(November 15, 2008 at 2:06 pm)Ace Wrote: Do they preach about an afterlife on funerals to keep that blind fold over you from reality? It's like they must constantly remind them of an afterlife or they will begin to see reality.
Indeed. In fact I've noticed something disturbing since the death of my grandfather - my father has become *more* religious, even to the extent of claiming that he goes to church every sunday etc (which he has never been that serious about before, he's more of a Xmas and Easter Christian). I'm not surprised that he's given in to Pascal's Wager without realising it, the death of my grandfather has obviously brought the fact home that it will be him up there next - in 30 or 40 years. Unfortunately the looming possibility of death seems to push the slightly reglious even further over that boundary, regardless of all logic and reason.
Atheism as a Religion
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A man also or woman that hath a Macintosh, shall surely be put to death: they shall stone them with used and abandoned Windows 3.1 floppy disks: their blood shall be upon them. Leviticus 20:27
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A man also or woman that hath a Macintosh, shall surely be put to death: they shall stone them with used and abandoned Windows 3.1 floppy disks: their blood shall be upon them. Leviticus 20:27
