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Dalek Prime wrote:

attofishpi wrote:How a rational knower of God analyses the 'fingerprints' of God.
1. Its South America
2. The English saying: A chill up your spine? Chile - the spine of the image.
3. BRAzil - the over large tit of BRAzil.
4. On the nipple of the Bra - a city named NATAL: dict. Of or relating to child-birth.

That's rational?

What exactly is not rational there?
Not rational is atheists attempting to draw reasonable comprehension from theists who have nothing more than 'belief', i have experience of this 'God' entity, i know it exists.

Briancrc wrote:

attofishpi wrote: Are you suggesting i draw comparison in belief in flying reindeer and belief that a large proportion of Israelis walk around with horns protruding with the same skepticism to consideration of our reality being formed by another intelligent being?

I'm more interested in the phenomenon of accepting a belief as true.

Ok. Surely you would agree that if a 'God' exists, that a person can experience its existence, be made aware of 'it'.

Thus, such a person, me, has no interest in your investigation of such phenomenon of belief.

attofishpi wrote:

Dalek Prime wrote:

attofishpi wrote:How a rational knower of God analyses the 'fingerprints' of God.
1. Its South America
2. The English saying: A chill up your spine? Chile - the spine of the image.
3. BRAzil - the over large tit of BRAzil.
4. On the nipple of the Bra - a city named NATAL: dict. Of or relating to child-birth.

That's rational?

What exactly is not rational there?
Not rational is atheists attempting to draw reasonable comprehension from theists who have nothing more than 'belief', i have experience of this 'God' entity, i know it exists.

I'm still all EYES for your response Dalek.

I see no point, if you are confirmed in your experience. Enjoy.

Perhaps God exists and you know that God exists. However, I cannot have that belief because it is your personal experience. Similarly, I may have seen a white raven. I therefore know that white ravens exist. However, you would just have to take my word for it and that would not constitute certainty.

attofishpi wrote: Ok. Surely you would agree that if a 'God' exists, that a person can experience its existence, be made aware of 'it'.

Thus, such a person, me, has no interest in your investigation of such phenomenon of belief.

I don't know if a person can experience its existence. Is that a hypothetical or are you saying you have the experience?

Briancrc wrote:

attofishpi wrote: Ok. Surely you would agree that if a 'God' exists, that a person can experience its existence, be made aware of 'it'.

Thus, such a person, me, has no interest in your investigation of such phenomenon of belief.

I don't know if a person can experience its existence. Is that a hypothetical or are you saying you have the experience?

I have known 'God' exists since 1997. In my OP i stated 5 characteristics of this entity that i know via having been 'tested' and testing it back.

It's a funny old world, fishy, and no mistake. Did you hear about the bloke who mistook his wife for a hat? Turned out a few marbles had tumbled out of the jar but people like you guys don't present too big a problem to the wider community as long as somebody keeps an eye out for you. Or as my mother-in-law used to say. "As long as they don't do it out on the street and frighten the horses".

Obvious Leo wrote:It's a funny old world, fishy, and no mistake.

Yes, it is a funny old world - stranger than someone such as yourself can even comprehend, which is unfortunate since you appear to have a semblance of intelligence and some understanding of the complexity of sub-atomic matter. Nobody need watch out for me, i have a well paid job in IT, am on ann-leave about to drive over to Melb (in my Audi TT) to watch the Crows v Hawks game with six atheists, most of whom are more agnostic these days on hearing of my accounts of this 'God' entity.
The tough times where i was tested are over - now its happy days. The sage/God keeps suggesting that i do art for some reason, in fact a year ago they told me very directly - "don't program, do art."

attofishpi wrote:the complexity of sub-atomic matter.

There's nothing complex about sub-atomic matter which a bit of up-scaling wouldn't fix. It's just so fucking small, that's all.

Go the Crows. Your guys beat my Doggies last week and now I'm right behind you. Don't stop taking your tablets.

attofishpi wrote: I have known 'God' exists since 1997. In my OP i stated 5 characteristics of this entity that i know via having been 'tested' and testing it back.

Okay, I went back to your first post and read it. I have a couple questions. First, was there a particular experience you had that prompted your tests? Second, where did this or your other experiences leave you in your level of conviction if 0% is you are absolutely sure there is no God and 100% is you are absolutely sure there is? Thanks

Obvious Leo wrote:

attofishpi wrote:the complexity of sub-atomic matter.

There's nothing complex about sub-atomic matter which a bit of up-scaling wouldn't fix. It's just so fucking small, that's all.

Go the Crows. Your guys beat my Doggies last week and now I'm right behind you. Don't stop taking your tablets.

Good to have your allegiance in at least one aspect of life! I don't take tablets.

Briancrc wrote:

attofishpi wrote: I have known 'God' exists since 1997. In my OP i stated 5 characteristics of this entity that i know via having been 'tested' and testing it back.

Okay, I went back to your first post and read it. I have a couple questions. First, was there a particular experience you had that prompted your tests? Second, where did this or your other experiences leave you in your level of conviction if 0% is you are absolutely sure there is no God and 100% is you are absolutely sure there is? Thanks

1. There were countless experiences at the time (and since), not any one in particular.
2. I am left with 100% conviction that a 'God' exists.

attofishpi wrote: The tough times where i was tested are over - now its happy days. The sage/God keeps suggesting that i do art for some reason, in fact a year ago they told me very directly - "don't program, do art."

So you have left your own ability to reason behind and do whatever the sage/God tells you without question?

Many people talk to god, fishy, and in the main this can be seen as a harmless eccentricity. However when god talks back we've got a problem which requires some serious medical intervention. I don't mind sharing a joke with you about this but I hope you realise that this is not in fact a laughing matter but something you should be taking very seriously indeed.