Friday, June 16, 2006

Regarding the ruins of Babylon- I think my husband has pix of the ruins- citadel- from when he was in Iraq- I will try to scan & post if possible-
Ann

posted by Ann @ 2:31 PM   5 comments

5 Comments:

At 7:23 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

That would be cool.

 
At 12:55 PM, Blogger vir said...

Dan,

I have been following your conversation with Ann and thought I would comment I have a diverse group of friends many who are (or were) atheists so I have heard everything from the intellectual burden of proof arguments to the political conspiracy theory angle (you alluded to this in a colorful way) to the rock bottom Jesus was an alien the list goes on and on.

Although I was not surprised by the content of your sarcastic response I admit I expected a different approach based on your character and intelligence. I was looking forward to good discussion about a topic you seem passionate about, as a person of faith I always enjoy conversations that are challenging. I have always found that dialog with someone who thinks differently can help me understand what I believe and why ~ I was wondering if you are serious about this conversation?

Vir

BTW about Dr Y, I cannot speak for him but for me when I learn something I believe is really cool I share that info with a lot of people in hope of sparking their interest this does not always work, this also does not mean I am trying to make myself look good.

 
At 8:35 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Vir, the reason I was sarcastic, and admittedly just having some fun is that so far Ann has only brought forth hearsay and conjecture. The point is, what I said in my response is no more valid than the prophecies she recanted. Neither can be proved. So how can you deny my theory and believe yours?

I don't think Christianity is a political conspiracy. I think politicians use religion all over the world as a tool to get what they want. The Bush administration is an excellent example of this.

If you have heard the "intellectual burden of proof arguments" for a long time, why can't you prove anything yet?

I leave it to you and Ann and anyone else – show me proof! But beware, do not bring me anything that has holes in it or I will expose them and widen them until the bubble of proof bursts.

Dan

 
At 10:47 PM, Blogger Ann said...

What would suffice as proof to you? No matter what evidence I bring, you just refuse it. I gave you just one. You just don't listen.

 
At 7:57 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Oh, I listen, but, there is this thing called "burden of proof." bits and pieces of evidence don't add-up to proof. If Christians had any hard indisputable proof at all there would be a lot more
Christians.

Dan

 

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