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NeoGreen

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Sun Mar 11, 2018, 09:53 AM Mar 2018

What evidence would it take... [View all]

Last edited Sun Mar 11, 2018, 11:21 AM - Edit history (1)

...for you to believe and suffer all the "I told you so's" that would inevitably come your way?

Reportedly Bill Maher is quoted to have said:

"If Jesus Christ were to appear and descend to the 50 yard line at the super bowl, I would say "huh...look at that...I was wrong'. Until then, I consider the story bullshit"


But for me, such a meager stunt would be insufficient and my criteria would likely be multifaceted and include at least the following:

1) Eliminate all childhood cancers, disease and starvation now and in the future.
2) Heal all amputees and disfigured people in a non-painful manner (as per their desires) but change nothing of the past, keep the record of your previous inaction intact.

I'm sure this has been brought up and enumerated before, and since I started my list without any research I'm curious about what you would require, off the cuff, so to speak?

NG


PS (upon edit)
I ask mainly to to create a list for those theists who might insist on asking what my/our criteria might include.

I in no way expect to ever have the chance to inspect the work of some deity and check off the boxes as completed.

This exercise is entirely hypothetical and academic.
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What evidence would it take... [View all] NeoGreen Mar 2018 OP
My best friend's 19 year old grandson is dying of bone cancer mountain grammy Mar 2018 #1
James Lipton was asked... LakeArenal Mar 2018 #2
When the innocent's are involved Heartstrings Mar 2018 #3
Amen defacto7 Mar 2018 #4
We always hear about "god's plan"... trotsky Mar 2018 #18
Because Eve ate a piece of fruit ... LakeArenal Mar 2018 #19
It's our own fault for not following the rules... trotsky Mar 2018 #20
Left baby torture off the list. LakeArenal Mar 2018 #21
What god are we talking about? defacto7 Mar 2018 #5
Cataracts, fixing Sam's Mum's cataracts should do it for me.... Thyla Mar 2018 #6
One of my favorites, always good for a... NeoGreen Mar 2018 #7
He is very good... Thyla Mar 2018 #9
Oh, wow! That was fun. Iggo Mar 2018 #23
The whole concept is ludicrous. Voltaire2 Mar 2018 #8
Good point... NeoGreen Mar 2018 #11
I can't think of any Ron Obvious Mar 2018 #10
If "god" were as kind and loving and helpful as the songs promise, I'd be really happy about it. lindysalsagal Mar 2018 #12
Here is the clip from Mahers show A HERETIC I AM Mar 2018 #13
An actual god, right there. Iggo Mar 2018 #14
Piles up more everyday Lordquinton Mar 2018 #15
Two problems: 1. Evidence for God destroys belief in god. 2. No evidence is good enough. Ever. DetlefK Mar 2018 #16
Leads to the question... NeoGreen Mar 2018 #17
Neither of those is necessarily true. Mariana Mar 2018 #22
But is it then THE God? DetlefK Mar 2018 #25
Which god is THE god? Mariana Mar 2018 #27
Wow. No offense intended, but you seem willing to worship anybody. DetlefK Mar 2018 #29
Belief and worship are entirely different things. Mariana Mar 2018 #30
Well, if God talked to me edhopper Mar 2018 #24
I see this as an easy answer: ExciteBike66 Mar 2018 #26
Some Christians claim their god does exactly that. Mariana Mar 2018 #28
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