Who wrote the Bible?

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Re: Who wrote the Bible?

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dannan14 wrote:
kbs2244 wrote:"He who makes the positive statement that there is a god bears the burden of proving it."

This why O J is walking around a free, if a bit poorer, man.
Walking around free? When did he get out? There are still 5 years until he's eligible for parole.
And all paleo women knew that leather when it gets wet, shrinks when it dries.
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Re: Who wrote the Bible?

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I forgot about the Vegas thing.

Whole different thing.
Wittiness, evidence, etc.

I guess it makes the point from the other direction.
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kbs2244 wrote:"He who makes the positive statement that there is a god bears the burden of proving it."

This why O J is walking around a free, if a bit poorer, man.

You need to keep up on current events.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28067187/ns ... D6AMZaiEpQ
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Yeah, that was the news story I came across on the Vegas thing.

But my original point was the whole (white) country was willing to convict him of murder based on nothing but circumstantial evidence.

I have do doubt that O J is a hugely egotistical, not very nice, guy.
But that is not enough to convict him of murder.
You need physical evidence that is undoubtedly connected to the accused.

I also have no doubt that God is a loving, nice guy.
And I can list all kinds of circumstantial evidence.
But at some point, I have to admit, it comes down to faith.
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O. J. is real. I saw him play football.

"God" is still just an imaginary friend unless you have pictures of him breaking off tackle for a big gain.
Something is wrong here. War, disease, death, destruction, hunger, filth, poverty, torture, crime, corruption, and the Ice Capades. Something is definitely wrong. This is not good work. If this is the best God can do, I am not impressed.

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Re: Who wrote the Bible?

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"O. J. is real. I saw him play football."

True.

But the concept of him murdering his ex-wife is imaginary.
No evidance.
It takes an act of faith to belive it.
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Re: Who wrote the Bible?

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Minimalist wrote:"God" is still just an imaginary friend unless you have pictures of him breaking off tackle for a big gain.
This sounds like a great rebuttal to the crocoduck.
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Apparently not enough evidence to convince a jury.

Of course, as someone once observed.

Jury = A group chosen to decide who has the best lawyer.
Something is wrong here. War, disease, death, destruction, hunger, filth, poverty, torture, crime, corruption, and the Ice Capades. Something is definitely wrong. This is not good work. If this is the best God can do, I am not impressed.

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