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Sir Spot of Borg Gold Member Offline WE ARE BORG Posts: 26500 Australia	Any God @ all Jun 4^th, 2012 at 5:16pm Quote: "Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able? Then he is not omnipotent. Is he able, but not willing? Then he is malevolent. Is he both able and willing?Then whence cometh evil? Is he neither able nor willing? Then why call him God?” --Epicurus SOB
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Re: Any God @ all
Reply #1 - Jun 4^th, 2012 at 6:35pm

Sir Spot of Borg wrote on Jun 4^th, 2012 at 5:16pm:

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"Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able? Then he is not omnipotent. Is he able, but not willing? Then he is malevolent. Is he both able and willing?Then whence cometh evil? Is he neither able nor willing? Then why call him God?” --Epicurus

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Please this belongs in spirituality. We all know there is no GOD so what is the god botherers obsession with cluttering the atheist board with scripture readings.

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Reply #2 - Jun 4^th, 2012 at 6:38pm

nairbe wrote on Jun 4^th, 2012 at 6:35pm:

Sir Spot of Borg wrote on Jun 4^th, 2012 at 5:16pm:

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"Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able? Then he is not omnipotent. Is he able, but not willing? Then he is malevolent. Is he both able and willing?Then whence cometh evil? Is he neither able nor willing? Then why call him God?” --Epicurus

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Please this belongs in spirituality. We all know there is no GOD so what is the god botherers obsession with cluttering the atheist board with scripture readings.

Did you read it? It is NOT a scripture reading. Perhaps I should put it in spirituality though. I am a non believer though.

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Sir Spot of Borg Gold Member Offline WE ARE BORG Posts: 26500 Australia	Re: Any God @ all Reply #3 - Jun 26^th, 2012 at 7:48am No religious nut can answer that. SOB
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Postmodern Trendoid III Gold Member Offline Posts: 10259 Gender:	Re: Any God @ all Reply #4 - Jun 26^th, 2012 at 1:14pm Epicurus' problem was to insert morality into the equation. Who says god has to be moral?
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... Gold Member Offline Posts: 23673 WA Gender:	Re: Any God @ all Reply #5 - Jun 26^th, 2012 at 1:21pm Who says god is a "he"? Pretty stupid assumption - it can create the entire universe, but can't reproduce without the assistance of a goddess?
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Sir Spot of Borg Gold Member Offline WE ARE BORG Posts: 26500 Australia	Re: Any God @ all Reply #6 - Jun 26^th, 2012 at 1:53pm Heh who says theres a god? SOB
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Frances Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 3577 In a Castle in the Hills Gender:	Re: Any God @ all Reply #7 - Jun 26^th, 2012 at 1:54pm Allowing evil to occur would be good if there were some good that was greater than the evil but which could only come into existence if the evil were to be addressed in some way. If allowing evil to occur results in a greater good, then allowing the evil would not make God malevolent.
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Postmodern Trendoid III Gold Member Offline Posts: 10259 Gender:	Re: Any God @ all Reply #8 - Jun 26^th, 2012 at 1:55pm Sir Spot of Borg wrote on Jun 26^th, 2012 at 1:53pm: Heh who says theres a god? SOB Which god are you trying to debunk?
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Sir Spot of Borg Gold Member Offline WE ARE BORG Posts: 26500 Australia	Re: Any God @ all Reply #9 - Jun 26^th, 2012 at 1:57pm Postmodern Trendoid III wrote on Jun 26^th, 2012 at 1:55pm: Sir Spot of Borg wrote on Jun 26^th, 2012 at 1:53pm: Heh who says theres a god? SOB Which god are you trying to debunk? Pathetic . . . . . . SOB
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... Gold Member Offline Posts: 23673 WA Gender:	Re: Any God @ all Reply #10 - Jun 26^th, 2012 at 1:59pm well?
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Postmodern Trendoid III Gold Member Offline Posts: 10259 Gender:	Re: Any God @ all Reply #11 - Jun 26^th, 2012 at 2:02pm The spiral into the Borgian vortex begins.
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Sir Spot of Borg Gold Member Offline WE ARE BORG Posts: 26500 Australia	Re: Any God @ all Reply #12 - Jun 26^th, 2012 at 2:04pm You arent making any sense. I wasnt "debunking" anything you stupid idiot. I asked who says there is a god? Do you? Does your idiot friend? Does anyone? SOB
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Postmodern Trendoid III Gold Member Offline Posts: 10259 Gender:	Re: Any God @ all Reply #13 - Jun 26^th, 2012 at 2:09pm But your op was about god not being a moral entity.
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Sir Spot of Borg Gold Member Offline WE ARE BORG Posts: 26500 Australia	Re: Any God @ all Reply #14 - Jun 26^th, 2012 at 2:10pm Postmodern Trendoid III wrote on Jun 26^th, 2012 at 2:09pm: But your op was about god not being a moral entity. Then you dont understand the op. It is saying there isnt a god @ all. Any god. SOB
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