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Re: If god exists, what created god?
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Fri, 14 Jul 95 14:25:45 PDT
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<scott@informatik.hu-berlin.de> writes:
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> From: scott@informatik.hu-berlin.de (Matthew Scott)
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> Subject: Re: If god exists, what created god?
> Date: 14 Jul 1995 14:26:10 GMT
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> creality@pi.net writes:
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> >In article <Pine.SUN.3.91.950707221707.570A-100000@ustsu25.ust.hk>,
> ><bo_ychan@stu.ust.hk> writes:
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> >> You, Yourself!
> >> On 3 Jul 1995, CSCI3312 wrote:
> >>
> >> > In article <3t7rn7$qhc@ixnews2.ix.netcom.com>, malkinb7@ix.netcom.com
> >(Michelle Malkin ) writes...
> >> > >In <3t1r9d$j2i@ixnews5.ix.netcom.com> malkinb7@ix.netcom.com (Michelle
> >> > >Malkin ) writes:
> >> > >>
> >> > >>In <3skr15$rs8@gap.cco.caltech.edu> carl@SOL1.GPS.CALTECH.EDU (Carl J
> >> > >>Lydick) writes:
> >> > >>>
> >> > >>>In article <3skqfc$rg3@ixnews4.ix.netcom.com>,
malkinb7@ix.netcom.com
> >> > >>(Michelle Malkin ) writes:
> >> > >>>=>Yeah, God always existed. There was never a point at which he
> >> > >>didnt
>
> this is assuming a timeline which extends infinitely into the past.
> Such a timeline is questionable, but can't be ruled out.
>
> >> > >>>=>exist. That's eternity... and if we can't understand that, we
> >> > >>>=>can't prove that he exists. We must have faith.
>
> that depends upon our definition for him. Most defs are not provable. Some
> can be proven.
>
>
>
> >> > >>>=Why?
> >> > >>>
> >> > >>>Because if we don't, then we won't uncritically accept all the
> >> > >>pronouncements
> >> > >>>of the folks who claim to speak on behalf of god. It's one of the
> >> > >>most
> >> > >>>successful classes of scams in history.
>
> I'll admit that despite my christian faith.
>
>
> >> > >>I have faith that there is no mystical being ruling all eternity.
>
> Why should anyone believe in anything mystical?
>
> >> > >>place my faith in the future of humanity once it realizes what a
waste
> >> > >>organized religions are and everyone starts working together to
> >> > >improve
> >> > >>things.
>
> ......And organised religions don't work together to improve things? I'll
> admit, they haven't always, and ofttimes are so radical that they don't.
> Quite often, however, they do. This just means that in cases that they
don't,
> reform is necessary.
>
> I see. We should stop worrying about God and become like him..and in so
doing, prove
> that his existance is a natural product of the universe or of existance at
large.
> "God created man in his own image"
> Hey, if you could manage to get us all to work together, We would just
> about lose our need for God because we would be fantastically powerful all on
our
> own! Things would really be ...heavenly...! Keep at it! You're following
christ
> without even believing in him. Living harmonically with others is the hard
part
> of being christian. I'll just say... Gods help has made it easier for me.
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>
>
>
>
> >But who was Jesus' teacher?
>
>
> Supposedly, Jesus communed with God the father. In any case, his
teachings
> are the wisest I have yet experienced..and I have read plenty of psychology,
> philosophy, ect. Unfortunately, his teachings couldn't go into great detail
on
> all significant subjects. So we are forced to learn also from others.
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>
> scott@informatik.hu-berlin.de
>
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