09 Aug 2007, 5:55 pm
The_Chosen_One
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12 Aug 2007, 6:41 pm
Not another pseudo religious argument. God (or Alex 
) help us. Now, we (or at least Alex's family know) that he exists, because of paperwork to prove it (birth cerificate, drivers' licence etc), but I don't see any physical or documental proof that Ragtime's god exists. Ragtime might say, 'ah, but the bible says he does'. So what? Tolstoy wrote War and Peace, but even that is considered a great work of fiction; and the bible is only full of legend and folklore passed down and embellished over generations. Historical events were reported on, but with a supernatural twist that would leave Rupert Murdoch envious. Newspapers report on current events, but the reports are only as good as the ability of the writers to report them; same with the bible, except when the bible was written and collated, the populace were more prone to believe in supernatural threats and miracles etc. Penn and Teller would've had a field day, back then.
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12 Aug 2007, 7:03 pm
12 Aug 2007, 7:39 pm
)God is kind of like Alex. As the "god" of WrongPlanet, the world that he created, pretty much no WP member has seen him in person. Yet he talks to some of us sometimes. He's also longsuffering -- his approval is freely given, provided we accept his written terms. The moderators are prehaps analogous to church leaders (just making an analogy -- this is not a church, of course). He also works behind the scenes most of the time. We haven't all seen Alex in person, yet we believe in him, and his power. (Well, I assume most of us do!
Do you believe in Alex? I expect a philosophical answer from gekitsu and/or AlexanderTheSolitary. Has WP's Creator been empirically proven to us?)All these traits apply to God in relation to Earth and its dwellers. Did I miss any?
FYI Ragtime, there's people (who no longer post here AFAIK) who have met Alex IRL. There's also a whole list of emperical evidence that Alex exists. Unlike Jehova.
12 Aug 2007, 7:47 pm
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12 Aug 2007, 8:41 pm
12 Aug 2007, 9:01 pm
FYI Ragtime, there's people (who no longer post here AFAIK) who have met Alex IRL. There's also a whole list of emperical evidence that Alex exists. Unlike Jehova.
My grandmother saw the virgin Mary in
the outhouse.
12 Aug 2007, 9:02 pm
12 Aug 2007, 11:45 pm
FYI Ragtime, there's people (who no longer post here AFAIK) who have met Alex IRL. There's also a whole list of emperical evidence that Alex exists. Unlike Jehova.
My grandmother saw the virgin Mary in
the outhouse.
Big deal!! ! I saw FSM in my fridge!! and I ate him!! !! !! !! !!!111!!eleventy one!! !
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12 Aug 2007, 11:55 pm
13 Aug 2007, 12:26 am
FYI Ragtime, there's people (who no longer post here AFAIK) who have met Alex IRL. There's also a whole list of emperical evidence that Alex exists. Unlike Jehova.
My grandmother saw the virgin Mary in
the outhouse.
Big deal!! ! I saw FSM in my fridge!! and I ate him!! !! !! !! !!!111! !eleventy one!! !
Great. You destroyed a previously viable religion.
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13 Aug 2007, 12:31 am
