Yeah, guess so. Philosophy may have been better, though maybe not. Anyway... |
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Do you believe in a 'Afterlife'? Well do you? |
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Yeah, guess so. Philosophy may have been better, though maybe not. Anyway... |
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Absolutely, i believe in an afterlife of sorts. If you mean a spiritual afterlife in which my soul carries on after my body is no longer living than i would be inclined to say that i am unsure of that (agnostic) and quite doubtful. |
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The idea of an "afterlife" is a superstitious means for combating the fear of death. One must be extremely arrogant to believe there is a system in place allowing them, a microscopic dot on a microscopic dot of the universe, to live forever. Besides, eternity is a long time; you wouldn't want it. |
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I believe in proper grammar. |
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I would love to believe that when I die I will live again, that some thinking, feeling, remembering part of me will continue. But much as I want to believe that, and despite the ancient and worldwide cultural traditions that assert an afterlife, I know of nothing to suggest that it is more than wishful thinking. The world is so exquisite with so much love and moral depth, that there is no reason to deceive ourselves with pretty stories for which there's little good evidence. Far better it seems to me, in our vulnerability, is to look death in the eye and to be grateful every day for the brief but magnificent opportunity that life provides. |
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Even if I gave you sources you would complain about them with a closed mind. That's why I give you none. |
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I'm perfectly open to new ideas, and while I do not presently believe, things change. I would do little more than analyze them critically and as logically as possible, whilst doing my best to maintain an open mind and unbiased view. Believe it or not, I would love to believe in the afterlife, but as I stated, I have not yet come across any convincing arguments or scientific evidence. |
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How did I make a positive claim? |
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You claim that an afterlife exists, and therefore, are making a positive claim. This is tantamount to claiming that a flying spaghetti monster exists. It is a claim in the positive; it exists. The burden of proof is on the one making the positive claim. |
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an afterlife is a logical estimate from modern research. Since you are not dead yet you cannot conclude there is no afterlife. Please enter the chat room so we can stop mucking up this thread. |
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I gotta back up mario on this. he is using the only logical approach to this. I would love evidence if you have it. But that is not to say I will accept it. In fact if I call it as mumbo-jumbo I will refute it n a second. But that's how logic works. If it can't be explained in a way that makes sense, there is no reason to believe it, and no reason to be scolded for not believing in it. |
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very funny. |
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but the point it made was serious. You can't say it makes sense just because there's absolutely no evidence of it or anything else. |
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If you can't find the evidence in this modern age with computers and google at your finger tips, there is no way you will ever know how to research properly by now. |
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Excuse me, WTF are you doing? |
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Originally Posted by OldSparta
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