New Posts For Thread: Hatcher's Proof of the Existence of Godhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43851/28304071/Hatchers_Proof_of_the_Existence_of_GodLate logician, mathematician and philosopher William S. Hatcher (1935-2005) formulated a novel proof of God's existence based on contemporary first-order logic. As a former student of formal logic I had once the privilege of listening to his formulatOnly on the functional level where a person is making a judgment about a specific concept.This misses the point. Lottery tickets actually pay off, there is a real consequence. That a person believes they have the winning ticket may be a long shot,http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43851/28304071/Hatchers_Proof_of_the_Existence_of_God?post_id=519968713#519968713Only on the functional level where a person is making a judgment about a specific concept.This misses the point. Lottery tickets actually pay off, there is a real consequence. That a person believes they have the winning ticket may be a long shot,Tue, 22 May 2012 22:11:42 -0500Only on the functional level where a person is making a judgment about a specific concept.This misses the point. Lottery tickets actually pay off, there is a real consequence. That a person believes they have the winning ticket may be a long shot,http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43851/28304071/Hatchers_Proof_of_the_Existence_of_God?post_id=519946753#519946753Only on the functional level where a person is making a judgment about a specific concept.This misses the point. Lottery tickets actually pay off, there is a real consequence. That a person believes they have the winning ticket may be a long shot,Tue, 22 May 2012 10:01:46 -0500In reality there's not that much difference at all. While it may be true that you HOPE for some CHANGE when you buy a lottery ticket, the reality is that the majority do not;but for those who take responsibility for all they think & do, the pay off ihttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43851/28304071/Hatchers_Proof_of_the_Existence_of_God?post_id=519910491#519910491In reality there's not that much difference at all. While it may be true that you HOPE for some CHANGE when you buy a lottery ticket, the reality is that the majority do not;but for those who take responsibility for all they think & do, the pay off iMon, 21 May 2012 07:49:41 -0500You certainly are entitled to that opinion as biased as it is. The truth is there is no reason to invent a god thing/creator/whatever and then give it credit for something it did not do. Claiming god-did-it doesn't actually answer anything but raiseshttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43851/28304071/Hatchers_Proof_of_the_Existence_of_God?post_id=519557099#519557099You certainly are entitled to that opinion as biased as it is. The truth is there is no reason to invent a god thing/creator/whatever and then give it credit for something it did not do. Claiming god-did-it doesn't actually answer anything but raisesThu, 10 May 2012 20:53:03 -0500mytmouseSuggesting that thinking the universe does, in fact, have a Creator In the stories the Creator creates the universe, and life, by magic. In the Augustine-descended version, the Creator even creates physics by magic.What's your non-magical vehttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43851/28304071/Hatchers_Proof_of_the_Existence_of_God?post_id=519556559#519556559mytmouseSuggesting that thinking the universe does, in fact, have a Creator In the stories the Creator creates the universe, and life, by magic. In the Augustine-descended version, the Creator even creates physics by magic.What's your non-magical veThu, 10 May 2012 20:31:36 -0500Mytmouse:"Suggesting that thinking the universe does, in fact, have a Creator and purpose is no different than beliving in goblins is a juvenile swipe."No.http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43851/28304071/Hatchers_Proof_of_the_Existence_of_God?post_id=519553801#519553801Mytmouse:"Suggesting that thinking the universe does, in fact, have a Creator and purpose is no different than beliving in goblins is a juvenile swipe."No.Thu, 10 May 2012 18:46:44 -0500In typical fashion, you're lumping things together that shouldn't be. [/quote]I gave you a list of supernatural beings.I gave you a list of magical happenings.What exactly have I lumped together that shouldn't be lumped together?[/quote]Suggesting thhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43851/28304071/Hatchers_Proof_of_the_Existence_of_God?post_id=519547323#519547323In typical fashion, you're lumping things together that shouldn't be. [/quote]I gave you a list of supernatural beings.I gave you a list of magical happenings.What exactly have I lumped together that shouldn't be lumped together?[/quote]Suggesting thThu, 10 May 2012 15:27:19 -0500Well, thanks.http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43851/28304071/Hatchers_Proof_of_the_Existence_of_God?post_id=519546705#519546705Well, thanks.Thu, 10 May 2012 15:10:54 -0500In typical fashion, you're lumping things together that shouldn't be. [/quote]I gave you a list of supernatural beings.I gave you a list of magical happenings.What exactly have I lumped together that shouldn't be lumped together?[/quote]Suggesting thhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43851/28304071/Hatchers_Proof_of_the_Existence_of_God?post_id=519546647#519546647In typical fashion, you're lumping things together that shouldn't be. [/quote]I gave you a list of supernatural beings.I gave you a list of magical happenings.What exactly have I lumped together that shouldn't be lumped together?[/quote]Suggesting thThu, 10 May 2012 15:09:45 -0500mytmouseIn typical fashion, you're lumping things together that shouldn't be. [/quote]I gave you a list of supernatural beings.I gave you a list of magical happenings.What exactly have I lumped together that shouldn't be lumped together?http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43851/28304071/Hatchers_Proof_of_the_Existence_of_God?post_id=519523049#519523049mytmouseIn typical fashion, you're lumping things together that shouldn't be. [/quote]I gave you a list of supernatural beings.I gave you a list of magical happenings.What exactly have I lumped together that shouldn't be lumped together?Thu, 10 May 2012 02:08:48 -0500