Would you like to be immortal?

[robvalue]

Ah so this was actually an intelligence test fiendishly disguised as asking personal preferences. I guess I was too stupid to see that coming.

[brewer]

Ah so this was actually an intelligence test fiendishly disguised as asking personal preferences. I guess I was too stupid to see that coming.

Rob, you can't expect the delusional to make a accurate judgement of intelligence. Hell, you can't even expect them to administer the test correctly. Evidence, this thread.

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

Ah so this was actually an intelligence test fiendishly disguised as asking personal preferences. I guess I was too stupid to see that coming.

Rob, you can't expect the delusional to make a accurate judgement of intelligence. Hell, you can't even expect them to administer the test correctly. Evidence, this thread.

Innit funny how the woo crowd decide intelligence based solely on who agrees with them, not who can solve quadratic equations, or expound on the economic ramifications of the Treaty of Westphalia?

Boru

[robvalue]

I wonder...

Is there anyone who believes in an afterlife, but would rather not have one at all? You'd think that statistically, there would be, if it's not simply wishful thinking.

Just in the same way that you extremely rarely get people who believe cartoon God X is real but then don't join its religion.

[downbeatplumb]

Rob, you can't expect the delusional to make a accurate judgement of intelligence. Hell, you can't even expect them to administer the test correctly. Evidence, this thread.

Innit funny how the woo crowd decide intelligence based solely on who agrees with them, not who can solve quadratic equations, or expound on the economic ramifications of the Treaty of Westphalia?

Boru

Why the Netherlands were dependent on Spain in the first place escapes me.

[Athene]

I'm unable to answer the poll question, Rik...I'm too distracted! There aren't enough emojis in this thread for me to even begin to focus.

Are you unwell, Sir?

[Aoi Magi]

my body brings me pleasure, my consciousness brings me worries, if I am losing the former, no way would I want to be stuck with just the latter

[Angrboda]

Little rik, what you're describing is not reincarnation, but a kind of eternal limbo. A world where nothing is required is a world without purpose. Think about it. I could do anything, but have no reason to do anything. I could go anywhere but have no reason to be anywhere. Just exist. How could I find such an existence peaceful?

Interesting questions Rhonda.  

1) Reincarnation is over.
Once the individual reach the peak of human emancipation and no more Karma there is no more need to be reincarnated (according to dogma) and immortality is there.

2) You do not consider what Nirvikalpa samadhi or Walhalla or Nirvana are all about.
They are all the stages in which a drop of water merge into the ocean and become the ocean.
That is when the individual merge into the cosmic consciousness and become God.
In this stage of existence you experience peace of mind and total bliss.
Why wouldn't you be happy to exist in this ecstasy?

More dogma. (correction mine)

By not being conscious you do not experience anything but that is a no no as NDEs already prove that life never end.  

NDEs prove dick. You have no evidence that they occur when the brain is off, do you? Thought so. This is just more of your assertions with nothing to back them up. You're a fucking joke. You can't even prove the most basic of your claims. Show me evidence that NDEs occur when the brain is "off" or get the fuck out.

[ignoramus]

Again, another very loaded question.

Why on earth do theists assume that afterlives, reincarnation, etc require that your "cosmic" consciousness be stuck with your personal identity. What if "you" do live on but have absolutely no recollection of your previous "self".

Now wouldn't that be devastating to the ego!
Religion is bad because it short circuits all logical thoughts which takes the ego out of centre stage.
I offer you Exhibit A: Little Rik.

Religion really is mental masturbation. Hence its popularity.

[Thumpalumpacus]

I voted no. Boredom can be deadly, too.