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RE: a question for atheists
August 5, 2012 at 6:11 pm
if it s not to introduce a real freedom i dont see why we should be conscious?
for instance i dont see why i couldnt see unconsciously
if everything is already inside my brain, why waking me up?
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RE: a question for atheists
August 5, 2012 at 6:12 pm
I'm out of my depth here. Is there a psychiatrist in the house?
At the age of five, Skagra decided emphatically that God did not exist. This revelation tends to make most people in the universe who have it react in one of two ways - with relief or with despair. Only Skagra responded to it by thinking, 'Wait a second. That means there's a situation vacant.'
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RE: a question for atheists
August 5, 2012 at 6:24 pm
He's already lobotomized. The lithium may slow down his response time, however.
Trying to update my sig ...
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RE: a question for atheists
August 5, 2012 at 6:27 pm
laurent Wrote:yes sorry for that im french
Don't worry about it, but letting people know is good. They'll cut you some slack that way.
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
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RE: a question for atheists
August 5, 2012 at 6:32 pm
If you're French, you can read this in the original language and it will make more sense to you. Being and Nothingness by Sartre.
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RE: a question for atheists
August 5, 2012 at 6:32 pm
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(August 5, 2012 at 6:29 pm)jonb Wrote: I think we may have broken its warranty.
I'm sure we'll find another one in a charity shop or something. Hopefully it'll work without having to kick it.
At the age of five, Skagra decided emphatically that God did not exist. This revelation tends to make most people in the universe who have it react in one of two ways - with relief or with despair. Only Skagra responded to it by thinking, 'Wait a second. That means there's a situation vacant.'
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RE: a question for atheists
August 5, 2012 at 7:57 pm
Yes, Napo, it does, but I was referring to people cutting her some slack for the poor grammar.
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
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RE: a question for atheists
August 5, 2012 at 8:07 pm
And a French person who does not know about existentialism-
no lets leave it there.