tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905686568472747305.post1370919745757406206..comments2024-03-22T06:22:08.010+00:00Comments on Stephen Law: Sye's proofStephen Lawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02167317543994731177noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905686568472747305.post-36167753629384080442010-03-17T19:03:20.208+00:002010-03-17T19:03:20.208+00:00well is this it then? the end of the sye endeavor...well is this it then? the end of the sye endeavor? i read through all of july in the past hours 3 but i honestly couldn't handle anymore of it, and sensed it would take the rest of the day, i looked at his site proofgodexists.org yesterday and was utterly disgusted and was looking for a page like this that punched holes in it. sometimes sye's supposed arguments made me burst out laughing and sometimes they made me go into a rage.. i thought the posts by a certain kyle at the beginning, stephen, andrew, anticant and others were most educating. honestly the reason i was so interested in reading to the end was i was honestly convinced posts such as the great wombat and hindu type posts or many others which basically dismantled his argument would somehow enlighten him and he would just say "oh i was wrong." Oh well it appears this is not the case, it is indeed obvious that the debate was won and always will be won by atheism, anyway good luck in all your pursuit of truth to all of you 2 years late. ;)ryan andersonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905686568472747305.post-18381332246324570572008-08-26T20:09:00.000+00:002008-08-26T20:09:00.000+00:00Anticant,I simply mean, if there really was a god ...Anticant,<BR/><BR/>I simply mean, if there really was a god looking out for us, taking care of us, and preparing an eternity of bliss for us after we die, then that would be an unarguably good thing, right?Rikertronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08327223481607260056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905686568472747305.post-15354197912564583492008-08-21T20:08:00.000+00:002008-08-21T20:08:00.000+00:00Riker, Why would you 'love' to be a theist? What d...Riker, Why would you 'love' to be a theist? What do you perceive as the benefits of being one?anticanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18135207107619114891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905686568472747305.post-59484173109706100832008-08-21T18:06:00.000+00:002008-08-21T18:06:00.000+00:00Wow, I finally made it to the end...I've spent the...Wow, I finally made it to the end...<BR/><BR/>I've spent the last few days reading through this whole string of posts and comments, and wanted to refrain from commenting until I got into the most recent one before chiming in. And it looks like I've missed all the fun.<BR/><BR/>Regardless, I want to extend my gratitude and compliments to Steven and to all the commenters here for their laborious efforts in illuminating this topic; I've learned quite a lot.<BR/><BR/>Sye, in case you are still around and are still interested in pursuing this endeavor, I'd like to ask you to elaborate on the idea of revelation 'in a manner in which we can be certain'.<BR/><BR/>It strikes me that I (and presumably many of the commenters here) have no memory of such an experience in our own lives... and I don't know if if's because it didn't happen, or because <I>I didn't recognize it for what it was.</I> <BR/><BR/>I'm not trying to be patronizing or deceptive here; I'll admit that I'm looking at things from an atheistic perspective.<BR/><BR/>But the thing is, I'm one of those atheists that would love to be a theist. In other words, I haven't yet been convinced that there are any gods, but would be quite happy to be shown I was wrong. <BR/><BR/>I think if you could describe specifically your experience of revelation, and what about that experience makes its certainty assured, it would go a long way to make me and lots of others soften up to your ideas.<BR/><BR/>We might just lack the information required to recognize certain revelation, and I gather that it's information you possess.<BR/><BR/>Regards,<BR/><BR/>Riker.Rikertronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08327223481607260056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905686568472747305.post-60884961758176196502008-08-17T06:55:00.000+00:002008-08-17T06:55:00.000+00:00As a schoolboy, I often used to attend Evensong at...As a schoolboy, I often used to attend Evensong at Wells, which is lovely. But I doubt whether I could afford the upkeep, so won't offer to take it over as my personal temple. Something more modest, such as a luxury yacht cruising the Aegean, would be nice. My new personal cult would probably raise enough to support this.<BR/><BR/>Actually, I shall soon be paying a first visit there, to some friends who live on a small island. I shall not be as adventurous as Stephen, and will do my best to return unscathed.<BR/><BR/>Hope your recovery is making good progress, Stephen, and that there will be no lasting after-effects.anticanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18135207107619114891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905686568472747305.post-7171333726322744362008-08-16T22:37:00.000+00:002008-08-16T22:37:00.000+00:00"I am available."Well that's certainly an advantag..."I am available."<BR/><BR/>Well that's certainly an advantage over the other candidates...<BR/><BR/>...and I see you've got your own blog...<BR/><BR/>What sort of cathedrals do you prefer?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905686568472747305.post-40152151515255395932008-08-16T20:27:00.000+00:002008-08-16T20:27:00.000+00:00No pun is necessary. If you are deluded enough to ...No pun is necessary. If you are deluded enough to wish to worship me, I am available.anticanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18135207107619114891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905686568472747305.post-47834623753939304352008-08-16T14:12:00.000+00:002008-08-16T14:12:00.000+00:00Oh my God (no pun intended).Oh my God (no pun intended).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905686568472747305.post-75493049130150683832008-08-16T13:33:00.000+00:002008-08-16T13:33:00.000+00:00Because of the impossibility of the contrary.Because of the impossibility of the contrary.anticanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18135207107619114891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905686568472747305.post-40349792008368174102008-08-16T12:29:00.000+00:002008-08-16T12:29:00.000+00:00How dare you poke holes in my horrible analogy.How dare you poke holes in my horrible analogy.Andrew Louishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18204999524677028033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905686568472747305.post-6000594536895527442008-08-16T10:29:00.000+00:002008-08-16T10:29:00.000+00:00The players get tired of it, and walk off the fiel...The players get tired of it, and walk off the field.anticanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18135207107619114891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905686568472747305.post-25170126484050017662008-08-16T09:02:00.000+00:002008-08-16T09:02:00.000+00:00But how do we know when this game is over?But how do we know when this game is over?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905686568472747305.post-6545613409714932022008-08-16T02:24:00.000+00:002008-08-16T02:24:00.000+00:00Ahh come on. Football is bullshit too... Yet even ...Ahh come on. Football is bullshit too... Yet even then one doesn't tend to let the game end by the other team walking away with the ball with 5mins left... Right? <BR/><BR/>And as there walking away you proclaim, "ahh, they're game was bullshit anyway."Andrew Louishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18204999524677028033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905686568472747305.post-80396267463244489192008-08-15T23:28:00.000+00:002008-08-15T23:28:00.000+00:00Ummm, if Sye is such "bullshit", then why are we s...Ummm, if Sye is such "bullshit", then why are we still wasting time on him? My goodness, I thought this was over a couple of weeks ago.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905686568472747305.post-76586406750039007092008-08-15T19:56:00.000+00:002008-08-15T19:56:00.000+00:00Sye's "proof" is an edifice of bullshit. The contr...Sye's "proof" is an edifice of bullshit. The contrary is impossible.anticanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18135207107619114891noreply@blogger.com