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Would you like to be immortal?

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Yes I would
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Yes I would like but.......
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Would you like to be immortal?
Little Rik Offline
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Would you like to be immortal?
January 28, 2017 at 10:55 am (This post was last modified: January 29, 2017 at 3:34 pm by SteelCurtain. Edit Reason: Fixed Clickbait title )
Atheists in general if not all do not believe in immortality but suppose that immortality exist would you be happy to be immortal and exist for ever without having to be stuck inside a body.
Just your real I.
No food is required to feed a body.
No work is needed to carry on with life.
Just pure peace of mind and total bliss.
Actually you would be God.

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RE: Would you like this?
January 28, 2017 at 10:59 am (This post was last modified: January 28, 2017 at 11:01 am by Anomalocaris.)
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RE: Would you like this?
January 28, 2017 at 11:12 am
I actually like the idea of reincarnation better. I'd rather live a lot of different lives, then exist as the same entity forever.
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RE: Would you like this?
January 28, 2017 at 11:19 am
No, I would not want my consciousness to be immortal. Horrid notion.

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RE: Would you like this?
January 28, 2017 at 11:35 am (This post was last modified: January 28, 2017 at 11:36 am by Aristocatt.)
(January 28, 2017 at 11:12 am)Chad32 Wrote: I actually like the idea of reincarnation better. I'd rather live a lot of different lives, then exist as the same entity forever.

Your past you has some choice words for you. He wants his existence and sense of self back.
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RE: Would you like this?
January 28, 2017 at 11:36 am
Oh lord no. Don't get me wrong, I like myself, but an eternity? Fuck that.
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Alex K Offline
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RE: Would you like this?
January 28, 2017 at 11:50 am
If it's just peace and eternal bliss and nothing else, what's the difference to being dead?
The fool hath said in his heart, There is a God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
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RE: Would you like this?
January 28, 2017 at 12:03 pm
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?
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RE: Would you like this?
January 28, 2017 at 1:03 pm
Believers sure know how to ignite a "philosophical orgy".
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RE: Would you like this?
January 28, 2017 at 1:20 pm
No thanks.
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