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RE: Where do we go when we die and are you afraid?
July 28, 2020 at 5:57 am
Odd thread. I have already made my will, everything goes to my kids. I have already told them that when my time comes, pack me in a cardboard box and light a match, because I won't be there anymore. Do I fear the oblivion of death? No more than I fear the oblivion I had before birth. Do I fear the process of dying? Sure. There are plenty of nasty, painful ways to die. Believing in jebus or whatever will not stop that.
When my time comes, I would prefer something swift.
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RE: Where do we go when we die and are you afraid?
July 28, 2020 at 6:20 am
(July 28, 2020 at 5:57 am)Abaddon_ire Wrote: Odd thread. I have already made my will, everything goes to my kids. I have already told them that when my time comes, pack me in a cardboard box and light a match, because I won't be there anymore. Do I fear the oblivion of death? No more than I fear the oblivion I had before birth. Do I fear the process of dying? Sure. There are plenty of nasty, painful ways to die. Believing in jebus or whatever will not stop that.
When my time comes, I would prefer something swift.
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RE: Where do we go when we die and are you afraid?
July 28, 2020 at 7:11 am
(July 28, 2020 at 6:20 am)Gawdzilla Sama Wrote: (July 28, 2020 at 5:57 am)Abaddon_ire Wrote: Odd thread. I have already made my will, everything goes to my kids. I have already told them that when my time comes, pack me in a cardboard box and light a match, because I won't be there anymore. Do I fear the oblivion of death? No more than I fear the oblivion I had before birth. Do I fear the process of dying? Sure. There are plenty of nasty, painful ways to die. Believing in jebus or whatever will not stop that.
When my time comes, I would prefer something swift.
That's before I die.
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RE: Where do we go when we die and are you afraid?
July 28, 2020 at 8:42 am
(July 28, 2020 at 7:11 am)Abaddon_ire Wrote: (July 28, 2020 at 6:20 am)Gawdzilla Sama Wrote: That's before I die.
Nice way to go!
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RE: Where do we go when we die and are you afraid?
July 28, 2020 at 2:01 pm
(July 26, 2020 at 6:49 am)Rahn127 Wrote: The whole question of where do we go when we die is a lack of understanding of what we are and what death means.
It's like asking "What year will I be transported to, back in time, when I jump off this cliff ?"
I'm just really fascinated by the idea that when people jump off cliffs, they travel back in time to live some other amazing life.
It's like the person who believes this doesn't have a full understanding that when you jump off a cliff, you aren't magically transported back in time. You fall to your death. Gravity takes you down. There is no magical time portal that is activated the moment you jump off a cliff.
And when you die, there is no magical portal that takes your consciousness somewhere.
When you die, you die. You are dead. That's it.
Prove it
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RE: Where do we go when we die and are you afraid?
July 28, 2020 at 2:06 pm
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You can't prove a negative - there is zero evidence for an afterlife does for most rational minds. Good to have you back Shazza!
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RE: Where do we go when we die and are you afraid?
July 28, 2020 at 2:07 pm
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(July 27, 2020 at 8:04 pm)Gawdzilla Sama Wrote: (July 27, 2020 at 10:00 am)Mister Agenda Wrote: Maybe she just needs some time to process; but I wouldn't bet on her coming back. Nah, she proved her point, "atheists are sad, lonely creatures that just need a Good Christian to shine the light on them."
If you're happy then you're happy. You're probably happier than I am because you're at peace with your life and comfortable with the idea that whatever you do on earth, you won't be punished for when you die.
(July 28, 2020 at 2:06 pm)Lawz Wrote: You can't prove a negative - there is zero evidence for an afterlife does for most rational minds. Good to have you back Shazza! If you can't prove that there's no afterlife, then how can you say definitively that there is no God. Can't you be open to options?
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RE: Where do we go when we die and are you afraid?
July 28, 2020 at 2:14 pm
An atheist is somebody who lacks belief in god(s). Atheists do not have to prove there is NO god(s) in order to lack the belief that they exist.
According to the chap who wrote "the god that wasn't there" the only unforgiveable sin, according to Christianity, is denying the existence of the Holy Spirit, in thought or word. The poor chap was terrified for decades he's "accidentally" done this at some point and would be damned to eternal torture as a result! THANKFULLY he saw the light in his mid thirties and is now an atheist.
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RE: Where do we go when we die and are you afraid?
July 28, 2020 at 2:14 pm
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(July 23, 2020 at 10:39 pm)SUNGULA Wrote: (July 22, 2020 at 7:33 am)Shazzalovesnovels Wrote: Do atheists believe in a heaven or hell? A good place or bad place? If not, then what's the purpose of the distinction between good and evil?. I'd like to have a respectful conversation about this. 1.Depends on the atheist
2.I fail to see how the existence of a heaven or hell would determine good or bad
ok then, substitute good for godly. because no godly thing can enter hell.
(July 24, 2020 at 6:17 am)Porcupine Wrote: (July 23, 2020 at 11:57 am)zebo-the-fat Wrote: Asking where we go after death is like asking where the music goes when the band stops playing.
Onto a live DVD and/or live Spotify playlist some time later.
There are some things you can't compare.
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RE: Where do we go when we die and are you afraid?
July 28, 2020 at 2:24 pm
(July 28, 2020 at 2:01 pm)Shazzalovesnovels Wrote: (July 26, 2020 at 6:49 am)Rahn127 Wrote: The whole question of where do we go when we die is a lack of understanding of what we are and what death means.
It's like asking "What year will I be transported to, back in time, when I jump off this cliff ?"
I'm just really fascinated by the idea that when people jump off cliffs, they travel back in time to live some other amazing life.
It's like the person who believes this doesn't have a full understanding that when you jump off a cliff, you aren't magically transported back in time. You fall to your death. Gravity takes you down. There is no magical time portal that is activated the moment you jump off a cliff.
And when you die, there is no magical portal that takes your consciousness somewhere.
When you die, you die. You are dead. That's it.
Prove it
Prove that goblins and pixies don't exist
The meek shall inherit the Earth, the rest of us will fly to the stars.
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