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Doubting Didymus · 03-06-2003, 09:10 PM

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Hello DD. No, Lp actually said that there is no real difference between apes and humans.

That post was 2 full months ago. Why are you so far behind?

Ed · 03-11-2003, 08:36 PM

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Originally posted by lpetrich
I wonder if it is at all possible to conclude that Noah's Flood had been pure mythology without Ed judging that one is guilty of thumbing one's nose at the Xian God.

In some cases maybe, but generally that is the case with people who believe that.

Doubting Didymus · 03-11-2003, 10:43 PM

If the last few posts are anything to go by, we could all stop posting in this thread this very day, and Ed would keep it going for ANOTHER year, just picking an old post every half month or so.

Ed · 03-17-2003, 09:03 PM

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Originally posted by Doubting Didymus

Ed: Human beings in their present state, naturally reject the Christian God.

DD: What do you mean by that? It's inadvertant? Inevitable, even?

Inevitable unless you overcome the desire to reject God by your will and God's help.

Doubting Didymus · 03-17-2003, 09:08 PM

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Originally posted by Ed
Inevitable unless you overcome the desire to reject God by your will and God's help.

Oh...

God help me.

Justin70 · 03-18-2003, 08:40 PM

......

Oh my dear lord . . .

I just read all 29 pages of this thread.

So who's gonna give me my PH.D?

So, uhm, what have I learned?

<passes out>

Doubting Didymus · 03-18-2003, 10:27 PM

Jeepers. You should have said something first, I could have warned you. I have to read the thing. You have a servicable excuse!

Duvenoy · 03-19-2003, 04:13 AM

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Originally posted by Justin70
......

Oh my dear lord . . .

I just read all 29 pages of this thread. So who's gonna give me my PH.D?

So, uhm, what have I learned?

<passes out>

It's a trip, ain't it? Here's you're PhD: You are, as of this writing, a Doctor of Absurdity. Please stand up and take a bow, and mind you don't stumble on the corspe of reason lying under Ed's chair.

Somebody needs to pick that up before it starts to smell, and perhaps rescue this thread in the process. I tried a while back, but......

doov

Ed · 03-24-2003, 08:00 PM

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Originally posted by VonEvilstein
No crap we reject such a rdiculous fabrication!

The wonderful result of a millenia long uphill struggle, called science, held back, badmouthed and put down by religions through the ages, yet still the only philisophy with a track record of getting it right, and howing up how to get it wrong.

Thank you, but I'll stick with what works.

Hello Von. Yes, some religions have put down science. But modern experimental science was INVENTED by Christians.

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VE: Glad to see that others are heading in that direction. After all, extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.

And believe me, I have never heard anyone seriously claim anything more incredible, extraordinary or downright insane as propsing the existence of a god.

When will this species grow up?

When will we atheists get our own homeland, to live in freedom from religion? Anyone know of a couple of hundred square miles of polder-able (look it up), international waters, and some very rich investors?

Actually the existence of God is the most rational claim for the cause of the universe.

lpetrich · 03-24-2003, 09:00 PM

Ed:
Hello Von. Yes, some religions have put down science. But modern experimental science was INVENTED by Christians.

As were the theologians who had opposed heliocentrism. They knew their Bibles and what the Bible stated about the motions of the planets. Which is more than can be said about Ed, who is remarkably good at selective quotation.

And do we have to believe in astrology and alchemy because Kepler believed in astrology and Newton believed in alchemy?

Does Ed reject the Trinity because Newton had done so?

Have Bacon and Newton and Boyle induced Ed to become an Anglican/Episcopalian? Has Kepler induced Ed to become a Lutheran? Have Copernicus and Galileo induced Ed to become a Catholic?

Actually the existence of God is the most rational claim for the cause of the universe.

Which god?

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03-11-2003, 10:43 PM	#713
Doubting Didymus Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: East Coast. Australia. Posts: 5,455	If the last few posts are anything to go by, we could all stop posting in this thread this very day, and Ed would keep it going for ANOTHER year, just picking an old post every half month or so.

03-18-2003, 08:40 PM	#716
Justin70 Regular Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Vancouver, WA Posts: 314	...... Oh my dear lord . . . I just read all 29 pages of this thread. So who's gonna give me my PH.D? So, uhm, what have I learned? <passes out>

03-18-2003, 10:27 PM	#717
Doubting Didymus Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: East Coast. Australia. Posts: 5,455	Jeepers. You should have said something first, I could have warned you. I have to read the thing. You have a servicable excuse!

03-24-2003, 09:00 PM	#720
lpetrich Contributor Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Lebanon, OR, USA Posts: 16,829	Ed: Hello Von. Yes, some religions have put down science. But modern experimental science was INVENTED by Christians. As were the theologians who had opposed heliocentrism. They knew their Bibles and what the Bible stated about the motions of the planets. Which is more than can be said about Ed, who is remarkably good at selective quotation. And do we have to believe in astrology and alchemy because Kepler believed in astrology and Newton believed in alchemy? Does Ed reject the Trinity because Newton had done so? Have Bacon and Newton and Boyle induced Ed to become an Anglican/Episcopalian? Has Kepler induced Ed to become a Lutheran? Have Copernicus and Galileo induced Ed to become a Catholic? Actually the existence of God is the most rational claim for the cause of the universe. Which god?

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