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RE: No life after death
May 4, 2010 at 5:20 pm
Yeah it is comforting.
I like to think that as my body decomposes the energy and nutrients that are released and absorbed will provide life for many organisms.
"God is dead" - Friedrich Nietzsche
"Faith is what you have in things that DON'T exist. - Homer J. Simpson
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RE: No life after death
May 4, 2010 at 5:21 pm
Exactly. Why worry about what comes after? Nothing comes after. Once I no longer exist, I will not be able to care that I don't exist. I do find that comforting and feel it frees me to concern myself with my actual life. It's the only one I have... and for that reason... it is very valuable to me.
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RE: No life after death
May 4, 2010 at 5:36 pm
I too find the prospect of simply dying far more attractive than living forever.
On this subject, something I've been meaning to ask, the male muslim martyrs believe ( hope? ) 76 virgins await them in " paradise "......what's in it for the female martyrs? I haven't heard what their bonus is.
A man is born to a virgin mother, lives, dies, comes alive again and then disappears into the clouds to become his Dad. How likely is that?
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RE: No life after death
May 4, 2010 at 5:57 pm
I saw a good quote once regarding this issue. I believe it was Mark Twain who said it. I don't recall the quote verbatim, but it was something like, "I was not inconvenienced one bit before I was born. And I don't expect that I will be inconvenienced one bit after I'm dead."
Science flies us to the moon and stars. Religion flies us into buildings.
God allowed 200,000 people to die in an earthquake. So what makes you think he cares about YOUR problems?
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RE: No life after death
May 4, 2010 at 6:06 pm
Not only is it comforting, but it helps to do away with the bullshit reward/punishment system that most religions have associated with them. Realizing that you only have this life makes you appreciate it more and make the most of it. You also don't have to live with the stress of a god-like figure waiting over you with a baseball bat when you trip up.
Nothing is your own except the few cubic centimeters inside your skull. - George Orwell