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Eternal afterlife
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RE: Eternal afterlife
(January 7, 2018 at 2:56 pm)purplepurpose Wrote:
(January 7, 2018 at 2:53 pm)RoadRunner79 Wrote: It seems odd to me, that you think there should be a correlation in the time between one and the other.  That judges should base sentences on the amount of time a crime took.  Is this what you are saying?

Temporary activity can get temporary results. Eternal results sounds retarded.

If it sounds or feels wrong, that may be reason for further examination, but I don't think that it should forego reason. 

In the first example, you seemed to be making a correlation between duration of the action and the duration of the results.  I don't think this follows.  I could spend weeks or months , expending considerable time and effort, in order to embezzle $50 from my company.  And yet someone could be shot and killed in a fraction of a second.  Do you think that it makes sense to have a correlation between the duration of punishment here (The long duration of stealing $50 dollars would result in a longer punishment than the relatively shorter duration of killing a person?)

This iteration is a little simpler; however I don't think that it follows either.  From my experience, a large majority of atheists believe that there is an unending nothingness when one dies. (I would point out that this is an assumption by the way)  But yet again, in the example above of a person being shot and killed in a very short period of time, results in an eternal consequence. 

So while it may sound to you to be wrong, I don't think that this has any reason backing it, and when you follow it's principles, leads to even more preposterous conclusions.
I don't see any reason why this should be a concern.
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Eternal afterlife - by purplepurpose - November 21, 2017 at 3:48 pm
RE: Eternal hell and heaven - by Minimalist - November 21, 2017 at 3:57 pm
RE: Eternal hell and heaven - by purplepurpose - November 21, 2017 at 4:05 pm
RE: Eternal hell and heaven - by Minimalist - November 21, 2017 at 4:16 pm
RE: Eternal hell and heaven - by vulcanlogician - November 21, 2017 at 4:21 pm
RE: Eternal hell and heaven - by Cyberman - November 21, 2017 at 4:42 pm
RE: Eternal hell and heaven - by Ravenshire - November 21, 2017 at 6:10 pm
RE: Eternal hell and heaven - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - January 5, 2018 at 10:06 am
RE: Eternal hell and heaven - by Banned - January 19, 2018 at 2:17 am
RE: Eternal hell and heaven - by Brian37 - November 21, 2017 at 4:12 pm
RE: Eternal afterlife - by The Grand Nudger - November 21, 2017 at 4:38 pm
RE: Eternal afterlife - by Succubus - November 21, 2017 at 6:15 pm
RE: Eternal afterlife - by Cyberman - November 21, 2017 at 6:20 pm
RE: Eternal afterlife - by Haipule - November 21, 2017 at 8:38 pm
RE: Eternal afterlife - by Cyberman - November 21, 2017 at 8:46 pm
RE: Eternal afterlife - by Minimalist - November 21, 2017 at 10:01 pm
RE: Eternal afterlife - by Haipule - November 22, 2017 at 4:44 pm
RE: Eternal afterlife - by snowtracks - November 21, 2017 at 9:30 pm
RE: Eternal afterlife - by Cod - November 22, 2017 at 1:00 pm
RE: Eternal afterlife - by Angrboda - November 22, 2017 at 2:16 pm
RE: Eternal afterlife - by Cod - November 22, 2017 at 2:29 pm
RE: Eternal afterlife - by Cyberman - November 22, 2017 at 3:00 pm
RE: Eternal afterlife - by snowtracks - December 23, 2017 at 2:44 pm
RE: Eternal afterlife - by Wyrd of Gawd - December 23, 2017 at 5:09 pm
RE: Eternal afterlife - by Nay_Sayer - January 1, 2018 at 12:51 pm
RE: Eternal afterlife - by purplepurpose - January 1, 2018 at 12:53 pm
RE: Eternal afterlife - by Whateverist - January 1, 2018 at 12:57 pm
RE: Eternal afterlife - by pocaracas - January 1, 2018 at 3:49 pm
RE: Eternal afterlife - by Agnosty - January 5, 2018 at 10:24 am
RE: Eternal afterlife - by snowtracks - January 6, 2018 at 4:23 pm
RE: Eternal afterlife - by Agnosty - January 7, 2018 at 4:54 am
RE: Eternal afterlife - by Mr.Obvious - January 7, 2018 at 5:53 am
RE: Eternal afterlife - by snowtracks - January 9, 2018 at 9:21 pm
RE: Eternal afterlife - by Angrboda - January 9, 2018 at 9:25 pm
RE: Eternal afterlife - by Mr.Obvious - January 10, 2018 at 2:35 am
RE: Eternal afterlife - by Harry Nevis - November 22, 2017 at 2:11 pm
RE: Eternal afterlife - by KiwiNFLFan - November 23, 2017 at 4:17 am
RE: Eternal afterlife - by Wyrd of Gawd - November 28, 2017 at 6:51 pm
RE: Eternal afterlife - by Succubus - November 21, 2017 at 9:49 pm
RE: Eternal afterlife - by purplepurpose - November 22, 2017 at 12:26 pm
RE: Eternal afterlife - by Aegon - November 22, 2017 at 12:40 pm
RE: Eternal afterlife - by Minimalist - November 22, 2017 at 12:44 pm
RE: Eternal afterlife - by Godscreated - November 25, 2017 at 1:39 pm
RE: Eternal afterlife - by Cod - November 25, 2017 at 4:27 pm
RE: Eternal afterlife - by Godscreated - November 27, 2017 at 6:44 am
RE: Eternal afterlife - by Haipule - November 28, 2017 at 10:18 pm
RE: Eternal afterlife - by Godscreated - November 29, 2017 at 4:17 am
RE: Eternal afterlife - by Haipule - November 30, 2017 at 2:05 am
RE: Eternal afterlife - by Godscreated - November 30, 2017 at 2:59 am
RE: Eternal afterlife - by Haipule - November 30, 2017 at 4:24 am
RE: Eternal afterlife - by Edwardo Piet - November 28, 2017 at 11:22 pm
RE: Eternal afterlife - by Ravenshire - November 29, 2017 at 12:33 am
RE: Eternal afterlife - by Godscreated - November 29, 2017 at 3:52 am
RE: Eternal afterlife - by Edwardo Piet - November 29, 2017 at 8:28 am
RE: Eternal afterlife - by Ravenshire - November 29, 2017 at 1:17 pm
RE: Eternal afterlife - by Cod - November 29, 2017 at 8:59 am
RE: Eternal afterlife - by Fake Messiah - November 29, 2017 at 4:16 am
RE: Eternal afterlife - by Minimalist - November 29, 2017 at 12:45 pm
RE: Eternal afterlife - by Wyrd of Gawd - November 30, 2017 at 3:05 am
RE: Eternal afterlife - by Neo-Scholastic - January 1, 2018 at 3:34 pm
RE: Eternal afterlife - by Agnosty - January 5, 2018 at 10:03 am
RE: Eternal afterlife - by RoadRunner79 - January 5, 2018 at 10:07 am
RE: Eternal afterlife - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - November 28, 2017 at 8:20 pm
RE: Eternal afterlife - by The Valkyrie - November 28, 2017 at 11:40 pm
RE: Eternal afterlife - by Minimalist - November 29, 2017 at 12:50 am
RE: Eternal afterlife - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - November 29, 2017 at 5:14 am
RE: Eternal afterlife - by Drich - November 29, 2017 at 12:27 pm
RE: Eternal afterlife - by The Grand Nudger - November 30, 2017 at 12:59 pm
RE: Eternal afterlife - by The Grand Nudger - January 7, 2018 at 10:21 am
RE: Eternal afterlife - by purplepurpose - January 7, 2018 at 11:26 am
RE: Eternal afterlife - by RoadRunner79 - January 7, 2018 at 2:53 pm
RE: Eternal afterlife - by purplepurpose - January 7, 2018 at 2:56 pm
RE: Eternal afterlife - by RoadRunner79 - January 7, 2018 at 3:30 pm
RE: Eternal afterlife - by Gawdzilla Sama - January 10, 2018 at 9:28 am
RE: Eternal afterlife - by The Grand Nudger - January 19, 2018 at 2:19 am
RE: Eternal afterlife - by snowtracks - January 19, 2018 at 4:25 pm
RE: Eternal afterlife - by Cinjin - January 22, 2018 at 9:15 pm
RE: Eternal afterlife - by Banned - January 26, 2018 at 5:55 pm
RE: Eternal afterlife - by Succubus - January 26, 2018 at 8:41 pm
RE: Eternal afterlife - by Cinjin - January 28, 2018 at 12:02 am
RE: Eternal afterlife - by Banned - January 28, 2018 at 3:39 am
RE: Eternal afterlife - by Cinjin - January 28, 2018 at 1:06 pm
RE: Eternal afterlife - by Victory123 - January 29, 2018 at 5:08 pm
RE: Eternal afterlife - by Ravenshire - January 29, 2018 at 11:01 pm
RE: Eternal afterlife - by Banned - February 1, 2018 at 7:49 am
RE: Eternal afterlife - by Sal - February 1, 2018 at 7:56 am
RE: Eternal afterlife - by Cyberman - February 1, 2018 at 3:49 pm
RE: Eternal afterlife - by Ravenshire - February 1, 2018 at 1:03 pm
RE: Eternal afterlife - by Banned - February 2, 2018 at 6:03 am
RE: Eternal afterlife - by snowtracks - February 11, 2018 at 12:46 am
RE: Eternal afterlife - by The Grand Nudger - January 26, 2018 at 7:36 pm
RE: Eternal afterlife - by Cyberman - January 28, 2018 at 12:34 am
RE: Eternal afterlife - by Cyberman - January 28, 2018 at 1:03 pm
RE: Eternal afterlife - by Banned - January 29, 2018 at 8:08 am
RE: Eternal afterlife - by Mister Agenda - January 29, 2018 at 10:58 am
RE: Eternal afterlife - by Victory123 - January 29, 2018 at 5:02 pm
RE: Eternal afterlife - by vulcanlogician - January 29, 2018 at 5:04 pm
RE: Eternal afterlife - by pocaracas - January 29, 2018 at 5:55 pm
RE: Eternal afterlife - by brewer - January 29, 2018 at 6:30 pm
RE: Eternal afterlife - by Cyberman - January 29, 2018 at 7:56 pm
RE: Eternal afterlife - by Cod - January 30, 2018 at 4:50 am
RE: Eternal afterlife - by Minimalist - January 30, 2018 at 12:12 pm
RE: Eternal afterlife - by polymath257 - January 30, 2018 at 12:19 pm
RE: Eternal afterlife - by Mister Agenda - January 29, 2018 at 6:56 pm
RE: Eternal afterlife - by Victory123 - January 30, 2018 at 6:17 pm
RE: Eternal afterlife - by Mister Agenda - January 30, 2018 at 6:36 pm
RE: Eternal afterlife - by Cyberman - January 30, 2018 at 11:57 am
RE: Eternal afterlife - by Cyberman - January 30, 2018 at 7:42 pm
RE: Eternal afterlife - by ohreally - January 31, 2018 at 1:17 am
RE: Eternal afterlife - by Cyberman - January 31, 2018 at 12:52 pm
RE: Eternal afterlife - by The Grand Nudger - February 1, 2018 at 2:04 pm
RE: Eternal afterlife - by vulcanlogician - February 1, 2018 at 2:21 pm
RE: Eternal afterlife - by The Grand Nudger - February 2, 2018 at 8:00 am
RE: Eternal afterlife - by Banned - February 2, 2018 at 6:49 pm
RE: Eternal afterlife - by Cod - February 2, 2018 at 7:10 pm
RE: Eternal afterlife - by The Grand Nudger - February 2, 2018 at 7:07 pm
RE: Eternal afterlife - by Banned - February 2, 2018 at 7:26 pm
RE: Eternal afterlife - by Cyberman - February 2, 2018 at 7:58 pm
RE: Eternal afterlife - by The Grand Nudger - February 2, 2018 at 8:58 pm
RE: Eternal afterlife - by Banned - February 2, 2018 at 9:16 pm
RE: Eternal afterlife - by The Grand Nudger - February 2, 2018 at 9:16 pm
RE: Eternal afterlife - by Banned - February 2, 2018 at 9:19 pm
RE: Eternal afterlife - by Cyberman - February 2, 2018 at 9:25 pm
RE: Eternal afterlife - by The Grand Nudger - February 11, 2018 at 4:46 am
RE: Eternal afterlife - by purplepurpose - February 11, 2018 at 7:38 am
RE: Eternal afterlife - by Cyberman - February 11, 2018 at 7:50 pm
RE: Eternal afterlife - by Banned - February 12, 2018 at 6:01 am
RE: Eternal afterlife - by Abaddon_ire - February 14, 2018 at 8:46 am
RE: Eternal afterlife - by The Grand Nudger - February 12, 2018 at 1:25 pm
RE: Eternal afterlife - by Fake Messiah - February 13, 2018 at 4:38 pm

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