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Greenfields
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thanks for answering .Oh,Iām Australian.
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thanks for answering .Oh,Iām Australian.
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Russell_SA
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Woodland sprites and pixies did it. They personally told me this since I came to them humbly asking to be in a relationship with them. I feel if you would to this as well they would reveal themselves to you too. Happy Thoughts to you.
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Russell_SA
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No idea. Atheism is a single position on a single question. Are you convinced that the supernatural exists? No, No we are not. Thereās nothing else to it than that. No dogma, tenants, leaders, world view, political view, etc.
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Tarsier
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Of course! Nothing I wrote contradicts it.
I stated that Aquinas spent much of his life providing proof for Godās existence. He either did this for the believer or the unbeliever (or possibly both) OR he was completely wasting his time. You are claiming that Aquinas stated that those without faith have no regard for evidence and those without have no use for it.
And if is true that Aquinas felt proof was not useful for either those with faith or those without, help me understand who the audience was for Aquinasās five proofs: the guy without faith or the guy with faith?
Of course, he is blessing those who havenāt seen and have believed because they already had plenty of proof - the prophesies, the testimony of the apostles, the proof of Christās divinity through his miracles. Are you arguing that those who āhavenāt seenā didnāt have these āproofsā to rely upon?
If you donāt believe this, let me ask if someone who ābelievesā in the god Vishnu, but āhas not seenā him is also blessed?
If not, why not?
Wait, what in the world did you think my point was?
Iām not sure how linking to Kreeft addresses my post. According to the pseudo-quote you provided from Aquinas, there is zero need to offer proofs for Godās existence (believers donāt need and them and atheists ignore them), so as a rebuttal of that, you point me in the direction of an author (Kreeft) who spends a lot of time providing proofs and even debating atheists? That seems like a silly thing for Kreeft (and Aquinas) to do if your quote is right, doesnāt it?
So, in short, since you still support this āquoteā from Aquinas, some questions:
Are you still claiming that you used a ādirect quoteā from Aquinas?
By using that quote so often, as you claim to do, are you saying someone with true faith has no need for proof or evidence?
Are you also claiming that anyone who lacks faith is close-minded against all evidence or proof for God?
Who was Aquinasās audience when he wrote his 5 Proofs? Was it for the one without faith (who your quote says would find the proofs insufficient) or the one with faith (who would find them unnecessary)?
Are you in agreement with St. Paul that we should ātest all thingsā?
Did those who ādid not seeā in Thomasās story not already have convincing reasons to believe Christ would rise from the dead as he said he would?
Finally, the Catechism (CCC 143;150) does not not define faith as belief in God without proof, but rather a āpersonal adherence to Godā and an assent to the whole truth he revealed. Are you in agreement with the Catechism on this definition?
Does the Catechism ever say that we can/should believe in God without any evidence at all? If so, please help me locate that.
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Russell_SA
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Thatās fine for you, but why should that be fine for anyone else?
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Shakuhachi
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Personal choice for everyone.
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Shakuhachi
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Still bored at work? I am on a webinar. Good thing I muted myself and they cant hear my key taps.
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Russell_SA
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Looking up how to find and fix my starter on my car. At lunch time, discovered the car is not even trying to turn over. Battery has a good voltage.
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Greenfields
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I guess I could rephrase my question 
in your experience have you found most atheists to support population control,
believe the world is over populated with humans ?
in your experience have you found most atheists to support population control,believe the world is over populated with humans ?
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BoomerangToo
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Tap the starter with a hammer. It worked for me.
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misstherese
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You seems pretty smart and have some interesting ideas. It makes me wonder how much evidence is enough for one to believe God exists? For me, itās a lot. I donāt find faith necessarily in the fact that the world exists at all, or the beauty of nature or whatever. I believe because of these miraculous occurrences that truly cannot be explained by natural means. I consider something a miracle when all the factors donāt add up in the context of reality.
This is a list of things that make me think there must be God who is Catholic.
1.) The Miraculous Image of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Ten Amazing Facts About the Miraculous Image of Our Lady of Guadalupe - Viva Guadalupe - Dallas, TX
2.) The dancing sun at Fatima that took place in front of thousands of people, (including atheists, many of which converted after) all confirming what they witnessed.
3.) Eucharistic Miracles
4.) The lives of the saints (St. Padre Pio, St. Gemma Galgani, etc.)
5.) The evidence left behind of souls from Purgatory appearing to those on earth. Evidence includes burned hand prints in books and clothing (thereās a museum in Italy of it) (Please Note: This uploaded content is no longer available.)
6.) Investigated stigmatas of the saints. St. Padre Pio had the stigmata for 50 years without infection. His stigmata was heavily investigated by the Vatican and secular scientists.
7.) Saints who lived solely on the Eucharist for years. Though I donāt think she is a saint yet, Therese Neumann lived on the Eucharist from 1926 - 1962. She was under strict observation for 15 days when it first began. Mystics of the Church: Therese Neumann -Mystic Victim Soul & Stigmatic
8.) Demonic possessions such as Annelise Michel
9.) Miraculous and unexplainable healings
10.) Blood of St. Januarius liquefying on certain days such as his feast day, every year
11.) The many martyrs of the Catholic Church and the lives of the apostles, many of which also died as martyrs. The very fact that they died for their faith leads me to think that there must be some validity to what Jesus proclaimed. They died for Him!
12.) Jesus is a historical figure and existed. Most credible historians agree on this. Jesus existed and lived in the first century.
13.) Crying Mary statues (authentic ones)
14.) This one isnāt a thought on the existence of God, but a thought on how the Catholic Church is the correct Christian religion. I believe the Catholic religion to be correct because it is the oldest form of Christianity and can be traced directly back to Peter. It is the closest to how the early Christians lived. All Christians religions broke away from the Catholic Church by the fallible actions of men.
15.) St. Padre Pio seeing guardian angels, having bilocation, his perfumes, special knowledges, levitation, etc. SAINT PIO OF PIETRELCINA
This is a list of things that make me think there must be God who is Catholic.
1.) The Miraculous Image of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Ten Amazing Facts About the Miraculous Image of Our Lady of Guadalupe - Viva Guadalupe - Dallas, TX
2.) The dancing sun at Fatima that took place in front of thousands of people, (including atheists, many of which converted after) all confirming what they witnessed.
3.) Eucharistic Miracles
4.) The lives of the saints (St. Padre Pio, St. Gemma Galgani, etc.)
5.) The evidence left behind of souls from Purgatory appearing to those on earth. Evidence includes burned hand prints in books and clothing (thereās a museum in Italy of it) (Please Note: This uploaded content is no longer available.)
6.) Investigated stigmatas of the saints. St. Padre Pio had the stigmata for 50 years without infection. His stigmata was heavily investigated by the Vatican and secular scientists.
7.) Saints who lived solely on the Eucharist for years. Though I donāt think she is a saint yet, Therese Neumann lived on the Eucharist from 1926 - 1962. She was under strict observation for 15 days when it first began. Mystics of the Church: Therese Neumann -Mystic Victim Soul & Stigmatic
8.) Demonic possessions such as Annelise Michel
9.) Miraculous and unexplainable healings
10.) Blood of St. Januarius liquefying on certain days such as his feast day, every year
11.) The many martyrs of the Catholic Church and the lives of the apostles, many of which also died as martyrs. The very fact that they died for their faith leads me to think that there must be some validity to what Jesus proclaimed. They died for Him!
12.) Jesus is a historical figure and existed. Most credible historians agree on this. Jesus existed and lived in the first century.
13.) Crying Mary statues (authentic ones)
14.) This one isnāt a thought on the existence of God, but a thought on how the Catholic Church is the correct Christian religion. I believe the Catholic religion to be correct because it is the oldest form of Christianity and can be traced directly back to Peter. It is the closest to how the early Christians lived. All Christians religions broke away from the Catholic Church by the fallible actions of men.
15.) St. Padre Pio seeing guardian angels, having bilocation, his perfumes, special knowledges, levitation, etc. SAINT PIO OF PIETRELCINA
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Russell_SA
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Found this for testing
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Tarsier
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Test all things.
Iāve been amazed at how do-able a lot of car repairs have been once I convinced myself I was smart enough to watch Youtube and give it a shot. I think the newer ones (2017) are shifting to even more computer regulated (donāt know this for certain), so maybe the do-it-yourself challenge will get harder, but for now Iām thankful for saving the dollars and cents I have with the repairs Iāve been challenged with. The blend door actuator was my most recent success (though I may have come really close to triggering the airbags while disconnecting things).
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