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Where do we go when we die and are you afraid?
RE: Where do we go when we die and are you afraid?
(July 28, 2020 at 2:01 pm)Shazzalovesnovels Wrote: Prove it

Glad to see you back, Shaz! I was a little concerned that you might already be finished with us.

I'm sure others have already pointed out the double standard here since you can't prove any of your theological claims. The 'when you're dead, you're dead' hypothesis has the advantage of being consistent with everything we know about the universe, but sure, it's conceivably possible that you have an immortal soul. I think the idea started in ancient times, we have dreams and it seems like we're out 'doing stuff' while our bodies stay put. Now we understand that brain activity accounts for dreaming, but it can feel like we have a self that doesn't depend on our bodies. We've never been able to pin down anything that backs that idea up, though.

Personally, I like to have more than 'conceivable possible' as my standard for thinking something is actually real.

(July 28, 2020 at 2:07 pm)Shazzalovesnovels Wrote:  If you can't prove that there's no afterlife, then how can you say definitively that there is no God. Can't you be open to options?

“I mean, you could claim that anything's real if the only basis for believing in it is that nobody's proved it doesn't exist!”
― J.K. Rowling

(July 28, 2020 at 2:14 pm)Shazzalovesnovels Wrote: ok then, substitute good for godly. because no godly thing can enter hell.

I hope you're not too attached to that idea. This is about Jesus (in case you're not familiar with the Homer Simpson spelling):

In Christian theology, the Harrowing of Hell (Latin: Descensus Christi ad Inferos, "the descent of Christ into Hell") is the triumphant descent of Christ into Hell (or Hades) between the time of his Crucifixion and his Resurrection when he brought salvation to all of the righteous who had died since the beginning of the world.[1] After his death, Jesus descended into the realm of the dead.
Christ's Descent into the world of the dead is referred to in the Apostles' Creed and the Athanasian Creed (Quicumque vult), which state that Jesus Christ "descended into the underworld" (descendit ad inferos), although neither mention that he liberated the dead. His descent to the underworld is alluded to in the New Testament in 1 Peter 4:6, which states that the "good tidings were proclaimed to the dead".[2] The Catholic Catechism interprets Ephesians 4:9, which states that "[Christ] descended into the lower parts of the earth", as also supporting this interpretation.[3] These passages in the Christian Bible have given rise to differing interpretations.[4] The Harrowing of Hell is commemorated in the liturgical calendar on Holy Saturday.[5]

--Wikipedia
I'm not anti-Christian. I'm anti-stupid.
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RE: Where do we go when we die and are you afraid? - by Mister Agenda - July 29, 2020 at 8:47 am

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