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462014 -2015 District Convention Theme - unofficial-
by WatchTower87 inunofficial theme:.
-the end (of watchtower) is near!
- lets kingdom come bis.
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Millions die in Natural disasters - God is doing nothing. Do I adopt Anthropomorphism to him?
by KateWild ini do not think god is a'morphic.
god is not human, so hence he does not possess human characteristics, to know god better and to understand him better i study science.
there has been a new discovery of strange signals picked up from black holes and distant supernovae suggest there's more to space-time than einstein believed.
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besty
This is pretty simple Kate - you said "Einstein believed in God". I showed you where he said he didn't believe in a personal God.
You said Einstein didn't label himself. I showed you where he did apply labels to himself.
You then backed up a little and said he believed in an Intelligent Creator. I asked you for evidence to support this view.
You then quoted Max Jammer in support, which quote doesn't even come close to Einstein saying he believed in an Intelligent Creator.
Now you say you'lll get back to me.
Einstein was an agnostic Spinozan pantheist. For you to say, without qualification, "Einstein believed in God" is deliberately ambiguous - if you are hundreds of pages into a book about his religious beliefs there is no other conclusion.
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Millions die in Natural disasters - God is doing nothing. Do I adopt Anthropomorphism to him?
by KateWild ini do not think god is a'morphic.
god is not human, so hence he does not possess human characteristics, to know god better and to understand him better i study science.
there has been a new discovery of strange signals picked up from black holes and distant supernovae suggest there's more to space-time than einstein believed.
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besty
can you just explain in more detail the 'Intelligent Creator' bit from the Max jammer quote please?
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Millions die in Natural disasters - God is doing nothing. Do I adopt Anthropomorphism to him?
by KateWild ini do not think god is a'morphic.
god is not human, so hence he does not possess human characteristics, to know god better and to understand him better i study science.
there has been a new discovery of strange signals picked up from black holes and distant supernovae suggest there's more to space-time than einstein believed.
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besty
can you just explain in more detail the 'Intelligent Creator' bit from the Max jammer quote please?
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Millions die in Natural disasters - God is doing nothing. Do I adopt Anthropomorphism to him?
by KateWild ini do not think god is a'morphic.
god is not human, so hence he does not possess human characteristics, to know god better and to understand him better i study science.
there has been a new discovery of strange signals picked up from black holes and distant supernovae suggest there's more to space-time than einstein believed.
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besty
This is quote mining by wiki.
You are claiming that I took a quote deceitfully out of context to support my view? I provided a source link so everyone can see the context - its 100% clear Kate - Einstein did not believe in 'God' in the way that you used the term without qualification.
I see you have now modified your position to
He believed in an intelligent creator, he was not a theist, an atheist or a pantheist. In fact he gave himself no labels,
Can you provide any evidence for your claim that he believed in an Intelligent Creator?
Einstein used many labels to describe his religious views, including "agnostic" [3] "religious nonbeliever" [4] and a "pantheistic" [5] believer in "Spinoza's God." [6]
Have you read the wiki article on his beliefs before making claims on his behalf and accusing me of quote mining?
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Millions die in Natural disasters - God is doing nothing. Do I adopt Anthropomorphism to him?
by KateWild ini do not think god is a'morphic.
god is not human, so hence he does not possess human characteristics, to know god better and to understand him better i study science.
there has been a new discovery of strange signals picked up from black holes and distant supernovae suggest there's more to space-time than einstein believed.
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besty
Having said this if there is any evidence to support that fact there is no intelligent creator, then I will change my view
the burden of proof is 100% on believers - atheists need do nothing to support their view.
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The Pastor of my Old Church Tried to Re-Convert Me Yesterday
by cofty inyesterday evening my wife and i were invited to friends house for new year's eve.
we met them when i was a christian and we have kept in touch.
they had a few other friends there as well, including the new church pastor and his wife.
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besty
To summarise: It is a valid position to believe in a higer power or god but not to be able to account for what it does or doesn't do. Linking to your summary does not refute this .
How is that position different to 'its a mystery and I don't don't know whats going on here'?
Belief (ie without evidence) in a higher power or god (very vague) but not able to account for its in/actions (again, no real clue about anything)
That's a pretty soft position you argue for.
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The Pastor of my Old Church Tried to Re-Convert Me Yesterday
by cofty inyesterday evening my wife and i were invited to friends house for new year's eve.
we met them when i was a christian and we have kept in touch.
they had a few other friends there as well, including the new church pastor and his wife.
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besty
https://yourlogicalfallacyis.com/special-pleading
You moved the goalposts or made up an exception when your claim was shown to be false.
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Millions die in Natural disasters - God is doing nothing. Do I adopt Anthropomorphism to him?
by KateWild ini do not think god is a'morphic.
god is not human, so hence he does not possess human characteristics, to know god better and to understand him better i study science.
there has been a new discovery of strange signals picked up from black holes and distant supernovae suggest there's more to space-time than einstein believed.
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besty
@kate
And then there was Eitnein who believed in God too.
Not according to the man himself:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religious_views_of_Albert_Einstein
In a letter to Beatrice Frohlich, 17 December 1952 Einstein stated, "The idea of a personal God is quite alien to me and seems even naïve.
But you knew that, right?
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New Year Resolution: A new recipe every week
by Simon inwe decided we don't cook enough and are pretty bored of what we usually eat (whether home-made or eating out).. so .... our new years resolution for 2014 is to try a new recipe every week.. so far we've done some jamie olivers roasted vegetables and right now we're making cornish-like pasties.
apparently, people are very militant about exactly what a cornish pastie is so our's are cornish-like because dammit, we wanted peas and carrots and whatever seasoning we wanted to stick in there too!.
smells delicious and can't wait to eat them.. i also invented a new dish using a leftover half-tin of garden peas and a slice of bread.
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besty
if you have lots of cookbooks then you should take a look at eatyourbooks.com
well worth the small subscription