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no death From Louis... Would "no death" comfort me ? That depends .... The idea of no PAIN or HURT would comfort me - if death meant no more than going to sleep and never waking up, I could simply dismiss it and get on with enjoying life. What might happen AFTER I'm dead means nothing...

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thaks Kay, but it's spelt Buddha. From Louis... Thanks for the correction - I've never practised any religion so my knowledge of such things is very limited. Any help is appreciated.

choosing From Louis... If I ever feel the need, I would probably choose "Humanist", but I don't need it yet ! I'm still trying to decide which is closer to the TRUTH - I am seeing the world as REALY IS by accepting the clear evidence of my sensory perception - Or believers are seeing the...

maybe I'm wrong Hypothetical: whatever your own beliefs that you hold now, tomorrow a certain new theory comes out, receives universal acceptance, and clearly contradicts everything you believe in. Question: do you abandon your beliefs? If so, why? And what will you do instead? From...

soul? Do you think that what happens on one side of a window is more or less real than what happens on the other side? No? From Louis... That depends on what you mean by "window". If you mean the window of human perception, then my answer would be YES! Then why believe such a...

complete ? I started this thread after responding to another that I knew of many people who have embraced a religion out of a sense of incompleteness. Does your religion complete you? Does it fill a spiritual hole that would otherwise be empty? Does it accomplish this adequately? From...

why ? What are you looking for? Why do you come here? For what reason do you spend time posting on this board? From louis... I have already tried to answer this, but I'm not satisfied with what I said. I'll try again. There's a movie scene in which a young woman asks an older man to...

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looking What are you looking for? Why do you come here? For what reason do you spend time posting on this board? From Louis.... I'll try to answer one at a time. Is it re-enforcement of your beliefs? NO - I've never HAD any religeous beliefs .... Is it to make yourself heard...

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eugenics Did Adolf Hitler serve a purpose, though? Could it be said, after all, that he was nothing more than a tool of Fate? Aside from the technical and medicinal innovations that resulted directly from WWII, there were also marked ideology changes. The most marked that comes to mind was of...

lazarus 2 From Louis... Sorry - All I know is the word-of-mouth story contained in the "gospels" and a few un-substantiated articles... nothing worth quoting ... Thanks for trying...

what's real, continued I'm sure you've seen the Matrix, so I'll repeat what Morpheus asked Neo: 'What is real?' From Louis... Yes, I've seen it and both its sequels ( saw part 3 at the Imax theatre just down the road from where I live - still not as good as part 1 ) Another old movie...

Am I the only person who visits this site, that does not believe in God? It certainly seems that way - Why all the definate belief from you guys? From Louis, an impartial obsever... No, you're not the only such person. I have never understood the "religeous" kind of belief. The only kind...

what's real ? What one observes on a hallucinogenic trip is made of the same stuff that ordinary perception is. From Louis... Fascinating stuff to in which to poke around ... ! I've read that it was a common practice in primitive times for a "holy man" to wander about in some wilderness...

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From Louis, an impartial observer.... A question for anyone familiar with Jewish history - I have read the story about Lazarus, who was supposedly "raised from death" by jesus. I have also read there was an ancient Hebrew ceremomy - a spring re-birth festival - during which a man would...

no religion ? What would the world be now if the concept of religion had never sprung up? From Louis.... A question worthy of its own thread !!! Since I, personaly, have never practised ANY sort of religion, maybe such a world would have only people like ME in it. What would that be like...

Is there such a thing as an absolute evil that transcends dictates of local culture and belief? An evil that goes beyond the bounds of mere social taboo or religious law? From louis .... Truly fascinating.... May I suggest "force" ? - anything from psychological pressure to physical...