I was the one who said thiest trap. This was not meant to be an insult but a simple observation that the theists tend to start with the idea that they exist and therefore the world somehow rotates around them and they are the cause, not the effect... or at least their sky daddy is the cause who made everything just for them. Its why the whole business about souls exist. The destruction of the body upon death is something even religion can't cover up, so it had to come up with a concept that allowed people to live on after their body's death.
By the way, for a good piss take on this, watch the film, The Invention of Lying.
Anyway, so maybe we missed the point, but then you need to clarify further, what exactly are you seeking an answer to, because the answers people gave as far as I could tell were answers to your questions.
Perhaps the answer you seek is 42... now you just need to figure out the question
As for the "why now" clarification, i think that has already been answered, you are just not seeing it. Why now is because you are the sum of your parts and experiences, nothing more, nothing less. Cause and effect. etc. You as you could would never have existed at any other time in exactly the same way. While the possible variants of people in the world are near infinite, sure, there have been probably many people throughout history who you could pass for in terms of looks, and i'm sure there have been many people with similar mindsets, but only you are you. You are unique in the history of the planet, and there will never be anyone else in the future who is exactly like you. Enjoy this, revel in this, you are a wonderful unique person, and in some ways, you are at the center of the universe, because when you are gone, your universe will end.
By the way, for a good piss take on this, watch the film, The Invention of Lying.
Anyway, so maybe we missed the point, but then you need to clarify further, what exactly are you seeking an answer to, because the answers people gave as far as I could tell were answers to your questions.
Perhaps the answer you seek is 42... now you just need to figure out the question
As for the "why now" clarification, i think that has already been answered, you are just not seeing it. Why now is because you are the sum of your parts and experiences, nothing more, nothing less. Cause and effect. etc. You as you could would never have existed at any other time in exactly the same way. While the possible variants of people in the world are near infinite, sure, there have been probably many people throughout history who you could pass for in terms of looks, and i'm sure there have been many people with similar mindsets, but only you are you. You are unique in the history of the planet, and there will never be anyone else in the future who is exactly like you. Enjoy this, revel in this, you are a wonderful unique person, and in some ways, you are at the center of the universe, because when you are gone, your universe will end.
A finite number of monkeys with a finite number of typewriters and a finite amount of time could eventually reproduce 4chan.
