RE: On the lunacy of free will
October 14, 2021 at 4:11 pm
(This post was last modified: October 14, 2021 at 4:12 pm by slartibartfast.)
(October 14, 2021 at 1:51 pm)HappySkeptic Wrote:(October 13, 2021 at 8:30 pm)slartibartfast Wrote: I believe that in a few hundred years the concept of a monotheistic religion will be perceived as outdated and unnecessary, apart from in possibly isolated pockets of society. It will be as outdated as the belief in forest spirits, moon gods, or gods of fertility.
I'm all for a goddess of fertility if it means a start-of-spring orgy.
Careful - the God of Monogamy is watching...
(October 14, 2021 at 4:10 pm)Ahriman Wrote:(October 14, 2021 at 4:09 pm)slartibartfast Wrote: The irony is that there is no afterlife. So anything you "trade" in our one and only real life - you are effectively throwing away - and that also includes time. Time you could be spending more productively than thinking about how you can please your God to have a better afterlife.You really don't know that.
it's like spending your whole life fantasizing what it would be like to win the lottery one day, and because of that opting out of an education, good job, etc.
So we are back to that point again..... So you would expect me to hedge my bets?
