We know there are people who do not want a temporary life and that creates a problem...because how to sort them from the rest?
I do not think life is worth living if there is no afterlife...
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What kind of a story do people want to be a part of...your story? No afterlife? What do people want? Do we have to put children into the world before we can say what they want? Who wants to be a part of your story? Is it a good story? Why say yes to be a part of a bad story?
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Post #11Now you are accusing me of being a skeptic. Do you have anything other than Ad Hominem to rely on?Dimmesdale wrote: ↑Tue Mar 23, 2021 11:37 pmHonestly, I don't know what you are talking about. I'm not convinced anyhow that all people who come to the conclusion that life is eternal auto-deceive themselves. Though I can see why that might be plausible for some skeptics. You haven't supported that claim yourself, in my view.Tcg wrote: ↑Tue Mar 23, 2021 11:30 pmNope, you are using an Ad Hominem in a failed attempt to avoid supporting your claim.Dimmesdale wrote: ↑Tue Mar 23, 2021 11:24 pmI am describing the psychology of a certain personality type. That's all. I'm simply pointing to the fact that many have already inured themselves to the idea that this life is all there is. They do not expect anything else, but then some experience persuades them otherwise. They didn't "desire" another conclusion, it just came to them.Tcg wrote: ↑Tue Mar 23, 2021 10:11 pmDescribing some as a "hardened cynic" does nothing to support your position and is of course nothing but an Ad Hominem.Dimmesdale wrote: ↑Tue Mar 23, 2021 10:04 pmThere are those of us who have very much faced the apparent reality that life is ephemeral and did not go seeking any alternative. There are those of us who have turned so cynical and angry that they want nothing to do with eternal life. A belief in immortality, when it fructifies in someone's mind, may go against the whole grain of that person's psyche. Thus it is debatable which comes first: the "wishful thinking" that engenders said belief, or the acceptance of that belief through facts and evidence which then engenders a whole change of perspective, to one of positivity.... In the case of the hardened cynic, I think it is the latter. God comes, very often, to those who never sought him.Tcg wrote: ↑Tue Mar 23, 2021 9:36 pmTo possess that belief may be a boon to those who don't want to face the obvious reality that life is temporary, but that boon is evidence only that some feel better believing that which quite clearly isn't true. Life is temporary no matter how happy it makes some to pretend otherwise.Dimmesdale wrote: ↑Tue Mar 23, 2021 9:18 pm To have the knowledge that life is eternal is a great, great boon psychologically.
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Post #12How are you not a skeptic if you think believing in eternal life is always indicative of running from reality?Tcg wrote: ↑Tue Mar 23, 2021 11:42 pmNow you are accusing me of being a skeptic. Do you have anything other than Ad Hominem to rely on?Dimmesdale wrote: ↑Tue Mar 23, 2021 11:37 pmHonestly, I don't know what you are talking about. I'm not convinced anyhow that all people who come to the conclusion that life is eternal auto-deceive themselves. Though I can see why that might be plausible for some skeptics. You haven't supported that claim yourself, in my view.Tcg wrote: ↑Tue Mar 23, 2021 11:30 pmNope, you are using an Ad Hominem in a failed attempt to avoid supporting your claim.Dimmesdale wrote: ↑Tue Mar 23, 2021 11:24 pmI am describing the psychology of a certain personality type. That's all. I'm simply pointing to the fact that many have already inured themselves to the idea that this life is all there is. They do not expect anything else, but then some experience persuades them otherwise. They didn't "desire" another conclusion, it just came to them.Tcg wrote: ↑Tue Mar 23, 2021 10:11 pmDescribing some as a "hardened cynic" does nothing to support your position and is of course nothing but an Ad Hominem.Dimmesdale wrote: ↑Tue Mar 23, 2021 10:04 pmThere are those of us who have very much faced the apparent reality that life is ephemeral and did not go seeking any alternative. There are those of us who have turned so cynical and angry that they want nothing to do with eternal life. A belief in immortality, when it fructifies in someone's mind, may go against the whole grain of that person's psyche. Thus it is debatable which comes first: the "wishful thinking" that engenders said belief, or the acceptance of that belief through facts and evidence which then engenders a whole change of perspective, to one of positivity.... In the case of the hardened cynic, I think it is the latter. God comes, very often, to those who never sought him.Tcg wrote: ↑Tue Mar 23, 2021 9:36 pmTo possess that belief may be a boon to those who don't want to face the obvious reality that life is temporary, but that boon is evidence only that some feel better believing that which quite clearly isn't true. Life is temporary no matter how happy it makes some to pretend otherwise.Dimmesdale wrote: ↑Tue Mar 23, 2021 9:18 pm To have the knowledge that life is eternal is a great, great boon psychologically.
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Post #13I don't see the proof either given that you've provided none to support your accusation.Dimmesdale wrote: ↑Tue Mar 23, 2021 11:47 pmHow are you not a skeptic if you think believing in eternal life is always indicative of running from reality?Tcg wrote: ↑Tue Mar 23, 2021 11:42 pmNow you are accusing me of being a skeptic. Do you have anything other than Ad Hominem to rely on?Dimmesdale wrote: ↑Tue Mar 23, 2021 11:37 pmHonestly, I don't know what you are talking about. I'm not convinced anyhow that all people who come to the conclusion that life is eternal auto-deceive themselves. Though I can see why that might be plausible for some skeptics. You haven't supported that claim yourself, in my view.Tcg wrote: ↑Tue Mar 23, 2021 11:30 pmNope, you are using an Ad Hominem in a failed attempt to avoid supporting your claim.Dimmesdale wrote: ↑Tue Mar 23, 2021 11:24 pmI am describing the psychology of a certain personality type. That's all. I'm simply pointing to the fact that many have already inured themselves to the idea that this life is all there is. They do not expect anything else, but then some experience persuades them otherwise. They didn't "desire" another conclusion, it just came to them.Tcg wrote: ↑Tue Mar 23, 2021 10:11 pmDescribing some as a "hardened cynic" does nothing to support your position and is of course nothing but an Ad Hominem.Dimmesdale wrote: ↑Tue Mar 23, 2021 10:04 pmThere are those of us who have very much faced the apparent reality that life is ephemeral and did not go seeking any alternative. There are those of us who have turned so cynical and angry that they want nothing to do with eternal life. A belief in immortality, when it fructifies in someone's mind, may go against the whole grain of that person's psyche. Thus it is debatable which comes first: the "wishful thinking" that engenders said belief, or the acceptance of that belief through facts and evidence which then engenders a whole change of perspective, to one of positivity.... In the case of the hardened cynic, I think it is the latter. God comes, very often, to those who never sought him.Tcg wrote: ↑Tue Mar 23, 2021 9:36 pmTo possess that belief may be a boon to those who don't want to face the obvious reality that life is temporary, but that boon is evidence only that some feel better believing that which quite clearly isn't true. Life is temporary no matter how happy it makes some to pretend otherwise.Dimmesdale wrote: ↑Tue Mar 23, 2021 9:18 pm To have the knowledge that life is eternal is a great, great boon psychologically.
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I don't see the proof, personally.
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Post #14I'm not proving anything one way or the other. All I'm saying is that there are some people who come to the conclusion that there is more than this life, and that they may be hostile to the notion initially. How they come around is the question.Tcg wrote: ↑Tue Mar 23, 2021 11:50 pmI don't see the proof either given that you've provided none to support your accusation.Dimmesdale wrote: ↑Tue Mar 23, 2021 11:47 pmHow are you not a skeptic if you think believing in eternal life is always indicative of running from reality?Tcg wrote: ↑Tue Mar 23, 2021 11:42 pmNow you are accusing me of being a skeptic. Do you have anything other than Ad Hominem to rely on?Dimmesdale wrote: ↑Tue Mar 23, 2021 11:37 pmHonestly, I don't know what you are talking about. I'm not convinced anyhow that all people who come to the conclusion that life is eternal auto-deceive themselves. Though I can see why that might be plausible for some skeptics. You haven't supported that claim yourself, in my view.Tcg wrote: ↑Tue Mar 23, 2021 11:30 pmNope, you are using an Ad Hominem in a failed attempt to avoid supporting your claim.Dimmesdale wrote: ↑Tue Mar 23, 2021 11:24 pmI am describing the psychology of a certain personality type. That's all. I'm simply pointing to the fact that many have already inured themselves to the idea that this life is all there is. They do not expect anything else, but then some experience persuades them otherwise. They didn't "desire" another conclusion, it just came to them.Tcg wrote: ↑Tue Mar 23, 2021 10:11 pmDescribing some as a "hardened cynic" does nothing to support your position and is of course nothing but an Ad Hominem.Dimmesdale wrote: ↑Tue Mar 23, 2021 10:04 pmThere are those of us who have very much faced the apparent reality that life is ephemeral and did not go seeking any alternative. There are those of us who have turned so cynical and angry that they want nothing to do with eternal life. A belief in immortality, when it fructifies in someone's mind, may go against the whole grain of that person's psyche. Thus it is debatable which comes first: the "wishful thinking" that engenders said belief, or the acceptance of that belief through facts and evidence which then engenders a whole change of perspective, to one of positivity.... In the case of the hardened cynic, I think it is the latter. God comes, very often, to those who never sought him.Tcg wrote: ↑Tue Mar 23, 2021 9:36 pmTo possess that belief may be a boon to those who don't want to face the obvious reality that life is temporary, but that boon is evidence only that some feel better believing that which quite clearly isn't true. Life is temporary no matter how happy it makes some to pretend otherwise.Dimmesdale wrote: ↑Tue Mar 23, 2021 9:18 pm To have the knowledge that life is eternal is a great, great boon psychologically.
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Post #15On that we agree. In fact you haven't even attempt to provide verifiable evidence of your claims.
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Post #16[Replying to Waterfall in post #11]
Intriguing questions overall
I find that quite sad, personally.I do not think life is worth living if there is no afterlife...
In today's world, it seems selfish to do so.Do we have to put children into the world before we can say what they want?
Indeed. But why do we think every story would be bad?Why say yes to be a part of a bad story?
Intriguing questions overall
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Post #17How can life be worth living if there is no afterlife? if life is temporary then I do not want it and everybody should respect that and sort me from the rest, but nobody can do that and that is a problem? How to solve it? The only way is no children at all? So if we want to put children into the world then we have to believe in an afterlife? But what about those who do not want an afterlife? Is that a problem? Just ask God to erase you from existence?nobspeople wrote: ↑Thu Mar 25, 2021 12:40 pm [Replying to Waterfall in post #11]
I find that quite sad, personally.I do not think life is worth living if there is no afterlife...
In today's world, it seems selfish to do so.Do we have to put children into the world before we can say what they want?
Indeed. But why do we think every story would be bad?Why say yes to be a part of a bad story?
Intriguing questions overall
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Post #18[Replying to Waterfall in post #18]
I've found life is what you make of it. If you are 'sad' because 'there's no afterlife', that's your choice to make. I don't see a need for an afterlife, of lack thereof, to dictate the here-n-now. Can I explain why? Not really. It's just innate, it seems. YOU and YOURE used here in the general sense, not directed at you specifically.How can life be worth living if there is no afterlife?
I'm a firm believer that your life is your to do with as you wish. But know your life always directly impacts the lives of others, for the bad and good.if life is temporary then I do not want it
I'm not entirely sure what you mean here - can you elaborate?everybody should respect that and sort me from the rest, but nobody can do that and that is a problem?
If that's a question I say no. But I'm also a firm believer that there are way more than enough people on the planet and no new ones should be arbitrarily added to it for some time.So if we want to put children into the world then we have to believe in an afterlife?
I personally don't know anyone who WANTS there to be no afterlife in some fashion. I'm sure those exist, just I don't know of any personally.But what about those who do not want an afterlife? Is that a problem? Just ask God to erase you from existence?
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Post #19I am taking the position of the unborn...and is saying to you...if you want to put me into the world then you have to believe in an afterlife...because I do not want a temporary life...so please sort me from the rest if you do not believe in an afterlife...can you do that? How to solve the problem? If you believe there is no afterlife and you know that I do not want a temporary life then what to do? You cant just say that I am free to believe whatever I want? You have to go whit your own believe?nobspeople wrote: ↑Thu Apr 01, 2021 10:43 am [Replying to Waterfall in post #18]
I've found life is what you make of it. If you are 'sad' because 'there's no afterlife', that's your choice to make. I don't see a need for an afterlife, of lack thereof, to dictate the here-n-now. Can I explain why? Not really. It's just innate, it seems. YOU and YOURE used here in the general sense, not directed at you specifically.How can life be worth living if there is no afterlife?
I'm a firm believer that your life is your to do with as you wish. But know your life always directly impacts the lives of others, for the bad and good.if life is temporary then I do not want it
I'm not entirely sure what you mean here - can you elaborate?everybody should respect that and sort me from the rest, but nobody can do that and that is a problem?
If that's a question I say no. But I'm also a firm believer that there are way more than enough people on the planet and no new ones should be arbitrarily added to it for some time.So if we want to put children into the world then we have to believe in an afterlife?
I personally don't know anyone who WANTS there to be no afterlife in some fashion. I'm sure those exist, just I don't know of any personally.But what about those who do not want an afterlife? Is that a problem? Just ask God to erase you from existence?
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Post #20If memory serves, there's a poster on this site (though I could be mis-remembering) that believes you're only put in this life when you, before being born, agree to it - or something to that effect. It's an interesting concept.Waterfall wrote: ↑Thu Apr 01, 2021 11:15 amI am taking the position of the unborn...and is saying to you...if you want to put me into the world then you have to believe in an afterlife...because I do not want a temporary life...so please sort me from the rest if you do not believe in an afterlife...can you do that? How to solve the problem? If you believe there is no afterlife and you know that I do not want a temporary life then what to do? You cant just say that I am free to believe whatever I want? You have to go whit your own believe?nobspeople wrote: ↑Thu Apr 01, 2021 10:43 am [Replying to Waterfall in post #18]
I've found life is what you make of it. If you are 'sad' because 'there's no afterlife', that's your choice to make. I don't see a need for an afterlife, of lack thereof, to dictate the here-n-now. Can I explain why? Not really. It's just innate, it seems. YOU and YOURE used here in the general sense, not directed at you specifically.How can life be worth living if there is no afterlife?
I'm a firm believer that your life is your to do with as you wish. But know your life always directly impacts the lives of others, for the bad and good.if life is temporary then I do not want it
I'm not entirely sure what you mean here - can you elaborate?everybody should respect that and sort me from the rest, but nobody can do that and that is a problem?
If that's a question I say no. But I'm also a firm believer that there are way more than enough people on the planet and no new ones should be arbitrarily added to it for some time.So if we want to put children into the world then we have to believe in an afterlife?
I personally don't know anyone who WANTS there to be no afterlife in some fashion. I'm sure those exist, just I don't know of any personally.But what about those who do not want an afterlife? Is that a problem? Just ask God to erase you from existence?
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Then there are those that believe in reincarnation, though I'm unsure if at some point they believe in an afterlife once you've made all your life journeys here. I've seen many people with memories of past lives, many of these memories were verified by people familiar with the persons who had those memories.
Interesting things to consider, if you have an open mind and are willing to consider things outside your POV!
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