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OK. Thanks. I didn't realize God was male. So my next question is:

How do you know God is male and not female?

We know nothing about this !

OK. So why did you imply God was male then?

I DID NOT !

manden wrote:I DID NOT !

OK. I'll give you a "mulligan".

You know nothing about God other than God created the universe but you will answer any questions.

What is your favorite color?

blue - the colour of hope . You and the mankind need very much of it !

Good night .

Gary Childress wrote:

Hobbes' Choice wrote:

Gary Childress wrote:OK.

Question: Who created the universe?

What makes you think that is a valid question?

Have you heard of "question begging"?

Obviously "Who" implies god or gods. And created implies creator/s.

Sorry, I'm only allowed to ask one question at a time and I couldn't think of anything else to ask "on the fly".

How about; "What makes you think the universe was created.?"

Though I doubt you are going to get much sense out of a person who thinks "millions" is spelled "miliards"

Hobbes' Choice wrote:

Gary Childress wrote:

Hobbes' Choice wrote:What makes you think that is a valid question?

Have you heard of "question begging"?

Obviously "Who" implies god or gods. And created implies creator/s.

Sorry, I'm only allowed to ask one question at a time and I couldn't think of anything else to ask "on the fly".

How about; "What makes you think the universe was created.?"

It didn't come to mind when I asked the question. Sorry.

Gary Childress wrote:

Hobbes' Choice wrote:

Gary Childress wrote:
Sorry, I'm only allowed to ask one question at a time and I couldn't think of anything else to ask "on the fly".

How about; "What makes you think the universe was created.?"

It didn't come to mind when I asked the question. Sorry.

Never apologise.

Hobbes' Choice wrote:Though I doubt you are going to get much sense out of a person who thinks "millions" is spelled "miliards"

To be fair I Googled milliards and it said it was an 18th century term for billions. Anyway, the OP seems to need to feel like s/he knows more about what is unknown than anyone else so, as you point out, I figured it didn't make much difference what questions I asked.

Hobbes' Choice wrote:

Gary Childress wrote:

Hobbes' Choice wrote:How about; "What makes you think the universe was created.?"

It didn't come to mind when I asked the question. Sorry.

Never apologise.

Why not?

Gary Childress wrote:

Hobbes' Choice wrote:

Gary Childress wrote:
It didn't come to mind when I asked the question. Sorry.

Never apologise.

Why not?

Because you did what you could at the time for the reasons you were willing to consider at the time. Its who you are. Why apologise for who you are?
Maybe you could consider the question to ask at another time?

Gary Childress wrote:

Hobbes' Choice wrote:Though I doubt you are going to get much sense out of a person who thinks "millions" is spelled "miliards"

To be fair I Googled milliards and it said it was an 18th century term for billions. Anyway, the OP seems to need to feel like s/he knows more about what is unknown than anyone else so, as you point out, I figured it didn't make much difference what questions I asked.

Really??? "Milliards". I've have to look into it. I thought is was a joke word for millions.

Yes, the OP seems to hold two mutually inconsistent positions. Whilst pretending to know nothing s/he claims to know the mind of god in other instances.

PS.
Correction "milliard" is an archaic word for one thousands million. Originally one billion was a million million and that was the case until very recently in the UK. It is only in financial markets first and then in science that the Americanism billion= 1 thousand million has been introduced.

Hobbes' Choice wrote:

Gary Childress wrote:

Hobbes' Choice wrote:Though I doubt you are going to get much sense out of a person who thinks "millions" is spelled "miliards"

To be fair I Googled milliards and it said it was an 18th century term for billions. Anyway, the OP seems to need to feel like s/he knows more about what is unknown than anyone else so, as you point out, I figured it didn't make much difference what questions I asked.

Really??? "Milliards". I've have to look into it. I thought is was a joke word for millions.

Yes, the OP seems to hold two mutually inconsistent positions. Whilst pretending to know nothing s/he claims to know the mind of god in other instances.

But you do have me curious now what his/her answer would have been to the question: "What makes you think the universe was created?"

manden wrote:Equal what I write (I can only write under human conditions)

So now you are pretending to be something less than human?