tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20385137.post674537285568447248..comments2023-11-02T04:21:10.340-04:00Comments on The way the Ball bounces: Quote of the Day: "Only as men are God's creatures do they have personal significance"BallBounceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08776039024486455199noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20385137.post-25323355521451435872010-12-10T10:27:41.987-05:002010-12-10T10:27:41.987-05:00" I rest assured that we have nothing to worr..." I rest assured that we have nothing to worry about."<br /><br />On the contrary, if I am wrong you have nothing to hope for.BallBounceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08776039024486455199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20385137.post-1337587430450470022010-12-09T14:28:30.372-05:002010-12-09T14:28:30.372-05:00You are right there lover of flying dinosaurs (phi...You are right there lover of flying dinosaurs (philosoraptor) the atheists on this thread are really intellectually deficient and seemingly incapable of logical thought. For some strange reason they keep trotting out that old superstition of causeless causation. It doesn't do their side any favours but then who am I to complain I'm on the side of intellectual honesty and inquisition.Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17314193532768891832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20385137.post-16594567619717929362010-12-09T11:53:30.297-05:002010-12-09T11:53:30.297-05:00In a godless universe, there is no reason why anyt...In a godless universe, there is no reason why anything should be either intellectually challenging or compelling. Indeed, or why intelligent conscious creatures should even exist.<br /><br />It is impossible for an atheist to argue without using presuppositions which are comprehensible only under theism.<br /><br />So, give God the glory.BallBounceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08776039024486455199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20385137.post-62425985156046102472010-12-09T11:32:01.907-05:002010-12-09T11:32:01.907-05:00If this site is representative of the modern theis...If this site is representative of the modern theistic argument, mindset, or positions, then I rest assured that we have nothing to worry about. There is nothing intellectually compelling or challenging here. Just bald assertions coupled to superstition. As reasoning goes it's woefully pathetic.philosoraptorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16713430387698527652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20385137.post-90460194559336114562010-12-09T10:15:22.848-05:002010-12-09T10:15:22.848-05:00I feel pity for poor old Annony. Not only is his ...I feel pity for poor old Annony. Not only is his thinking twisted his communication skills are lacking. <br /><br />I will try typing real slow here so maybe Annony can catch up.<br /><br />1: I do not serve an imaginary god. I serve the Great I Am. In Jewish and Christian circles Hi name is Yahweh. If you notice that is the name I used in my reply.<br /><br />2: Yahweh is the One who imbues us with significance. Why you ask. Because apart from Yahweh we don't exist. <br /><br />3: Go back to grammar school and learn the significance of a double negative.Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17314193532768891832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20385137.post-48293267445864558312010-12-09T08:16:18.778-05:002010-12-09T08:16:18.778-05:00It wasn't a straight question when you asked i...It wasn't a straight question when you asked it the first time; repeating it doesn't improve it. That's the way reality works.BallBounceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08776039024486455199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20385137.post-33111950869233898842010-12-09T08:14:34.680-05:002010-12-09T08:14:34.680-05:00Nope. Still too frothy.Nope. Still too frothy.BallBounceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08776039024486455199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20385137.post-64912062912455599412010-12-08T23:25:20.499-05:002010-12-08T23:25:20.499-05:00And in that case, Joe, then you agree with me that...And in that case, Joe, then you agree with me that humans have significance completely aside from your imaginary "god", and that pretending that we were put here by an imaginary being serves no useful purpose.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20385137.post-18244271483612281342010-12-08T23:22:29.012-05:002010-12-08T23:22:29.012-05:00The question was "do you REALLY think that hu...The question was "do you REALLY think that humans wouldn't have any personal significance if your imaginary "god" was proven to be no more real than any of the hundreds of thousands of OTHER "gods" that people like you have dreamt up to try to "explain" things?"<br />Well?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20385137.post-54613667948630464192010-12-08T22:59:33.394-05:002010-12-08T22:59:33.394-05:00You haven't asked a straight question yet.You haven't asked a straight question yet.BallBounceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08776039024486455199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20385137.post-2418205338575945692010-12-08T19:17:41.630-05:002010-12-08T19:17:41.630-05:00So, no, you CAN'T be honest enough with yourse...So, no, you CAN'T be honest enough with yourself to offer a straight answer to a straight question; par for the course.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20385137.post-31671795086243323232010-12-08T19:05:21.999-05:002010-12-08T19:05:21.999-05:00Do you REALLY think that humans wouldn't have ...Do you REALLY think that humans wouldn't have any personal significance if Yahweh did not imbue them with significance?<br /><br />Short answer: YES!Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17314193532768891832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20385137.post-54056343117370922302010-12-08T14:55:45.366-05:002010-12-08T14:55:45.366-05:00"if your imaginary "god"
was prov..."if your imaginary "god" <br /><br />was proven to be no more real than <br /><br />OTHER "gods" that people have dreamt up"<br /><br />You really need to listen to yourself. Perhaps then you will be able to articulate an actual question.BallBounceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08776039024486455199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20385137.post-5182025228185970832010-12-08T12:16:28.681-05:002010-12-08T12:16:28.681-05:00It's too bad you can't be honest enough wi...It's too bad you can't be honest enough with yourself to actually answer the question; do you REALLY think that humans wouldn't have any personal significance if your imaginary "god" was proven to be no more real than any of the hundreds of thousands of OTHER "gods" that people like you have dreamt up to try to "explain" things?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20385137.post-83567477182615807392010-12-08T10:50:57.872-05:002010-12-08T10:50:57.872-05:00I hope you are right Richard. I would hate to thi...I hope you are right Richard. I would hate to think that an otherwise intelligent being could spend so little time understanding Something to which he is virulently opposed.Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17314193532768891832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20385137.post-5185116623398000032010-12-08T10:08:37.318-05:002010-12-08T10:08:37.318-05:00"imaginary invisible man", "imagina..."imaginary invisible man", "imaginary sky being" -- The above post shows earmarks of being produced by an atheists-R-us-automessagegenerator.BallBounceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08776039024486455199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20385137.post-29050314045562825682010-12-08T10:03:59.966-05:002010-12-08T10:03:59.966-05:00SDC said:
Lying to yourself that you're the s...SDC said:<br /><br />Lying to yourself that you're the special product of an imaginary invisible man in the sky doesn't actually give you any "personal significance", it only allows you to delude yourself that such is the case. Are humans only "worth something" if your imaginary sky being exists?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com