Re: NO EVIDENCE is sufficient for atheists

Pastor Frank wrote:
> 
> "bob young" <alaspectrum@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
> news:4832387E.FF051DEF@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Thom Madura wrote:
> >> Pastor Frank wrote:
> >> >
> >> >    Those rescue workers represent our God, in that they do good
works.
> >> > You still labour under the illusion, that the word "god" means some
> >> > invisible ogre in the sky, behind them thar clouds, much like your
> >> > grand-pappy believed. Talk about "primitive" Bob, you take the
prize.
> >>
> >> I am sorry but you are misled.
> >> People are capable of doing good works even when they don't believe
in a
> >> god. People did good things before religion invented their gods - the
> >> greeks did good works - even though you do not believe their
mythology.
> >> The romans did good works - even before they recognized Catholicism.
> >> The only US president that never belonged to a religion in his
lifetime
> >> freed the slaves =- and was considered a very moral man - Lincoln.
> >> The reason for doing good is that it is the right thing to do - and
it
> >> should not be because of fear of eternal punishment. We do not need
> >> religion to determine what the right thing to do is. Nor the wrong
thing
> >> - although they are a good example for that.
> >
> > Frank's religion is 'power'.  'Power for Frank' and he's not
> > alone by any stretch of the imagination !
> >
>    Who would determines what is the right thing to do?  The right thing
to
> do for some is to kill people, for others the right thing is to is to
save
> people from being killed.  With Jesus the right thing to do, is to never
> harm anyone.

Yes and the Inquisition again springs to mind

  And yes Bob, Jesus should have more power to prevent harm to
> people.  Don't you think? 

I do not think anything of the sort - Jesus can do nothing
since his story is a primitive myth. 

So let's give him that power by sup****ting Him.

Good idea.  Have 'Him' show and tyell us what exactly he
would like us to od.  

Pending that unlikely happening ordinary sensible people
will help one another regardless