12 May 08
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Originally posted by josephwSo are you saying that for us atheists who do not have eternal life - and in fact for the majority of theists who don't have it either for various reasons - life should have no meaning? If it turns out you are wrong, or if at the last moment you commit some unforgivable sin and God decides no eternal life for you, will everything you have done so far and all your seemingly meaningful life vanish in a puff of smoke?
As a theist, (which sounds like a label, and I don't like labels except on cans of soup) I believe God is the life giver, and unless I knew I was going to live forever life would have little meaning. Without eternal life I'm just as good as dead.
And I still don't really understand how an infinite life creates meaning. To me, it seams just as meaningless or meaningful as a finite one.
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13 May 08
Originally posted by scottishinnzHey, welcome to the wonderful world of philosophical paradox. Ain't it grand?
I was just thinking as I was working in the lab about 2 common theistic arguments, which seem to contradict each other.
1) The universe is so wonderful there must be a creator.
2) Without a creator life has no purpose.
14 May 08
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Originally posted by Bosse de NageMy biological imperatives tell me it's greatly overrated.
Wouldn't suicide be a beautiful consummation of your relationship with the here and now? It'd be difficult to conceive of a more intense experience.
Mind you, there are very few complaints from anyone who has successfully died, so it must be pretty good.
14 May 08
Originally posted by scottishinnzOn the other hand, the increasingly higher cost of living hasn't seemed to have affected its popularity.
My biological imperatives tell me it's greatly overrated.
Mind you, there are very few complaints from anyone who has successfully died, so it must be pretty good.