(September 28, 2015 at 10:23 am)Little Rik Wrote:(September 28, 2015 at 3:38 am)Cato Wrote: There is not a single demonstrable case of another mind surviving the death of its vessel; i.e., the brain. Not one. Your beliefs in this matter are simply unjustified and unreasonable.
Plenty of them Cato.
Just read NDEs experiences.
http://www.nderf.org/NDERF/NDE_Archives/...counts.htm
Since the OP is about atheism being UN (United Nations?) -scientific, I suppose we should pause a moment to scientifically consider your NDE claims.
Thankfully, the Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal (CSICOP) has already done so:
Is There Evidence for an Afterlife?
http://www.csicop.org/sb/show/is_there_e..._afterlife
NDE Experiment: Ethical Concerns (a review of "studies" of the NDEs reported in hospitals)
http://www.csicop.org/si/show/nde_experi..._concerns/
If you want to learn about your brain's architecture and why humans tend to believe silly things, read The Belief Engine.
http://www.csicop.org/si/show/belief_engine
And many more such articles!
I know you don't actually care to investigate the truth of how our brains create fabrications like NDEs (and religion!), and won't read any of that. I've come to expect it. But since you came here calling us unscientific and claiming we just need to look to see the truth, I'm pointing out to you that we have looked, scientifically, and found the concepts lacking.
You should try science and reason. They're often quite refreshing.
A Christian told me: if you were saved you cant lose your salvation. you're sealed with the Holy Ghost
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I replied: Can I refuse? Because I find the entire concept of vicarious blood sacrifice atonement to be morally abhorrent, the concept of holding flawed creatures permanently accountable for social misbehaviors and thought crimes to be morally abhorrent, and the concept of calling something "free" when it comes with the strings of subjugation and obedience perhaps the most morally abhorrent of all... and that's without even going into the history of justifying genocide, slavery, rape, misogyny, religious intolerance, and suppression of free speech which has been attributed by your own scriptures to your deity. I want a refund. I would burn happily rather than serve the monster you profess to love.
