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July 5th, 2023 at 12:25:56 PM permalink | |
rxwine Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 189 Posts: 18764 |
I don't worship the universe either. Not even a little. Why should we, unless you believe in some power of the Universe to take issue with it? And I don't consider atheism a religion, but if someone is going to force the claim on it then it should have some similar benefits. You believe in an invisible god, and dismiss people who say they are trans? Really? |
July 5th, 2023 at 12:44:57 PM permalink | |
rxwine Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 189 Posts: 18764 | I have a pretty bleak view of death, compared to most people. Not only do I not believe there is proof of an afterlife, or a god, or heaven or hell, but I also have no reason not to believe some sort of eternal suffering awaits us all just as much as any other possibility. I'm probably more of an agnostic anyway. But that's why I think most possibilities are made up. Because people don't naturally endorse the worse possibility there is among others. They like to figure out where they just disappear into nothingness, or if they follow a plan, they'll be better off than other people. You believe in an invisible god, and dismiss people who say they are trans? Really? |
July 5th, 2023 at 12:53:03 PM permalink | |
missedhervee Member since: Apr 23, 2021 Threads: 96 Posts: 3103 | Objectively, why would anyone think live extends beyond death? Makes no sense. Life is a gift: enjoy it while you can. |
July 5th, 2023 at 1:09:21 PM permalink | |
DoubleGold Member since: Jan 26, 2023 Threads: 30 Posts: 2506 | Because a Person walked on water in front of other men and He said there is everlasting life. That was likely hard to believe. So raising a person from being dead in front of others likely helped. If the CDC told me anything, I wouldn't believe them. So understandable why others refuse to believe other persons. |
July 5th, 2023 at 1:40:11 PM permalink | |
DRich Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 51 Posts: 4969 |
What makes you believe eternal suffering awaits? Why not eternal happiness? My personal belief is there is absolutely nothing after death. I will let you know soon. At my age a Life In Prison sentence is not much of a detrrent. |
July 5th, 2023 at 2:27:32 PM permalink | |
rxwine Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 189 Posts: 18764 |
Houdini promised to come back if he could. I don't think your chances are good. What I was really getting at, is nobody makes up an afterlife where everyone suffers, not because it's not equally possible as anything else, but because it is such an unpleasant consideration. But I believe the odds are the same as anything else, as I believe we don't have any real information about the afterlife. Or even if there is one. You believe in an invisible god, and dismiss people who say they are trans? Really? |
July 17th, 2023 at 8:56:55 AM permalink | |
rxwine Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 189 Posts: 18764 | The fact that if you can hear thunder you can be struck by lightning probably ignited a lot of superstition. "He was just standing there talking about how he managed to cheat his neighbor out of two goats, and then BLAMO! A lightning bolt out of clear blue sky hit him and set him on fire."
People don't normally burst into flames from lightning. I just added that for a fun word picture. You believe in an invisible god, and dismiss people who say they are trans? Really? |
July 17th, 2023 at 9:58:25 AM permalink | |
DoubleGold Member since: Jan 26, 2023 Threads: 30 Posts: 2506 | Karma could be a risk for a person that doesn't believe in a religion. Karma could be enough deterrent to do right. I've seen good folks get punished many times and terrible folks seem to get away with murder. I believe there's an accounting, eventually though. I had a coach that only had one rule. "Do Right". No need for 10 commandments, etc. |
July 17th, 2023 at 10:15:41 AM permalink | |
rxwine Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 189 Posts: 18764 | I don't discount karma, as it is almost a principle of "equal and opposite reaction". Just applying it across a broad range. Everything may act like a pendulum on a long arc. You push the pendulum away from you and it eventually swings back. It might happen on a very long scale across much time than just a short distance of a swinging weight. You believe in an invisible god, and dismiss people who say they are trans? Really? |
July 17th, 2023 at 10:30:56 AM permalink | |
DoubleGold Member since: Jan 26, 2023 Threads: 30 Posts: 2506 | Newton's law is a good explanation. |