Nerd Gerl wrote:
John Popelish wrote in message <403D93F4.FA62DD2B@rica.net>...
I am asking if it worries you that your life, mind, consciousness will
end soon, on a cosmic time scale.
No. But what is a cosmic time scale?
Time it takes for cosmic events: stars forming and using up their
hydrogen and turning to white dwarfs or black holes, planets forming,
continents rearranging. That sort of thing. Many people talk about
having an eternal afterlife, but I can't imagine anything more
horrifying. I look forward to ending, someday.
In earth time? I don't care about dying anymore.
It is good to see someone who is taking responsibility for their final
decision. Once a sentient being is certain of the eventuality of
their own death, this final decision should be seriously considered.
Circumstances may take the choice of exactly when to die out of your
hands, but that is no excuse for not doing any planning. Does this
sound reasonable to you?
Of course!
Amazing. We have found something important we agree on.
Do you have expectations of an afterlife?
It's not an expectation for me. It's just a matter of fact.
Your certainty is foreign to me. After the Sun comes up each morning
and my trusty motorcycle starts, most everything else is up for
grabs. ;-)
I wonder why people can't bring themselves to refer to it as
afterdeath.
Because of evidence of future and past lives, there is no such thing as
death. Human Death is really just shedding the body - Like lizards do.
I haven't seen that evidence. So I assume death will be the end of
the cooperative existence of the cluster of cloned cells known as John
Popelish. But the ride is pretty thrilling while it lasts.
R U in alt.atheist
I am reading your posts in alt.atheism if that is what you mean.
Ok. I'll cut out the other newsgroups.
Oldwetdog will be relieved.
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John Popelish
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