Another pratchett fan eh.
His talent surpases even douglas adams.
His talent surpases even douglas adams.
You can fix ignorance, you can't fix stupid.
Tinkety Tonk and down with the Nazis.
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How Do You Perceive Death?
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 You can fix ignorance, you can't fix stupid. Tinkety Tonk and down with the Nazis. 
If death is truly as you guys say and there is no perception after we're gone then what does it matter how we live, we can never again perceive anything again.
God loves those who believe and those who do not and the same goes for me, you have no choice in this matter. That puts the matter of total free will to rest.
 (August 16, 2011 at 2:45 am)Godschild Wrote: If death is truly as you guys say and there is no perception after we're gone then what does it matter how we live, we can never again perceive anything again. Not that question.  In my opinion, then it matters even more because it is a one shot deal. Why wouldn't it matter? If you only had one chance to bake a cake, would you not care how it came out just because you would never bake a cake again?  (August 16, 2011 at 2:45 am)Godschild Wrote: If death is truly as you guys say and there is no perception after we're gone then what does it matter how we live, we can never again perceive anything again. I am frightened of the person you would become without religion. Just because we can't perceive it after we die doesn't mean we don't understand that life will continue on afterwards. We try to be good to help our fellow humans. Whether we're here to see the fruits of that behavior is of no importance, because that's not what helping people is about.
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell
 RE: How Do You Perceive Death?
August 16, 2011 at 5:37 am
(This post was last modified: August 16, 2011 at 5:41 am by Justtristo.)
This quote by Christopher Hitchens sums up my view of death nicely, "We'll all [be told] 'the party's over'. Worse, 'the party is going on, but you have to leave'".
Maybe if my lifespan was say a million, even a billion of trillion years I would think differently. However I am likely going to live for a lot less than even a thousand years. It is no surprise why we humans seem to have a inbuilt belief in an afterlife, in-spite of the scientific evidence so far which tells us that it is very likely that there is no afterlife.
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August 16, 2011 at 8:14 am
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(August 13, 2011 at 3:13 pm)shadowdancer Wrote: I still do not have a firm understanding on what death is. To understand death, all you have to do is remember how it was before your birth. It's the same condition. Except there are a few traces. It's like a cup of tea. Before the tea, the cup is empty. Then its full. You drink it, then the tea is gone and the cup is empty again. Except for a few traces.  (August 16, 2011 at 2:45 am)Godschild Wrote: If death is truly as you guys say and there is no perception after we're gone then what does it matter how we live, we can never again perceive anything again. That's just and idiotic notion. Life itself, the one you're living now, matters. Sure, you are allowed to live through life as an asshole, but don't expect it to be any fun. You won't be judged by a fictional character when you die, but if you behave like apeshit, be prepared to be judged by your fellow humans. If you care about them or not, that's up to you, but one's truly a fool if he thinks that people around him are inconsequential. When I was young, there was a god with infinite power protecting me. Is there anyone else who felt that way? And was sure about it? but the first time I fell in love, I was thrown down - or maybe I broke free - and I bade farewell to God and became human. Now I don't have God's protection, and I walk on the ground without wings, but I don't regret this hardship. I want to live as a person. -Arina Tanemura
So, GC, you need a boogeyman to act like a human being? If there were no boogeymen, you'd be out there fucking goats, eating babies, and smearing shit on the walls? I almost believe you.
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There you guys go again assuming what a person has in mind, shame on you.
God loves those who believe and those who do not and the same goes for me, you have no choice in this matter. That puts the matter of total free will to rest.
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