Is there a God?
There certainly is. The Bible's very first words are "In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth" (Genesis 1:1). God doesn't attempt to prove His existence, He merely states it as an established fact.
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Genesis, Ch. 1, verse 1
'Hi, I'm God! Nice to meet you all... oh, sorry, haven't created anyone to talk to yet. Well anyway, I exist and all that. Ok, now where to start... some light will be nice... '
But it doesn't say that does it?
Or, the Iron Age goat-herder who wrote it down thought it was an established fact.
(Actually, the person who wrote that, "J," might have been a woman because of, among other things, how "she" renders God, according to at least several religious scholars.)
But then, it's Jack Chick's website, so who is surprised at finding a comment like that there?
Circular logic, anyone?
<divine transmission... or is it?>I'm God and I say you're wrong. And I'm not going to bother proving it. It's just true, fool.You figure that out! Oh wait, you can't! I made truth look anything but true!really get much done.
I am the supreme ruler of the entire universe. I don't have to prove it, I've merely stated it as an established fact.
If you ask me who I am to state this, well, of course I'm the supreme ruler of the entire universe. To doubt this established fact is to doubt the surpreme ruler of the entire universe, and that's not a good thing. Why not? Because I'm the surpreme ruser of the entire universe, of course! Sheesh! It's all just so cut and dried, so simple and straight forward, how can you not just accept it?
"Call me Ishmael."
--Moby Dick
From the first line, Melville's fictional character Ishmael doesn't attempt to prove his existence, he merely states it as established fact.
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"As Gregor Samsa awoke one morning from uneasy dreams he found himself transformed in his bed into a monstrous vermin."
--The Metamorphosis
In Kafka's novella, the third person narrator doesn't attempt to prove that Gregor Samsa had transformed into a giant pest after having bad dreams, s/he/it merely states it as an established fact.
I could go on for days...
And Nineteen-Eighty-Four's first words are: "It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. Winston Smith, his chin nuzzled into his breast in an effort to escape the vile wind, slipped quickly through the glass doors of Victory Mansions, though not quickly enough to prevent a swirl of gritty dust from entering along with him."
Hmm, well it doesn't say it's fiction, so it must be real!
Double-plus good!
Yes, but you must note that in "The Jamo's Fantastic Book of Creation" it says: "In the beginning The Jamo created heavens and the Earth." The Jamo doesn't attempt to prove his existence, he merely states it as an established fact. Also note that he capitalised the word "Earth", meaning that he is in fact the one true god.
NOBODY IN THE WORLD LIKES RAISINS.
Since nobody is going to attempt to prove this wrong, it is an established fact.
"God doesn't attempt to prove His existence, He merely states it as an established fact."
It seems true that God doesn't attempt to prove his existence. It also seems pretty obvious that God attempts to hide his existence, and does so very well I might add.
And of course, even though he gave us the ability to doubt and even though he hides himself completely, he supposedly punishes unbelievers for all eternity. Seems like a great guy.
You sure about that? I'm pretty sure it reads "Bereshit bara Elohim".
Elohim being the plural form of Eloi, or God.
Funny, because my copy of the Eddas begins with a giant cow licking ice off some dude.
It doesn't try to prove it happened, it merely states it as an established fact.
I'm not an atheist, but, um, hasn't Rick Jones ever heard of a novel written in the first person? Or has he just not allowed himself to read anything but the books sold at Chick.com? (Some of those are definitely fiction, but not labeled as such.) Characters in novels generally don't waste time trying to convince the reader they're real, either.
Is there a Flying Spaghetti Monster?
There certainly is. The Flying Spaghetti Monster's very first words are "In the beginning the Flying Spaghetti Monster created the heaven and the earth" (Genesis 1:1). The FSM doesn't attempt to prove His existence, He merely states it as an established fact.
I am, therefore I am.
Or, to put it piratically...
I be, therfore I be, arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!
Remember, 19 September is International Talk Like a Pirate Day!
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