Andrew wrote:
> On 2008-02-12 21:19:08 +0000, "Mary" <mary123@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> said:
>
> >
> > "Andrew" <thecroft@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
> > news:200802122110338930-thecroft@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >> On 2008-02-12 20:50:38 +0000, "Ralph" <mmman_90@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> said:
> >>
> >>>
> >>> "Andrew" <thecroft@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
> >>> news:2008021219551475249-thecroft@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >>>> On 2008-02-12 19:27:50 +0000, "Mary" <mary123@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> said:
> >>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> "thomas p." <gudloos@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
> >>>>> news:47b1f16e$0$2088$edfadb0f@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> "Andrew" <thecroft@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> skrev i en meddelelse
> >>>>>> news:2008021216203850073-thecroft@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >>>>>>> On 2008-02-12 16:01:28 +0000, "Mary" <mary123@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> said:
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> "Bill M" <wmech@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
> >>>>>>>> news:6Y_rj.29689$1f.2282@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> He created Adam from dirt and Eve from Adam's rib.
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> Then he 'supposedly' created Jesus, a god on earth, by
impregnating
> >>>>>>>>> Mary
> >>>>>>>>> and having Jesus live a relatively normal childhood. He was a
> >>>>>>>>> carpenter
> >>>>>>>>> in
> >>>>>>>>> his adulthood until he was 30.
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> Then for one, two or three years (depending on which Bible you
wish
> >>>>>>>>> to
> >>>>>>>>> believe)
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> he lectured to a very small ****tion of the world population
about
> >>>>>>>>> his
> >>>>>>>>> wishes and commands.
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> Why did he place himself on earth in such an irrational
fa****on?
> >>>>>>>>> Why
> >>>>>>>>> didn't he just follow Adam's simple direct process of coming
to
> >>>>>>>>> earth?
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> He apparently was incapable of reproducing his teaching in any
> >>>>>>>>> permanent
> >>>>>>>>> form as
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> there are no original records of his existence or teaching.
All
> >>>>>>>>> that
> >>>>>>>>> exists are copies of copies by other men of totally unknown
> >>>>>>>>> veracity
> >>>>>>>>> and
> >>>>>>>>> accuracy. There are NO originals - just copies of unknown
origin.
> >>>>>>>>> How
> >>>>>>>>> can
> >>>>>>>>> we know what the originals said?
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> Why would an all powerful God creator provide his creations
with
> >>>>>>>>> such
> >>>>>>>>> inaccurate and questionable instructions?
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> The whole God/Jesus story is about as believable as Aesop's
Fables.
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> We have two possiblilities here:
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> 1. Jesus and God are COMPLETE morons,
> >>>>>>>> 2. God does not exist and either Jesus did not exist or was
just
> >>>>>>>> some
> >>>>>>>> bloke.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Or the other - and more likely option - that Bill's post is
simply
> >>>>>>> tendentious rivel.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> What sepecifically did he say that was wrong?
> >>>>>>
> >>>>> oh nothing. It's just that the religious nutcases resort to
comments
> >>>>> like
> >>>>> that when they haven't got anything intelligent to say to back up
their
> >>>>> silly "invisible sky entity" arguments.
> >>>>
> >>>> His question is tendentious. His use of the word 'supposedly' is
> >>>> tendentious. It is intended to suggest disinterested statement of
fact
> >>>> but
> >>>> actually betrays a belief regarding the truth of those statements.
> >>>
> >>> Gee Andrew, did you learn a new word today? You have used
'tendentious'
> >>> three times within two posts. Are you attempting to impress someone?
by
> >>> the
> >>> way, why don't you give me a definition of 'rivel' since you used it
> >>> after
> >>> you used 'tendentious'. I am not familiar with that word :-).
> >>
> >> I like to engage in novalinguistication whenever I can, obviously.
'Rivel'
> >> are the collected dried droppings of the cave -dwelling Gazolo bird,
> >> pulped and allowed to ferment by the local tribes for use in their
> >> prognosticatory rituals and ceremonies. Sorry - thought everyone knew
> >> that.
> >>
> >
> > Can you think of a word for "irrational belief in an invisible sky
entity" ?
>
> Take your pick - "Wisdom", "Truth", "Insight", "Intelligence" (You
> walked into that one!)
So your sophisticated brain concludes that by using those words we will
'reach a
conclusion about belief being irrational'?
(You walked right into that one in your rush to be cute didn't you, but of
course
this time, for once, you're right)
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