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Goliath · 05-21-2003, 10:05 PM

Soul Invictus,

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Originally posted by Soul Invictus
What is the criteria for God?

I do not understand the question.

Sincerely,

Goliath

Soul Invictus · 05-21-2003, 10:14 PM

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Originally posted by Goliath
Soul Invictus,

I do not understand the question.

Sincerely,

Goliath

You asked me to prove that the existence of a god cannot be factually proven, and then it will be relevant to the discussion at hand. I'm not sure

1) what would god be nor his/her/its attibutes
2) how would we prove something we cannot perceive with our senses?

Goliath · 05-21-2003, 10:57 PM

Soul Invictus,

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1) what would god be nor his/her/its attibutes
2) how would we prove something we cannot perceive with our senses?

My answer to both of your questions is: I don't know, and it's not my problem. I'm not the one trying to assert that it's impossible to prove that a god exists, remember?

Sincerely,

Goliath

Soul Invictus · 05-22-2003, 08:09 AM

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Originally posted by Goliath
Soul Invictus,

My answer to both of your questions is: I don't know, and it's not my problem. I'm not the one trying to assert that it's impossible to prove that a god exists, remember?

Sincerely,

Goliath

neither did I. I said thus far God hasn't been proven. God hasn't even been given a general working definition for discussion's sake, so I hope you didn't mis- take a stance that I did not take.

Soul Invictus · 05-22-2003, 08:12 AM

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Originally posted by Goliath
Soul Invictus,

My answer to both of your questions is: I don't know, and it's not my problem. I'm not the one trying to assert that it's impossible to prove that a god exists, remember?

Sincerely,

Goliath

I am still waiting to hear your view on differentiating a belief and an opinion.

Goliath · 05-22-2003, 03:45 PM

Soul Invictus,

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neither did I.

Yes you did!

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Originally posted by Soul Invictus (emphasis mine):

Man does not know that God exists, nor can God be proven

I hope that you're not a lying sack of s*it like CJD, but instead typed something that you did not mean to write.

Sincerely,

Goliath

Goliath · 05-22-2003, 03:47 PM

Soul Invictus,

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Originally posted by Soul Invictus
I am still waiting to hear your view on differentiating a belief and an opinion.

Both a belief and an opinion entail making a claim. However, an opinion is usually based upon evidence, whereas a belief need not be based upon evidence at all.

I'll tell you what, though: If you want to equivocate "belief" and "opinion" for the sake of this discussion, then that's fine with me.

Sincerely,

Goliath

SteveD · 05-22-2003, 06:58 PM

Goliath,
Would you please provide your definition of belief?

Thanks,

Steve

Goliath · 05-22-2003, 07:09 PM

SteveD,

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Originally posted by SteveD
Goliath,
Would you please provide your definition of belief?

To hold a belief is to make a positive claim.

Sincerely,

Goliath

SteveD · 05-22-2003, 10:10 PM

Goliath,

Thank you for your response.

Do you have any qualifiers to this definition? Such as, to make a positive claim without proof.

Steve

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SteveD Regular Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: California Posts: 118	Goliath, Would you please provide your definition of belief? Thanks, Steve

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SteveD Regular Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: California Posts: 118	Goliath, Thank you for your response. Do you have any qualifiers to this definition? Such as, to make a positive claim without proof. Steve

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