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by Duggie70
Fri Apr 22, 2016 11:05 pm
Forum: Friendly Chit-Chat
Topic: My heart is broken
Replies: 9
Views: 2589

Re: My heart is broken

I have been a huge Prince fan for 20 years. One of my most prized possessions is my Prince CD collection of which I proudly own nearly everything. It is unfortunate that most of the post-death media and people dwell on his popularity during the mid 1980's. It is true that that was the height of his ...
by Duggie70
Wed Apr 20, 2016 1:37 pm
Forum: General Discussion & Introductions
Topic: Answering an atheist
Replies: 157
Views: 24969

Re: Answering an atheist

God IS existence, the very fact that there IS ANYTHING AT ALL, that ANYTHING exists, means that God exists. May I rephrase this to understand correctly? Existence exists. Therefore God exists. The fact that you are reading this means that God exists. Atoms exist therefore God exists. Have I underst...
by Duggie70
Tue Apr 12, 2016 5:21 pm
Forum: General Discussion & Introductions
Topic: Answering an atheist
Replies: 157
Views: 24969

Re: Answering an atheist

It is true that I am not too bright. I apologize if I have wasted your time and your prodigious intellectual prowess. I just desire to know what is true and to back it up with evidence and reasoned argument. Perhaps this is unreasonable of me. After reading the Bible, it has raised more questions th...
by Duggie70
Tue Apr 12, 2016 2:22 pm
Forum: General Discussion & Introductions
Topic: Answering an atheist
Replies: 157
Views: 24969

Re: Answering an atheist

By the way, dismissing this as merely an emotional argument does not get God off the hook. The emotional aspect is a CONSEQUENCE of the problem of evil. Not the SOURCE of it.
by Duggie70
Tue Apr 12, 2016 2:15 pm
Forum: General Discussion & Introductions
Topic: Answering an atheist
Replies: 157
Views: 24969

Re: Answering an atheist

WE DO This to ourselves, Not God. The logic here seems to be this: When things are wonderful, all praise goes to God. When situations are all messed up, it is man's fault and God is bereft of any responsibility. Fallible man. Fallen man. God's ways are unfathomable to us. It is a win-win situation ...
by Duggie70
Tue Apr 12, 2016 8:56 am
Forum: General Discussion & Introductions
Topic: Answering an atheist
Replies: 157
Views: 24969

Re: Answering an atheist

You will correct me if I am mistaken, but I would assume that an all-knowing omniscient God is aware that there are 750 million people in the world that are undernourished and starving at this moment. He knows this. He knew this from the beginning. Does our free will trump God's awesome power? Is th...
by Duggie70
Tue Apr 12, 2016 8:32 am
Forum: General Discussion & Introductions
Topic: Answering an atheist
Replies: 157
Views: 24969

Re: Answering an atheist

You got me with that one, Kurieuo. Got me good.
by Duggie70
Tue Apr 12, 2016 8:12 am
Forum: General Discussion & Introductions
Topic: Answering an atheist
Replies: 157
Views: 24969

Re: Answering an atheist

I would expect an omnipotent and benevolent God who supposedly intervenes to intervene. If he supposedly answers the prayers of the suffering, why does he not answer the prayers of the suffering? I am suspicious of an allegedly omnibenevolent God who loves all of his creatures even as he watches the...
by Duggie70
Mon Apr 11, 2016 12:51 pm
Forum: General Discussion & Introductions
Topic: Answering an atheist
Replies: 157
Views: 24969

Re: Answering an atheist

Thank you for your clarification, PaulSacramento. You are exactly spot on. Now back to the topic. Whether God inclines towards the predator or the prey. Does God intervene when the rape victim cries out for help against the rapist? Presumably an all knowing God is watching this violent act unfold, y...
by Duggie70
Mon Apr 11, 2016 10:28 am
Forum: General Discussion & Introductions
Topic: Answering an atheist
Replies: 157
Views: 24969

Re: Answering an atheist

Whatever you do, do not reply to a skeptic with Bible verses.

Until you have established with the non-believer that the Bible is in fact the Word of God, drawing quotations is merely an exercise in futility.

In many cases it could be downright counterproductive.
by Duggie70
Sun Apr 10, 2016 6:54 pm
Forum: General Discussion & Introductions
Topic: Answering an atheist
Replies: 157
Views: 24969

Re: Answering an atheist

May I suggest that you be honest.

Tell your atheist friend that you do not know the answer to his question, and that no mortals on an internet forum know God's answer to such a question. Perhaps the question is even ill-posed.

An admission of not knowing is often the most honorable position.