(August 27, 2020 at 4:24 am)Shazzalovesnovels Wrote:(August 13, 2020 at 6:25 pm)Bucky Ball Wrote: You position assumes that what is important, is *individuals*.But why should we assume that we were 'dead' before we were born? How can we be sure that the after life state is the same as the before life state? we could't have been dead, we just hadn't been born yet.
We can (obviously) see, that evolution does not care about individuals, .. the larger universe does not "care" about anything.
Individualism (as a point-of-view) is prevalent in today's culture. That has not always been the case.
It's actually not "depressing", necessarily.
The lesson is, "show them you love them while you have the chance".
The implication that one can make up a comforting reality to live in, is, of course, false.
"I do not fear death. I had been dead for billions and billions of years before I was born, and had not suffered the slightest inconvenience from it.”
― Mark Twain
And what about nature? If a plant can die and live again, why can't we?
Never seen a dead plant come back to life, it may go into a dormant state but that's not the same as being dead
The meek shall inherit the Earth, the rest of us will fly to the stars.
Never underestimate the power of very stupid people in large groups
Arguing with an engineer is like wrestling with a pig in mud ..... after a while you realise that the pig likes it!
Never underestimate the power of very stupid people in large groups
Arguing with an engineer is like wrestling with a pig in mud ..... after a while you realise that the pig likes it!