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Originally Posted by Dirty Harry
I am merely pointing out your bias towards religion and afterlife. I find it interesting to see. I can only imagine that it's some sort of rebellious attitude or justification for the way you live your lives. I don't know. It's interesting nonetheless.
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This kinda stuff annoys me, i'd like to stomp you a few times for this, at least Jerad isn't cocky with his ignorance, you're worse for thinking you know anything on the subject, Through The Wormhole doesn't explain things well unfortunately.
You know that in 1977 we discovered a third main branch of our tree of life? Archaea
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Originally Posted by Dirty Harry
If we're basing our beliefs purely on empirical evidence, how is this any different than belief in afterlife?
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No one is expecting aliens to resurrect us and carry us off to wonderland, extraordinary claims much?
We don't have any reasons to believe life/abiogensis is extraordinary, it didn't take long to get started on earth, not made of anything special and so on.
fuck you donkey harry
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Originally Posted by Mr. Blonde
Goes back to DH's truth vs. happiness thing. You can't blame Dawkins and Harris for trying to make it easier for people to accept the finality of death, and make life worthwhile.
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You don't think RD is genuinely amazed that he made it here in the first place?
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Originally Posted by Mr. Blonde
Again, some substance would be nice, instead of acting like some kind of hardasses. "Yo bro it's the same as before I was born, you know?" Doesn't cut it, and in any case it's not the same. Before you were born you didn't have to look forward to existing. The same now, death may not matter once it's happened -- but it's the waiting for it to happen that sucks.
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Agree with this, and I party agree with Beebs thoughts about the finality of death being comforting.
I don't think there's anything to fear, cry all the time at thoughts of my parents deaths though, but that's different.
third edit : for blonde, from reddit a couple of days ago
http://www.reddit.com/r/science/comm...genesis_shows/