(January 10, 2013 at 4:27 pm)Tiberius Wrote:(January 10, 2013 at 4:15 pm)Mark 13:13 Wrote: So are you saying life is about so much more than suffering, there is so much joy also. ps the only right you have is that you have the power to do as you want the button is there. The only restriction being your judgement.Of course it is. If life were only about suffering, most of us would probably commit suicide. There is suffering in the world, and all of us go through it at some point, some more than others. However, just because suffering exists does not mean we should give up. If anything, it means we should work together to try and eliminate as much of it as possible, so that everyone can experience the maximum joy.
Also, just because one has the power to do something does not mean they have the right to do it. I'm sure most governments have the power to mass exterminate their citizens, but it would never be right for them to do so.
It is totally foreign to people of all religions, that others outside their pet god claim can live life and enjoy it without an invisible friend.
Evolution was around long before all our current superstitions, or global politics or boarders. And someday our species will go extinct.
The universe did not invent volcano gods, or Apollo, or or Vishnu or Jesus or Allah. Those are products of human imagination. Life after an individual dies will be just like it was before we were born. Someday the planet will not support any life at all, it's core will stop, and eventually our sun will die too. The universe will continue with no record of any human and or the superstitions they invent.
Our species invents these artificial labels in the form of politics and religion as a coping mechanism as a way to create groups to foster greater chances of gaining resources thus creating more chances to make offspring.
