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"Al Evan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > [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. You really never graduated second grade, did you!?!?!?!
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