Sheldon
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And which one is that? There are literally thousands that humans have imagined.
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Atheists: If God existed would God……
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Trailblazer
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I ask questions when I don't know what you are talking about.
e.g.,
John 53 said: Free will is the greatest religious get out of jail free card ever. It excuses everything that can't be explained.
Trailblazer said: Who needs to get out of jail? Who needs an excuse? What do they need an excuse for and why?
John53 said: You just used it in what I replied to.
That was a non-answer. Why couldn't you simply give me an answer to my questions?
Trailblazer
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I did.
Trailblazer
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Nobody creates cancer. Cancer has many causes. Cancer develops for many different reasons. Sometimes human free will choices are a factor in why it develops. e.g., lung cancer can be traced back to smoking since smoking has been linked to lung cancer. However, people who smoked all their lives might never get lung cancer while another person who never smoked got cancer.
Umm I did, The lack of a question mark at the end of the sentence. You asked "who", I said "you did".
Trailblazer
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Ask a cancer researcher.
Dodging is not answering
Trailblazer
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but cancer isn't.
Trailblazer
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Speak for yourself. You are an expert dodger.
This is a known fact?
OK, hit me up with whatever it was I dodged and I'll do my best to answer. As long as you agree to do the same.
Trailblazer
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That is not what you said.
You said: You just used it in what I replied to.
Used what? Who needs to get out of jail?
Is it me who needs to get out of jail? Yes or no.
The question you asked! You asked "who". I answered "you".
Is "get out of jail free card" not a common saying over there? My American wife uses it so I assume it would be.
Trailblazer
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It is not a known fact that God even exists, let alone that cancer is a creation of God.
If you want to know what causes cancer ask a scientist who researches cancer and its causes.
Sometimes the causes are genetic and sometimes they are linked to human lifestyles but often the causes are unknown.
Why can't we ask the person who is claiming their God didn't? Finding a cancer researcher at 5.30am on a Sunday might prove a little difficult for me but the person making the claim is right here.
Trailblazer
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John53 said: Free will is the greatest religious get out of jail free card ever. It excuses everything that can't be explained.
Trailblazer said: Who needs to get out of jail? Who needs an excuse? What do they need an excuse for and why?
#2758 Trailblazer, Yesterday at 11:03 PM
Trailblazer
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Yes, I know what it means.
A get out of jail free card is a metaphorical way to refer to anything that will get someone out of an undesirable situation or allow them to avoid punishment.
Get Out Of Jail Free Card Meaning & Origin - Dictionary.com
Why do I need to get out of jail? What undesirable situation or punishment am I trying to avoid?
Trailblazer
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It is not a known fact that God even exists, let alone that God created cancer.
I thought it was self explanatory. Religions need a "get out of jail free card" for questions that are too difficult. The people making excuses for their God often use "free will" as the "get out of jail free card". In this particular conversation "you" were using it.
If that's the case then wouldn't the appropriate answer be "I don't know" and not a claim that God is not responsible for cancer?