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A funny God paradox!
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6/6/2011 3:37:05 PM Posted: 6 years ago Many people say God has a sense of humor.
consider this: Every individual varies in their neurological pathways through their "boxes" in their brain to reach the output of laughter from a number of different inputs. Laughter is caused by certain visual or audio stimuli, often by perception of the unexpected or the incongruous. Now...if God is omniscient, then there is no way for him to have a sense of humor... so how do you explain all the ridiculous things in nature?? Crying about how much the Trump wall is going to cost is like a heroin addict complaining about how much the needles cost. |
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6/6/2011 3:40:57 PM Posted: 6 years ago At 6/6/2011 3:37:05 PM, Greyparrot wrote: You need to get this argument published. |
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6/6/2011 3:42:05 PM Posted: 6 years ago At 6/6/2011 3:40:57 PM, J.Kenyon wrote:At 6/6/2011 3:37:05 PM, Greyparrot wrote: Uggh.. what did I mess up on? Crying about how much the Trump wall is going to cost is like a heroin addict complaining about how much the needles cost. |
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6/6/2011 3:45:10 PM Posted: 6 years ago At 6/6/2011 3:42:05 PM, Greyparrot wrote: ? |
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6/6/2011 3:45:18 PM Posted: 6 years ago At 6/6/2011 3:42:05 PM, Greyparrot wrote:At 6/6/2011 3:40:57 PM, J.Kenyon wrote:At 6/6/2011 3:37:05 PM, Greyparrot wrote: I think he's saying that it is brilliant, not that you messed up. "Wanting Red Rhino Pill to have gender" |
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6/6/2011 3:56:34 PM Posted: 6 years ago Finally, we've got the silver bullet to put down theism for good; and to think, here I was believing it would require some actual thought to work out whether God exists or not.
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6/6/2011 4:04:55 PM Posted: 6 years ago At 6/6/2011 3:56:34 PM, Kinesis wrote: This isn't about theism... it's about not being able to call an Omniscient God a comedian. Crying about how much the Trump wall is going to cost is like a heroin addict complaining about how much the needles cost. |
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6/6/2011 4:07:59 PM Posted: 6 years ago At 6/6/2011 3:37:05 PM, Greyparrot wrote: The anthropic principle says that if those ridiculous things were not there then neither would we. Change any of the parameters of what is and we disappear. The ridiculous things you see are inadvertently created by nature as it tries to fill any and all niches where life can begin. Many creatures are strange for sure but which ones in particular do you think are ridiculous? Regards DL |
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6/6/2011 4:10:06 PM Posted: 6 years ago At 6/6/2011 3:37:05 PM, Greyparrot wrote: You forgot to bold the most important part. "When he awoke in a tomb three days later he would actually have believed that he rose from the dead" FREEDO about the resurrection of Jesus Christ |
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6/6/2011 4:12:46 PM Posted: 6 years ago At 6/6/2011 3:37:05 PM, Greyparrot wrote: Anthropomorphizing much? You will say that I don't really know you And it will be true. |
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6/6/2011 5:01:46 PM Posted: 6 years ago At 6/6/2011 4:12:46 PM, Indophile wrote:At 6/6/2011 3:37:05 PM, Greyparrot wrote: People that say God has a sense of humor sure do! Crying about how much the Trump wall is going to cost is like a heroin addict complaining about how much the needles cost. |
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6/6/2011 5:18:42 PM Posted: 6 years ago I know I may be just pointing out the obvious; but surely these comical things in nature only seem as such because we don't expect them? That wouldn't apply to god
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6/6/2011 5:19:34 PM Posted: 6 years ago At 6/6/2011 3:37:05 PM, Greyparrot wrote: Easy. Ever seen a movie that you laugh at, even though you know what's going to happen?? I still laugh at Three Stooges reruns, even though I've seen them before, and know when and what's going to happen. |
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6/6/2011 5:25:40 PM Posted: 6 years ago At 6/6/2011 5:18:42 PM, Thaddeus wrote: I was just assuming that this was a for fun thread, not necessarily an actual critique against God. But if it is, I guess I would agree. What is "comical" to one person is not comical to another, so you can't say anything (or anyone) is objectively "comical" or for that matter, objectively "un-comical." The saying comes from things that god does being funny to us, not necessarily that it is also funny to God (we can ask when we pass away). "Wanting Red Rhino Pill to have gender" |
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6/6/2011 6:31:03 PM Posted: 6 years ago At 6/6/2011 4:07:59 PM, GreatestIam wrote:At 6/6/2011 3:37:05 PM, Greyparrot wrote: Yes, clearly the platypus is vital for humanity to have existed. |
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6/6/2011 9:42:45 PM Posted: 6 years ago At 6/6/2011 6:31:03 PM, tkubok wrote:At 6/6/2011 4:07:59 PM, GreatestIam wrote:At 6/6/2011 3:37:05 PM, Greyparrot wrote: You might check how the theory works before making stupid comments. Regards DL |
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6/7/2011 6:46:48 AM Posted: 6 years ago At 6/6/2011 3:37:05 PM, Greyparrot wrote: I've never heard or read from the Bible that God in spirit has a sense of humour, but Jesus Christ as God most certainly would of had one. And probably a strong one too. |
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6/7/2011 12:48:35 PM Posted: 6 years ago At 6/6/2011 4:07:59 PM, GreatestIam wrote: the anthropic principle deals with certain physical constants being different, not every detail about the physical world. with small changes to physics, stars wouldn't form, or atoms wouldn't be stable, etc. nothing to to with the existence of ridiculous things. evidently i only come to ddo to avoid doing homework... |
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6/8/2011 8:10:10 AM Posted: 6 years ago At 6/7/2011 12:48:35 PM, belle wrote:At 6/6/2011 4:07:59 PM, GreatestIam wrote: It postulates that all the sub atomic particles here have to be here or we would not be. If we were to free the sub atomic particles taken up by whatever we think strange or of no use, they would be added to our mix and who can say what other future our history could have had. The chances are quite good that man would not be man. Not as we know him in any case. Is the following fact of cynicism? Candide "It is demonstrable that things cannot be otherwise than as they are; for as all things have been created for some end, they must necessarily be created for the best end." Regards DL |