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Religions > Atheism |
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"wanderer" |
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18 May 2005 11:48:27 PM |
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some questions to lurkers who believe in afterlife |
Do you believe in afterlife for aborted fetuses?
What about afterlife for fertilized human eggs
that are destroyed in the process of infertility treatment
or got miscarried?
If any of these answers are different (for fetuses, miscarriages
and destroyed eggs), why?
Do you believe that afterlife of a non-verbal adult with severe
Downe syndrome will be less different from yours than this life? Why?
If yes (that is, afterlives will be less different), do you believe
that this person would acquire cognitive abilities after death
or that you will lose them?
Same question about somebody in persistent vegetative state
(please, no mentioning Terry Schiavo; if you believe she was not
in PVS, fine, I am asking about somebody who dies while in PVS).
Do you believe such people get their conscience back after death?
Same question about afterlife of a baby. Do you think babies' souls
continue development after death?
Do you believe in afterlife of animals?
Flames will be ignored, please do not waste your time...
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| User: "wanderer" |
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| Title: Re: some questions to lurkers who believe in afterlife |
20 May 2005 11:26:06 PM |
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I tried to illustrate how absurd belief in afterlife is
and wanted to see if any believers can give consistent answers
to these questions. Nobody tried. Come on, faithful guys and gals,
speak up, please. Probably I can assume that faith means among other
things mastering the art of what Orwell called "crimestop" - that is,
stopping one's own thought before it becomes a thoughtscrime. So the
believers do not ponder questions that they know could shatter their
beliefs.
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| User: "Vic Sagerquist" |
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| Title: Re: some questions to lurkers who believe in afterlife |
19 May 2005 02:23:37 AM |
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On 18 May 2005, wanderer dropped trou, farted, whirled, then shouted:
Do you believe in afterlife for aborted fetuses?
What about afterlife for fertilized human eggs
that are destroyed in the process of infertility treatment
or got miscarried?
If any of these answers are different (for fetuses, miscarriages
and destroyed eggs), why?
Do you believe that afterlife of a non-verbal adult with severe
Downe syndrome will be less different from yours than this life? Why?
If yes (that is, afterlives will be less different), do you believe
that this person would acquire cognitive abilities after death
or that you will lose them?
Same question about somebody in persistent vegetative state
(please, no mentioning Terry Schiavo; if you believe she was not
in PVS, fine, I am asking about somebody who dies while in PVS).
Do you believe such people get their conscience back after death?
Same question about afterlife of a baby. Do you think babies' souls
continue development after death?
Do you believe in afterlife of animals?
Flames will be ignored, please do not waste your time...
Some very good questions. Almost worth unplonking Duke for a good
scream...
--
Vic Sagerquist
aa#2011
Supervisor, EAC Department of little adhesive-backed "L" shaped
chrome-plastic doo-dads to add feet to Jesus fish department
Plonked by Jason Gastrich for all eternity...
Lovingly plonked by Roger Pearse
______________
"I'm sickened by all religions. Religion has divided people. I don't
think there's any difference between the pope wearing a large hat and
parading around with a smoking purse and an African painting his face
white and praying to a rock."
[Howard Stern]
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| User: "Ike" |
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| Title: Re: some questions to lurkers who believe in afterlife |
19 May 2005 09:52:39 AM |
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"Vic Sagerquist" <address@withheld.com> wrote in message
news:Xns965B4355A4C8vicman@216.196.97.136...
On 18 May 2005, wanderer dropped trou, farted, whirled, then shouted:
Do you believe in afterlife for aborted fetuses?
What about afterlife for fertilized human eggs
that are destroyed in the process of infertility treatment
or got miscarried?
If any of these answers are different (for fetuses, miscarriages
and destroyed eggs), why?
Do you believe that afterlife of a non-verbal adult with severe
Downe syndrome will be less different from yours than this life? Why?
If yes (that is, afterlives will be less different), do you believe
that this person would acquire cognitive abilities after death
or that you will lose them?
Same question about somebody in persistent vegetative state
(please, no mentioning Terry Schiavo; if you believe she was not
in PVS, fine, I am asking about somebody who dies while in PVS).
Do you believe such people get their conscience back after death?
Same question about afterlife of a baby. Do you think babies' souls
continue development after death?
Do you believe in afterlife of animals?
Flames will be ignored, please do not waste your time...
Some very good questions. Almost worth unplonking Duke for a good
scream...
To itch his own.
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| User: "The Great Hairy One" |
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| Title: Re: some questions to lurkers who believe in afterlife |
19 May 2005 04:24:01 AM |
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In article <Xns965B4355A4C8vicman@216.196.97.136>,
says...
Some very good questions. Almost worth unplonking Duke for a good
scream...
Don't do it man. Don't risk your sanity!
;)
--
The Great Hairy One,
BAAWA all night long
SMASHing it to the masses
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CEO EAC Roleplaying Division
Roleplay. Just do it.
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| User: "Vic Sagerquist" |
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| Title: Re: some questions to lurkers who believe in afterlife |
19 May 2005 10:31:49 PM |
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On 19 May 2005, The Great Hairy One dropped trou, farted, whirled, then
shouted:
In article <Xns965B4355A4C8vicman@216.196.97.136>,
says...
Some very good questions. Almost worth unplonking Duke for a good
scream...
Don't do it man. Don't risk your sanity!
;)
No *****. I read one post just now. It's like the guy has the mentality of
a 3rd grader.
--
Vic Sagerquist
aa#2011
Supervisor, EAC Department of little adhesive-backed "L" shaped
chrome-plastic doo-dads to add feet to Jesus fish department
Plonked by Jason Gastrich for all eternity...
Lovingly plonked by Roger Pearse
______________
"I'm sickened by all religions. Religion has divided people. I don't think
there's any difference between the pope wearing a large hat and parading
around with a smoking purse and an African painting his face white and
praying to a rock."
[Howard Stern]
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| User: "The Great Hairy One" |
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20 May 2005 11:50:30 PM |
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In article <Xns965BD10D2305Avicman@216.196.97.136>,
says...
No *****. I read one post just now. It's like the guy has the mentality of
a 3rd grader.
Don't insult the 3rd graders. ;)
--
The Great Hairy One,
BAAWA all night long
SMASHing it to the masses
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CEO EAC Roleplaying Division
Roleplay. Just do it.
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| User: "" |
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| Title: Re: some questions to lurkers who believe in afterlife |
20 May 2005 12:49:34 PM |
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Vic Sagerquist wrote:
On 19 May 2005, The Great Hairy One dropped trou, farted, whirled,
then
shouted:
In article <Xns965B4355A4C8vicman@216.196.97.136>,
address@withheld.com
says...
Some very good questions. Almost worth unplonking Duke for a good
scream...
Don't do it man. Don't risk your sanity!
;)
No *****. I read one post just now. It's like the guy has the
mentality of
a 3rd grader.
HEY!! No need to insult 3rd graders!
nafc
--
Vic Sagerquist
aa#2011
Supervisor, EAC Department of little adhesive-backed "L" shaped
chrome-plastic doo-dads to add feet to Jesus fish department
Plonked by Jason Gastrich for all eternity...
Lovingly plonked by Roger Pearse
______________
"I'm sickened by all religions. Religion has divided people. I don't
think
there's any difference between the pope wearing a large hat and
parading
around with a smoking purse and an African painting his face white
and
praying to a rock."
[Howard Stern]
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| User: "DanielSan" |
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| Title: Re: some questions to lurkers who believe in afterlife |
19 May 2005 10:37:15 PM |
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Vic Sagerquist wrote:
On 19 May 2005, The Great Hairy One dropped trou, farted, whirled, then
shouted:
In article <Xns965B4355A4C8vicman@216.196.97.136>,
says...
Some very good questions. Almost worth unplonking Duke for a good
scream...
Don't do it man. Don't risk your sanity!
;)
No *****. I read one post just now. It's like the guy has the mentality of
a 3rd grader.
When duke claims to have evidence, I ask for the evidence. In the words
of Dom Deluise in "Robin Hood: Men in Tights":
He can't do it! But, I love tease him.
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| User: "duke" |
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| Title: Re: some questions to lurkers who believe in afterlife |
22 May 2005 08:13:02 AM |
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On Thu, 19 May 2005 02:23:37 -0500, Vic Sagerquist <address@withheld.com> wrote:
On 18 May 2005, wanderer dropped trou, farted, whirled, then shouted:
Do you believe in afterlife for aborted fetuses?
What about afterlife for fertilized human eggs
that are destroyed in the process of infertility treatment
or got miscarried?
If any of these answers are different (for fetuses, miscarriages
and destroyed eggs), why?
Do you believe that afterlife of a non-verbal adult with severe
Downe syndrome will be less different from yours than this life? Why?
If yes (that is, afterlives will be less different), do you believe
that this person would acquire cognitive abilities after death
or that you will lose them?
Same question about somebody in persistent vegetative state
(please, no mentioning Terry Schiavo; if you believe she was not
in PVS, fine, I am asking about somebody who dies while in PVS).
Do you believe such people get their conscience back after death?
Same question about afterlife of a baby. Do you think babies' souls
continue development after death?
Do you believe in afterlife of animals?
Flames will be ignored, please do not waste your time...
Some very good questions. Almost worth unplonking Duke for a good
scream...
In other words, you can't answer them for yourself.
Gee, vs, what is life like when you drift clueless thru it?
duke
*****
"The Mass is the most perfect form of Prayer."
Pope Paul VI
*****
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| User: "MarkA" |
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20 May 2005 07:20:14 AM |
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On Thu, 19 May 2005 00:48:27 -0400, wanderer wrote:
Do you believe in afterlife for aborted fetuses? What about afterlife for
fertilized human eggs that are destroyed in the process of infertility
treatment or got miscarried?
If any of these answers are different (for fetuses, miscarriages and
destroyed eggs), why?
Do you believe that afterlife of a non-verbal adult with severe Downe
syndrome will be less different from yours than this life? Why?
If yes (that is, afterlives will be less different), do you believe that
this person would acquire cognitive abilities after death or that you will
lose them?
Same question about somebody in persistent vegetative state (please, no
mentioning Terry Schiavo; if you believe she was not in PVS, fine, I am
asking about somebody who dies while in PVS). Do you believe such people
get their conscience back after death?
Same question about afterlife of a baby. Do you think babies' souls
continue development after death?
Do you believe in afterlife of animals?
Flames will be ignored, please do not waste your time...
Here's an even better question: Have you ever really thought about the
consequences of living *forever*? What could possibly keep you amused for
that long? After you've written the complete text of "War and Peace" on
every grain of sand in the world, erased them all, and did it over again,
only to realize that you are no closer to the end of time than you were
when you started, what else do you do? You wouldn't even be able to
commit suicide, once you realized that you have been sentenced to an
eternity of boredom!
If people spent less time talking and more time thinking, they would
quickly realize what assholes we all are.
End of post. You may now put your brain back in "Park"
--
MarkA
(still caught in the maze of twisty little passages, all different)
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| User: "The Great Hairy One" |
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| Title: Re: some questions to lurkers who believe in afterlife |
20 May 2005 11:56:11 PM |
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In article <pan.2005.05.20.12.20.14.259482@stopspam.net>,
manthony@stopspam.net says...
Here's an even better question: Have you ever really thought about the
consequences of living *forever*? What could possibly keep you amused for
that long? After you've written the complete text of "War and Peace" on
every grain of sand in the world, erased them all, and did it over again,
only to realize that you are no closer to the end of time than you were
when you started, what else do you do? You wouldn't even be able to
commit suicide, once you realized that you have been sentenced to an
eternity of boredom!
If people spent less time talking and more time thinking, they would
quickly realize what assholes we all are.
End of post. You may now put your brain back in "Park"
Actually, I would love to live forever. However, the caveat is I would
like a FTL spaceship, so I could go and check out the universe.
That would be fascinating. Absolutely fascinating.
--
The Great Hairy One,
BAAWA all night long
SMASHing it to the masses
====================================
CEO EAC Roleplaying Division
Roleplay. Just do it.
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| User: "Siobhan Burke" |
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| Title: Re: some questions to lurkers who believe in afterlife |
25 May 2005 05:51:21 AM |
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In article <MPG.1cf96a74b6a4265d989a76@freenews.iinet.net.au>,
the.great.hairy@GEEmail.com says...
In article <pan.2005.05.20.12.20.14.259482@stopspam.net>,
manthony@stopspam.net says...
Here's an even better question: Have you ever really thought about the
consequences of living *forever*? What could possibly keep you amused for
that long? After you've written the complete text of "War and Peace" on
every grain of sand in the world, erased them all, and did it over again,
only to realize that you are no closer to the end of time than you were
when you started, what else do you do? You wouldn't even be able to
commit suicide, once you realized that you have been sentenced to an
eternity of boredom!
If people spent less time talking and more time thinking, they would
quickly realize what assholes we all are.
End of post. You may now put your brain back in "Park"
Actually, I would love to live forever. However, the caveat is I would
like a FTL spaceship, so I could go and check out the universe.
That would be fascinating. Absolutely fascinating.
That's always been one of my fantasies too. Where would you
go first?
--
Siobhan - a.a. #2201
siobhan.burke@CARRIERatt.net
Drop CARRIER to email
"But as a general rule, when things look bad there's always some
***** who can make them worse." -- Terry Pratchett
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| User: "The Great Hairy One" |
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29 May 2005 07:08:16 AM |
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In article <MPG.1cfd2cac84cbbb42989856@netnews.worldnet.att.net>,
siobhan.burke@CARRIERatt.net says...
That's always been one of my fantasies too. Where would you
go first?
First I'd want to go to the closest star - Alpha Centauri. And then move
in a spiral pattern out from Earth/Sol.
I've already got a trip planned. :)
--
The Great Hairy One,
BAAWA it all over!
And a SMASHing good time for all of us
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CEO EAC Roleplaying Division
Roleplaying isn't just a lifestyle
It's a higher calling.
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| User: "MarkA" |
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| Title: Re: some questions to lurkers who believe in afterlife |
23 May 2005 06:49:46 AM |
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On Sat, 21 May 2005 14:56:11 +1000, The Great Hairy One wrote:
In article <pan.2005.05.20.12.20.14.259482@stopspam.net>,
manthony@stopspam.net says...
Here's an even better question: Have you ever really thought about the
consequences of living *forever*? What could possibly keep you amused
for that long? After you've written the complete text of "War and
Peace" on every grain of sand in the world, erased them all, and did it
over again, only to realize that you are no closer to the end of time
than you were when you started, what else do you do? You wouldn't even
be able to commit suicide, once you realized that you have been
sentenced to an eternity of boredom!
If people spent less time talking and more time thinking, they would
quickly realize what assholes we all are.
End of post. You may now put your brain back in "Park"
Actually, I would love to live forever. However, the caveat is I would
like a FTL spaceship, so I could go and check out the universe.
That would be fascinating. Absolutely fascinating.
It would be like being an anesthesiologist: long stretches of boredom,
with the occasional few minutes of sheer terror...
--
MarkA
(still caught in the maze of twisty little passages, all different)
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| User: "The Great Hairy One" |
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| Title: Re: some questions to lurkers who believe in afterlife |
23 May 2005 04:37:48 PM |
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In article <pan.2005.05.23.11.49.45.303116@stopspam.net>,
manthony@stopspam.net says...
It would be like being an anesthesiologist: long stretches of boredom,
with the occasional few minutes of sheer terror...
Not at all. Since the ship is FTL, it only takes moments to move between
planets and star systems.
--
The Great Hairy One,
BAAWA all night long
SMASHing it to the masses
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CEO EAC Roleplaying Division
Roleplay. Just do it.
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| User: "stoney" |
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| Title: Re: some questions to lurkers who believe in afterlife |
23 May 2005 10:52:59 AM |
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On Mon, 23 May 2005 11:49:46 GMT, MarkA <manthony@stopspam.net> wrote:
On Sat, 21 May 2005 14:56:11 +1000, The Great Hairy One wrote:
In article <pan.2005.05.20.12.20.14.259482@stopspam.net>,
manthony@stopspam.net says...
Here's an even better question: Have you ever really thought about the
consequences of living *forever*? What could possibly keep you amused
for that long? After you've written the complete text of "War and
Peace" on every grain of sand in the world, erased them all, and did it
over again, only to realize that you are no closer to the end of time
than you were when you started, what else do you do? You wouldn't even
be able to commit suicide, once you realized that you have been
sentenced to an eternity of boredom!
If people spent less time talking and more time thinking, they would
quickly realize what assholes we all are.
End of post. You may now put your brain back in "Park"
Actually, I would love to live forever. However, the caveat is I would
like a FTL spaceship, so I could go and check out the universe.
That would be fascinating. Absolutely fascinating.
It would be like being an anesthesiologist: long stretches of boredom,
with the occasional few minutes of sheer terror...
And that's a 'load' you certainly don't want to drop.
--
Contempt of Congress meter reading-offscale.
Hello, theocracy with a fundamentalist US Supreme
Court who will ensure church and state are joined
at the hip like clergy and altar boys.
America 1776-Jan 2001 RIP
"As democracy is perfected, the office of president
represents, more and more closely, the inner soul
of the people. On some great and glorious day the
plain folks of the land will reach their heart's
desire at last and the White House will be adorned
by a downright moron." --- H.L. Mencken (1880 - 1956)
Religion is the original war crime.
-Michelle Malkin (Feb 26, 2005)
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| User: "Dubh Ghall" |
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24 May 2005 01:18:58 PM |
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On Mon, 23 May 2005 11:49:46 GMT, MarkA <manthony@stopspam.net> wrote:
On Sat, 21 May 2005 14:56:11 +1000, The Great Hairy One wrote:
In article <pan.2005.05.20.12.20.14.259482@stopspam.net>,
manthony@stopspam.net says...
Here's an even better question: Have you ever really thought about the
consequences of living *forever*? What could possibly keep you amused
for that long? After you've written the complete text of "War and
Peace" on every grain of sand in the world, erased them all, and did it
over again, only to realize that you are no closer to the end of time
than you were when you started, what else do you do? You wouldn't even
be able to commit suicide, once you realized that you have been
sentenced to an eternity of boredom!
If people spent less time talking and more time thinking, they would
quickly realize what assholes we all are.
End of post. You may now put your brain back in "Park"
Actually, I would love to live forever. However, the caveat is I would
like a FTL spaceship, so I could go and check out the universe.
That would be fascinating. Absolutely fascinating.
It would be like being an anesthesiologist: long stretches of boredom,
with the occasional few minutes of sheer terror...
It beats the *****, outa eternal boredom.
--
Puck Greenman
The spelling, Like any opinion stated here,
is purely my own
#162 BAAWA Knight.
Plonked by Rob Duncan
Na bister 500,000
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| User: "" |
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| Title: Re: some questions to lurkers who believe in afterlife |
20 May 2005 09:38:48 AM |
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MarkA wrote:
On Thu, 19 May 2005 00:48:27 -0400, wanderer wrote:
Do you believe in afterlife for aborted fetuses? What about
afterlife for
fertilized human eggs that are destroyed in the process of
infertility
treatment or got miscarried?
If any of these answers are different (for fetuses, miscarriages
and
destroyed eggs), why?
Do you believe that afterlife of a non-verbal adult with severe
Downe
syndrome will be less different from yours than this life? Why?
If yes (that is, afterlives will be less different), do you believe
that
this person would acquire cognitive abilities after death or that
you will
lose them?
Same question about somebody in persistent vegetative state
(please, no
mentioning Terry Schiavo; if you believe she was not in PVS, fine,
I am
asking about somebody who dies while in PVS). Do you believe such
people
get their conscience back after death?
Same question about afterlife of a baby. Do you think babies' souls
continue development after death?
Do you believe in afterlife of animals?
Flames will be ignored, please do not waste your time...
Here's an even better question: Have you ever really thought about
the
consequences of living *forever*? What could possibly keep you
amused for
that long? After you've written the complete text of "War and Peace"
on
every grain of sand in the world, erased them all, and did it over
again,
only to realize that you are no closer to the end of time than you
were
when you started, what else do you do? You wouldn't even be able to
commit suicide, once you realized that you have been sentenced to an
eternity of boredom!
You obviously haven't heard that the Playstation 3 is coming out soon.
Endless hours of fun for the pissed-off
damn-I-hadn't-expected-to-be-up/down-here atheist.
As for the real fanatics like Duke, who are too smart for complicated
things like Playstation 3, I reckon they get to sit in some kinda
toilet cubicle in the sky. On each wall is written "To play toilet
tennis, look at the other wall. If you win, you get a personal audience
with Jesus".
If people spent less time talking and more time thinking, they would
quickly realize what assholes we all are.
End of post. You may now put your brain back in "Park"
--
MarkA
(still caught in the maze of twisty little passages, all different)
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| User: "Dubh Ghall" |
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| Title: Re: some questions to lurkers who believe in afterlife |
20 May 2005 12:19:59 PM |
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On 20 May 2005 07:38:48 -0700, wrote:
You obviously haven't heard that the Playstation 3 is coming out soon.
Endless hours of fun for the pissed-off
damn-I-hadn't-expected-to-be-up/down-here atheist.
Do you think that we will be able to get the games, in heaven?
....Or hell, for that matter?
--
Puck Greenman
The spelling, Like any opinion stated here,
is purely my own
#162 BAAWA Knight.
Plonked by Rob Duncan
Na bister 500,000
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| User: "" |
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| Title: Re: some questions to lurkers who believe in afterlife |
21 May 2005 04:41:12 AM |
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Dubh Ghall wrote:
On 20 May 2005 07:38:48 -0700, wrote:
You obviously haven't heard that the Playstation 3 is coming out
soon.
Endless hours of fun for the pissed-off
damn-I-hadn't-expected-to-be-up/down-here atheist.
Do you think that we will be able to get the games, in heaven?
...Or hell, for that matter?
Hmm. On the one hand, nothing is impossible to God so I'd say its
*possible* to get them in both of the locations you mentioned. On the
other hand, when we die and find out we were wrong all along, it'd be a
bit fucking much to just expect God to hand us a games console.
--
Puck Greenman
The spelling, Like any opinion stated here,
is purely my own
#162 BAAWA Knight.
Plonked by Rob Duncan
Na bister 500,000
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| User: "Dubh Ghall" |
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| Title: Re: some questions to lurkers who believe in afterlife |
22 May 2005 07:12:00 AM |
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On 21 May 2005 02:41:12 -0700, wrote:
Dubh Ghall wrote:
On 20 May 2005 07:38:48 -0700, wrote:
You obviously haven't heard that the Playstation 3 is coming out
soon.
Endless hours of fun for the pissed-off
damn-I-hadn't-expected-to-be-up/down-here atheist.
Do you think that we will be able to get the games, in heaven?
...Or hell, for that matter?
Hmm. On the one hand, nothing is impossible to God so I'd say its
*possible* to get them in both of the locations you mentioned. On the
other hand, when we die and find out we were wrong all along, it'd be a
bit fucking much to just expect God to hand us a games console.
It was your suggestion.
--
Puck Greenman
The spelling, Like any opinion stated here,
is purely my own
#162 BAAWA Knight.
Plonked by Rob Duncan
Na bister 500,000
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| User: "The Great Hairy One" |
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| Title: Re: some questions to lurkers who believe in afterlife |
20 May 2005 11:56:52 PM |
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In article <ps6s815klael49hg9lf0cbbc8511q7nhs5@4ax.com>,
puck@pooks.hill.fey says...
Do you think that we will be able to get the games, in heaven?
...Or hell, for that matter?
Who do you think owns Micro$haft?
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BAAWA all night long
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| User: "duke" |
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| Title: Re: some questions to lurkers who believe in afterlife |
22 May 2005 08:16:50 AM |
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On Fri, 20 May 2005 12:20:14 GMT, MarkA <manthony@stopspam.net> wrote:
Here's an even better question: Have you ever really thought about the
consequences of living *forever*? What could possibly keep you amused for
that long?
That's one of the problems with living eternity in hell.
You do know it's eternal one side or the other, don't you?
After you've written the complete text of "War and Peace" on
every grain of sand in the world, erased them all, and did it over again,
only to realize that you are no closer to the end of time than you were
when you started, what else do you do?
Do it again. And the devil won't even give you a smoke break.
You wouldn't even be able to
commit suicide, once you realized that you have been sentenced to an
eternity of boredom!
If people spent less time talking and more time thinking, they would
quickly realize what assholes we all are.
End of post. You may now put your brain back in "Park"
Atheists generally never turned the engine on.
duke
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"The Mass is the most perfect form of Prayer."
Pope Paul VI
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| User: "Dubh Ghall" |
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| Title: Re: some questions to lurkers who believe in afterlife |
22 May 2005 04:32:17 PM |
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On Sun, 22 May 2005 08:16:50 -0500, duke <duckgumbo32@cox.net> wrote:
End of post. You may now put your brain back in "Park"
Atheists generally never turned the engine on.
There is little point, Xtian arguments aint going anywhere, so why waste the
motion lotion.
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Puck Greenman
The spelling, Like any opinion stated here,
is purely my own
#162 BAAWA Knight.
Plonked by Rob Duncan
Na bister 500,000
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| User: "duke" |
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| Title: Re: some questions to lurkers who believe in afterlife |
22 May 2005 05:41:34 PM |
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On Sun, 22 May 2005 21:32:17 GMT, Dubh Ghall <puck@pooks.hill.fey> wrote:
Atheists generally never turned the engine on.
There is little point, Xtian arguments aint going anywhere, so why waste the
motion lotion.
All depends on whether your hands are blistered.
duke
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"The Mass is the most perfect form of Prayer."
Pope Paul VI
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| User: "MarkA" |
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| Title: Re: some questions to lurkers who believe in afterlife |
11 Oct 2005 04:34:43 PM |
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On Sun, 22 May 2005 08:16:50 -0500, duke wrote:
On Fri, 20 May 2005 12:20:14 GMT, MarkA <manthony@stopspam.net> wrote:
Here's an even better question: Have you ever really thought about the
consequences of living *forever*? What could possibly keep you amused
for that long?
That's one of the problems with living eternity in hell.
You do know it's eternal one side or the other, don't you?
No. Actually, as sure as you are that it is, that's how sure I am that it
isn't. If you have to live forever, the best you could hope for would be
to be in a permanently vegetative state.
After you've written the complete text of "War and Peace" on
every grain of sand in the world, erased them all, and did it over
again, only to realize that you are no closer to the end of time than
you were when you started, what else do you do?
Do it again. And the devil won't even give you a smoke break.
In every restaurant in Hell, the people at the next table light up smelly
cigars just as your food arrives....
You wouldn't even be able to
commit suicide, once you realized that you have been sentenced to an
eternity of boredom!
If people spent less time talking and more time thinking, they would
quickly realize what assholes we all are.
End of post. You may now put your brain back in "Park"
Atheists generally never turned the engine on.
duke
*****
"The Mass is the most perfect form of Prayer." Pope Paul VI
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MarkA
(still caught in the maze of twisty little passages, all different)
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| User: "Dubh Ghall" |
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| Title: Re: some questions to lurkers who believe in afterlife |
20 May 2005 12:16:47 PM |
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On Fri, 20 May 2005 12:20:14 GMT, MarkA <manthony@stopspam.net> wrote:
Here's an even better question: Have you ever really thought about the
consequences of living *forever*? What could possibly keep you amused for
that long?
I wish I had a quid for every time that I have tried to get that one, answered.
The best I could get, was that they will spend eternity, worshiping god.
Quite frankly, if that is all they are going to do, I can't see why the *****
they want it.
After you've written the complete text of "War and Peace" on
every grain of sand in the world, erased them all, and did it over again,
only to realize that you are no closer to the end of time than you were
when you started, what else do you do? You wouldn't even be able to
commit suicide, once you realized that you have been sentenced to an
eternity of boredom!
We have pointed this out to them, times beyond counting, but to no avail.
They are happy with the idea, of just sitting there, in sublime adoration.
As I have said before: If their belief were real, I would guess, that when they
begin to realise just how long eternity is, the "saved" will envy the damned.
--
Puck Greenman
The spelling, Like any opinion stated here,
is purely my own
#162 BAAWA Knight.
Plonked by Rob Duncan
Na bister 500,000
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| User: "wcb" |
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| Title: Re: some questions to lurkers who believe in afterlife |
20 May 2005 03:21:36 PM |
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Dubh Ghall wrote:
On Fri, 20 May 2005 12:20:14 GMT, MarkA <manthony@stopspam.net> wrote:
Here's an even better question: Have you ever really thought about the
consequences of living *forever*? What could possibly keep you amused for
that long?
I wish I had a quid for every time that I have tried to get that one,
answered.
The best I could get, was that they will spend eternity, worshiping god.
Quite frankly, if that is all they are going to do, I can't see why the
***** they want it.
There is the old Sophist question. "Which is better, a happy pig
or an unhappy Socrates?"
In heaven, a happy pig. God will turn all these mindless idiots into
mindless happy pigs rolling in their mudpits for all of eternity.
"Oink! Squeal!"
After you've written the complete text of "War and Peace" on
every grain of sand in the world, erased them all, and did it over again,
only to realize that you are no closer to the end of time than you were
when you started, what else do you do? You wouldn't even be able to
commit suicide, once you realized that you have been sentenced to an
eternity of boredom!
We have pointed this out to them, times beyond counting, but to no avail.
They are happy with the idea, of just sitting there, in sublime adoration.
As I have said before: If their belief were real, I would guess, that when
they begin to realise just how long eternity is, the "saved" will envy the
damned.
--
Puck Greenman
The spelling, Like any opinion stated here,
is purely my own
#162 BAAWA Knight.
Plonked by Rob Duncan
Na bister 500,000
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When I shake my killfile, I can hear them buzzing!
Cheerful Charlie
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| User: "Dubh Ghall" |
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| Title: Re: some questions to lurkers who believe in afterlife |
20 May 2005 04:15:13 PM |
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On Fri, 20 May 2005 15:21:36 -0500, wcb <wbarwell@mylinuxisp.com> wrote:
Dubh Ghall wrote:
On Fri, 20 May 2005 12:20:14 GMT, MarkA <manthony@stopspam.net> wrote:
Here's an even better question: Have you ever really thought about the
consequences of living *forever*? What could possibly keep you amused for
that long?
I wish I had a quid for every time that I have tried to get that one,
answered.
The best I could get, was that they will spend eternity, worshiping god.
Quite frankly, if that is all they are going to do, I can't see why the
***** they want it.
There is the old Sophist question. "Which is better, a happy pig
or an unhappy Socrates?"
In heaven, a happy pig. God will turn all these mindless idiots into
mindless happy pigs rolling in their mudpits for all of eternity.
"Oink! Squeal!"
I wonder what difference they see, between, reborn, mindless, and the, oblivion,
they fear so much
--
Puck Greenman
The spelling, Like any opinion stated here,
is purely my own
#162 BAAWA Knight.
Plonked by Rob Duncan
Na bister 500,000
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| User: "The Great Hairy One" |
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| Title: Re: some questions to lurkers who believe in afterlife |
20 May 2005 11:59:53 PM |
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In article <tkks815ese31q9octij1cejbrrkefth2vl@4ax.com>,
puck@pooks.hill.fey says...
I wonder what difference they see, between, reborn, mindless, and the, oblivion,
they fear so much
Absolutely nothing.
I'll take permanent oblivion any time, thanks.
--
The Great Hairy One,
BAAWA all night long
SMASHing it to the masses
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CEO EAC Roleplaying Division
Roleplay. Just do it.
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