Comments on: Proving God with the Help of Two Coke Cans http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2007/12/06/proving-god-with-two-coke-cans/ by Hemant Mehta Sun, 27 May 2012 09:58:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Richard Wade http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2007/12/06/proving-god-with-two-coke-cans/#comment-99604 Richard Wade Sat, 08 Dec 2007 19:36:24 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/2007/12/06/proving-god-with-two-coke-cans/#comment-99604 And he said unto them, "Verily, is <em>this</em> your card?" And he said unto them, “Verily, is this your card?”

]]> By: Old Beezle http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2007/12/06/proving-god-with-two-coke-cans/#comment-99601 Old Beezle Sat, 08 Dec 2007 19:22:07 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/2007/12/06/proving-god-with-two-coke-cans/#comment-99601 I would if I were god... I would if I were god…

]]> By: Steven Carr http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2007/12/06/proving-god-with-two-coke-cans/#comment-99518 Steven Carr Sat, 08 Dec 2007 15:33:50 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/2007/12/06/proving-god-with-two-coke-cans/#comment-99518 Would God do parlour tricks such as finding a coin in the mouth of a fish? Would God do parlour tricks such as finding a coin in the mouth of a fish?

]]> By: Darryl http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2007/12/06/proving-god-with-two-coke-cans/#comment-99390 Darryl Sat, 08 Dec 2007 06:06:39 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/2007/12/06/proving-god-with-two-coke-cans/#comment-99390 Of course this is meant to amuse, and it does, but its triviality reminds me of how we have become habituated to not expect what we should expect: a God such as the Christians, Jews, and Muslims believe in ought to be as visibly active in the present as their holy writings claim he was in the past. With the mountains of physical evidence that we should have, for anyone to think to deny his existence ought to be like someone denying that the Earth is spherical. It strains credulity to conclude that only the religious access the evidence of God's existence. Absent other reasonable explanations for why the universe is as it is (i.e. the scientific knowledge of which our ancestors were ignorant), deism was a reasonable deduction for our ancestors to make. Of course this is meant to amuse, and it does, but its triviality reminds me of how we have become habituated to not expect what we should expect: a God such as the Christians, Jews, and Muslims believe in ought to be as visibly active in the present as their holy writings claim he was in the past. With the mountains of physical evidence that we should have, for anyone to think to deny his existence ought to be like someone denying that the Earth is spherical. It strains credulity to conclude that only the religious access the evidence of God’s existence. Absent other reasonable explanations for why the universe is as it is (i.e. the scientific knowledge of which our ancestors were ignorant), deism was a reasonable deduction for our ancestors to make.

]]> By: Old Beezle http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2007/12/06/proving-god-with-two-coke-cans/#comment-99284 Old Beezle Sat, 08 Dec 2007 00:50:13 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/2007/12/06/proving-god-with-two-coke-cans/#comment-99284 <blockquote>Joel Sax said, December 7, 2007 at 6:00 pm Ever read the part about the Temptation in the Wilderness? If you’re going to knock Christianity….</blockquote> Are you referring to the bible story? Please elaborate.

Joel Sax said,

December 7, 2007 at 6:00 pm

Ever read the part about the Temptation in the Wilderness?

If you’re going to knock Christianity….

Are you referring to the bible story? Please elaborate.

]]> By: Joel Sax http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2007/12/06/proving-god-with-two-coke-cans/#comment-99270 Joel Sax Sat, 08 Dec 2007 00:00:59 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/2007/12/06/proving-god-with-two-coke-cans/#comment-99270 Ever read the part about the Temptation in the Wilderness? If you're going to knock Christianity.... Ever read the part about the Temptation in the Wilderness?

If you’re going to knock Christianity….

]]> By: Old Beezle http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2007/12/06/proving-god-with-two-coke-cans/#comment-99213 Old Beezle Fri, 07 Dec 2007 21:13:53 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/2007/12/06/proving-god-with-two-coke-cans/#comment-99213 Fundies always claim that you'll be struck down if you demand a sign from god, but I have yet to see the sign or the striking down of the doubter. What gives? Could someone please explain the lack of follow through on god's part, please? Anyone? Anyone? ...Bueller? Fundies always claim that you’ll be struck down if you demand a sign from god, but I have yet to see the sign or the striking down of the doubter. What gives? Could someone please explain the lack of follow through on god’s part, please? Anyone? Anyone?

…Bueller?

]]> By: I Could Use My Real Name But I'm Too Chicken http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2007/12/06/proving-god-with-two-coke-cans/#comment-99168 I Could Use My Real Name But I'm Too Chicken Fri, 07 Dec 2007 19:43:21 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/2007/12/06/proving-god-with-two-coke-cans/#comment-99168 <blockquote>Really? So, how do you get your computer to connect from your universe to this one where this blog is?</blockquote> Duh, It's just random blind luck. ;)

Really? So, how do you get your computer to connect from your universe to this one where this blog is?

Duh, It’s just random blind luck. ;)

]]> By: Claire http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2007/12/06/proving-god-with-two-coke-cans/#comment-99154 Claire Fri, 07 Dec 2007 18:28:15 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/2007/12/06/proving-god-with-two-coke-cans/#comment-99154 <blockquote>When you look at the universe in detail, you can see that it was carefully created, not ‘arose naturally’…. </blockquote> Really? So, how do you get your computer to connect from your universe to this one where this blog is? Now that's a nifty trick, it would be nice if you could come talk to our IT department, they can barely connect stuff inside of one office.

When you look at the universe in detail, you can see that it was carefully created, not ‘arose naturally’….

Really? So, how do you get your computer to connect from your universe to this one where this blog is? Now that’s a nifty trick, it would be nice if you could come talk to our IT department, they can barely connect stuff inside of one office.

]]> By: MikeClawson http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2007/12/06/proving-god-with-two-coke-cans/#comment-99141 MikeClawson Fri, 07 Dec 2007 17:48:20 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/2007/12/06/proving-god-with-two-coke-cans/#comment-99141 <blockquote>The fact that it hasn’t happened yet means either god doesn’t care to make me a believer or god doesn’t exist. </blockquote> I agree Bruce. I think you've summed up the two possibilities well. These experiments don't necessarily prove that God doesn't exist. They might. Or they might prove that if God exists, he really isn't that concerned about making sure that every single person believes in his existence no matter what.

The fact that it hasn’t happened yet means either god doesn’t care to make me a believer or god doesn’t exist.

I agree Bruce. I think you’ve summed up the two possibilities well. These experiments don’t necessarily prove that God doesn’t exist. They might. Or they might prove that if God exists, he really isn’t that concerned about making sure that every single person believes in his existence no matter what.

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