Betts wrote: > Please study William Hatcher's proof. I did. As I remember, he either makes an unwarranted assumption or changes a definition in mid-argument. Don C - Understood properly, all man's problems are essenti

Re: Baha'i proofs of the existence of God

2008-11-18 Thread Dean Betts
The Baha'i Studies Listserv Please study William Hatcher's proof. The Baha'i Studies Listserv >The members of a set (Creation) can not prove the existence of >something (God) outside the set. An excellent point. I think there will never be a convincing, logical proof

Re: Baha'i proofs of the existence of God

2008-11-18 Thread Tim Nolan
The Baha'i Studies Listserv >The members of a set (Creation) can not prove the existence of >something (God) outside the set.   An excellent point.  I think there will never be a convincing, logical proof of God's existence, because humans have been attempting this for centuries, and still not eve

Re: Baha'i proofs of the existence of God

2008-11-18 Thread Don Calkins
The Baha'i Studies Listserv On Nov 18, 2008, at 12:07 PM, firestorm wrote: the Master's "proof" is a paraphrease of stuff from avicenna. in the usa, hatcher did a revise of the same "proof." it should gooogle. all such proofs fail by the logical fallacy of assuming the thing to be proven,

re: Baha'i proofs of the existence of God

2008-11-18 Thread firestorm
The Baha'i Studies Listserv the Master's "proof" is a paraphrease of stuff from avicenna. in the usa, hatcher did a revise of the same "proof." it should gooogle. all such proofs fail by the logical fallacy of assuming the thing to be proven, positive causation. on the other hand, hatcher's p

RE: Baha'i proofs of the existence of God

2008-11-18 Thread Ian Kluge
The Baha'i Studies Listserv Dear David, Given the poor and outrightly mistaken understandings of the proofs of God found in Dawkins, Harris, Dennett and Hitchens, I would first determine if your atheist correspondents actually understand the proofs given. Moreover, did you direct them to Godel