Re: Evidence of God

[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Billy Goat) wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Al Evan) wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> 
> > Klein,
> >    You are quibbling about the meaning of words:  Do athiests
> > "disbelieve" in God, or do they merely suffer from a '..lack of
> > belief..' in Him?  This, to me, is 'much ado about nothing.'
> >    Does the jury who finds a defendant guilty 'disblieve' his defense
> > or do they 'lack belief' in his defense?  What's the difference? 
> > Either way the jury logically finds the defendant guilty, and he is
> > punished by the law.
> >    I get the impression, from your statements, that you seem to think
> > that you escape the need to argue that God does not exist (i.e., to
> > prove that statement logically) because somehow you seem to think you
> > are not making a positive statement of disbelief.
> >    You're wrong! 'Lack of belief' and 'disbelief' are the same thing.
> 
> Let's try a different example.
> 
> Suppose God didn't command you to write what you just wrote. This
> would mean that when you wrote it, you were not obeying God. Correct?
> 
> Does that mean you were disobeying God?
> 
> Are "not obeying" and "disobeying" the same thing?
> 
> --Billy

Billy,
       God does not command me to write what I just wrote.  However,
He has given me the ability to think and to express myself. 
Therefore, when I write "X", it is my own expression of my own
thought; and, because I received these abilities-- to think and
express myself--through my creator, I am obeying His Will when I use
them.
       God does command that I use whatever ability He has given me to
do good and not evil.  However, even that command is tempered by my
ability to comprehend and express--remember, while He is a Just and
Rightous God, He is also a Forgiving God.
       Therefore, the answer to your question is, "Yes! "not obeying"
and "disobeying" are the same thing.