Is this Life or an Afterlife more Important?

Discussion in 'Religion Archives' started by PsychoticEpisode, Jul 12, 2006.

  1. wsionynw Master Queef Valued Senior Member

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    I think Lawdog is a closet Pastafarian. Now excuse me, I'm off to the cinema to watch Pirates Of The Caribbean for the twentieth time, just so that the Flying Spaghetti Monster may bless me with his noodly appendage.
     
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  3. Cris In search of Immortality Valued Senior Member

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    Psychotic,

    I totally agree. It makes absolutely no sense. Why even bother with the physical existence at all? If real life all exists in some ethereal supernatural spirit plain then why not start there and do all this testing or whatever there?

    Another view is that those who pass the test do not survive on as spiritual beings but come back to life and takeover the Earth in an Eden like environment. The bible seems to support that. I.e. we are physical and can become immortally physical.

    Yup I agree.

    Ah but that was the outlook of those unenlightened primitives several thousand years ago who only saw brutal authoritarianism as the method of government and simply assumed a god would be the same way. Pretty naïve really.

    Bingo.
     
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  5. (Q) Encephaloid Martini Valued Senior Member

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    Yes, why bother with Earthly life when eternity awaits? Makes no sense, other than god wants to give us the opportunity to visit his half-brother; Beelzebubble.

    But, why?
     
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  7. lightgigantic Banned Banned

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    I guess you can always worry about where you will be if you can overs\come the anxiety of whether you will be or not

    So why do people place so much emphasis on insignificant temporay things then?


    This life determine sthe next life - everyone acts in this world according to where they perceive benefit - you have to examine whetehr that benfit is long term or short term

    Well usually you don't attain eternity by jumping off a bridge but by cultivating attachment to god, which tends to require a bit more thought than jumping off a bridge ...

    The point is that tis life is given to us by higher authorities and according to how we appreciate this life, in otherwords use this life for the unique things that it offers - that determines the next - for instance if a human wants to be strong and powerful they can get the body of an elephant - they don't have to work out at the gym - if a person wants to have lots of sex they can get the body of a pigeon which can have sex hundreds of times a day - everything has its proper application according to time and place - but if you are always labouring under the impression that the time is now and the place is right here there is probably a good chance that you are not using this life properly
     
  8. the preacher fur is loose 666 Registered Senior Member

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    thanks light again you've cheered my day up, your are the supreme comedian.
    say something else, go on your so funny.
     
  9. PsychoticEpisode It is very dry in here today Valued Senior Member

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    You'd think the sky would be dark with pigeons.
     
  10. scorpius a realist Valued Senior Member

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    this life is obviously all we have,since theres no evidence for any afterlife ,so its the most important.
    anyone who dont think so could easily prove me wrong,
    all they have to do is go talk to some dead corpses and ask them whats it like out there

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    some believe that people have soul,spirit so if someone dies why couldnt we comunicate with those dead peoples souls?
    b/c theres no souls no spirits.
    case closed!
     

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