Newsgroups: alt.best.of.internet
Subject: ABOI: Philosophers Eh.
From: se1rh@dmu.ac.uk (Roger Heathcote)
Date: 6 Nov 1995 17:26:33 GMT
Found this on talk.atheism, thank god (no pun) not everyone`s too serious.
Never trust philosophers, they can prove anything. Enjoy.......
Article: 1815 of talk.atheism
sterczyk@unixg.ubc.ca (innerspace ) wrote:
>If we say "No apples."
>We really mean "No apples -here-."
>The existence of the concept/word of "apples" presupposes that apples
> do exist.
>
>So when one says, "No god."
>It presupposes "god" -somewhere-, just not here.
>If one sees "god" as an all-encompassing entity or force, this
> last statement becomes the kind of paradox that life and truth
> seem to love so dearly.
If we say "No Mizarian gerbil-people,"
we really mean "No Mizarian gerbil-people -here-."
The existence of the concept/word of "Mizarian gerbil-people" presupposes
that Mizarian gerbil-people do exist.
Thanks for helping me prove the existence of Mizarian gerbil-people!
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