(June 18, 2015 at 2:12 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote:(June 18, 2015 at 1:37 pm)Iroscato Wrote: This life is the only one which we can all be 100% certain is real. Therefore, all other considerations must by definition come second. The reverse sets an extremely dangerous precedent that has been played out countless times through history, as pointed out abovem
If believing in an afterlife means a person stops caring so much about material possessions and superficial things, and starts looking more out at the big picture verses just selfishly on themselves, then I think this is very positive. Even if it ends up not being true.
Not caring about material possessions and and superficial things does not make one unselfish, and being unselfish isn't mutually exclusive from caring about material things.
For example: I own a car; it's not fancy, but it's not absolutely necessary for me to own it. However, if I didn't own a car, I couldn't make to it to my SART (sexual assault response team) calls when I get them, and I wouldn't be able to help out the victim.
Nolite te bastardes carborundorum.
