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Did Yahweh do us a favor by denying us eternal life?
July 23, 2020 at 2:54 pm
Did Yahweh do us a favor by denying us eternal life?
It seems that the older I get, the less enjoyable and desirable the thought of living eternally becomes, even though I am quite pleased with how my life has evolved and how I will end this life.
Be it with a body here on earth, or as a spirit in some heaven, I cannot imagine anyone living eternally and enjoying it.
It would be like living watching the same T V program running over and over and over, since there is nothing new under the sun. All would be seen as allegories and or analogous of other situations.
Thoughts?
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DL
P.S. I see Yahweh as a myth and this question more of a mind exercise.
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RE: Did Yahweh do us a favor by denying us eternal life?
July 23, 2020 at 2:57 pm
burp.
"For the only way to eternal glory is a life lived in service of our Lord, FSM; Verily it is FSM who is the perfect being the name higher than all names, king of all kings and will bestow upon us all, one day, The great reclaiming" -The Prophet Boiardi-
Conservative trigger warning.
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RE: Did Yahweh do us a favor by denying us eternal life?
July 23, 2020 at 3:02 pm
That's sinner talk. 
Being told you're delusional does not necessarily mean you're mental.
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RE: Did Yahweh do us a favor by denying us eternal life?
July 23, 2020 at 3:05 pm
"when did you stop beating your wife?"
"The first principle is that you must not fool yourself — and you are the easiest person to fool." - Richard P. Feynman
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RE: Did Yahweh do us a favor by denying us eternal life?
July 23, 2020 at 3:07 pm
Is this thread a veiled attempt to have a pop at marriage/monogamy? Or only frequenting Indian restaurants and having to order a lamb jalfrezi each time? In all seriousness though - I would not want eternal consciousness...eternal/unlimited ANYTHING instills profound fear in my "soul."
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RE: Did Yahweh do us a favor by denying us eternal life?
July 23, 2020 at 3:25 pm
Not at all. All of the reasons that you think eternal life would be less enjoyable, as you get older, are also bound up in items god could have set any way it wanted.
I am the Infantry. I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight… wherever, whenever. I carry America’s faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be, the best trained Soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I fail my country’s trust. Always I fight on…through the foe, to the objective, to triumph overall. If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, For I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not, my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!
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RE: Did Yahweh do us a favor by denying us eternal life?
July 23, 2020 at 3:31 pm
What's this "us" shit, silly mortal?
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RE: Did Yahweh do us a favor by denying us eternal life?
July 23, 2020 at 4:00 pm
(This post was last modified: July 23, 2020 at 4:08 pm by Greatest I am.)
(July 23, 2020 at 3:02 pm)brewer Wrote: That's sinner talk.
We are all sinners or able to do evil.
That is about the only place where science and nature agree with the bible.
I know that you likely do not even recognize the word sin as valid, so just use do evil and you will see no conflict between the bible and nature in this one case.
We all compete, as we must, and thus make losers of the ones we best, and they would see our winning as evil befalling them.
Regards
DL
(July 23, 2020 at 3:05 pm)Sal Wrote: "when did you stop beating your wife?"
I will never, as she likes it.
Regards
DL
(July 23, 2020 at 3:07 pm)Lawz Wrote: Is this thread a veiled attempt to have a pop at marriage/monogamy? Or only frequenting Indian restaurants and having to order a lamb jalfrezi each time? In all seriousness though - I would not want eternal consciousness...eternal/unlimited ANYTHING instills profound fear in my "soul."
I have no ulterior motives or agenda.
I do not fear it, but just think I would wish for insanity if the boredom did not make me insane on it's own.
Regards
DL
(July 23, 2020 at 3:25 pm)The Grand Nudger Wrote: Not at all. All of the reasons that you think eternal life would be less enjoyable, as you get older, are also bound up in items god could have set any way it wanted.
Perhaps, but then I would be under the rule of a genocidal and infanticidal prick of a god.
Regards
DL
(July 23, 2020 at 3:31 pm)no one Wrote: What's this "us" shit, silly mortal?
Who you calling silly? 
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DL
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RE: Did Yahweh do us a favor by denying us eternal life?
July 23, 2020 at 4:09 pm
That is the premise of the question, isn't it?
I am the Infantry. I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight… wherever, whenever. I carry America’s faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be, the best trained Soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I fail my country’s trust. Always I fight on…through the foe, to the objective, to triumph overall. If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, For I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not, my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!
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RE: Did Yahweh do us a favor by denying us eternal life?
July 23, 2020 at 4:14 pm
(This post was last modified: July 23, 2020 at 4:15 pm by Greatest I am.)
(July 23, 2020 at 4:09 pm)The Grand Nudger Wrote: That is the premise of the question, isn't it?
I am French, but in the poor English I use, that was not the issue.
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DL
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