I say it takes ultimate bravery to risk not receiving a reward like immortality with a deity.
Can theists ever appreciate this level of courage?
2007-01-09 14:51:35 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Yes, yes, we're brave not to gamble on God.
Pascals Wager all over again.
Damn...... is this the crackpot theory of the day or what?
2007-01-10 09:18:33 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
quite a fascinating way of putting it. As an Atheist however, I;ve never thought that there is not any afterlife. quite I don;t have faith in heaven of hell or something, in spite of the shown fact that i'm nonetheless open to the assumption of something else. I nonetheless settle for that there must be something, via fact no longer something can in basic terms disappear. no longer something each is going away, it in basic terms variations form. Burning wood will become ash. Stirred leaves will become tea. There could yet be something, yet i'm happy to attend and notice. i visit agree along with your factor on interventions however. I evaluate it some distance greater healthy to have the ability to examine and be certain tragedies from the human attitude, via fact we arew the only ones right here to handle it. We ought to settle for the way issues take place, and not in basic terms conceal undesirable issues awqay below defective ideals.
2016-12-12 08:06:44 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
How is that brave? athiests dont believe there is immortality to be rewarded to them, to them there is NO risk, death is the utter end of them...therefore it takes no courage only pessimism.
On the other hand, theists believe they will be punished eternally if they dont have faith, that also takes no courage or bravery, only fear.
What really takes bravery is admitting you DONT KNOW, accepting death without fear and ultimately admitting you are ignorant to what happens after death, ... until you experience it for yourself. That is embracing the unknown, and accepting it utterly... to me that is what bravery is.
2007-01-09 16:00:55 · answer #3 · answered by Kelly + Eternal Universal Energy 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't feel courageous. To me, there is no risk involved. There is no deity, there is no immortality. I am comfortable that someday, hopefully not soon, I will die. I am ok with the fact that once that happens, that is it. There is nothing else. You live, you die, you decompose.
Your immortality comes in what people are left with once you are gone. I have children. I am immortal through them. The memories, lessons, and activities we enjoyed together are what makes someone immortal. If you have truly touched people's lives, you will always be with them in some way. That is enough immortality for me.
2007-01-09 15:06:35 · answer #4 · answered by ? 5 · 4⤊ 1⤋
"Religion has actually convinced people that there's an invisible man living in the sky who watches everything you do, every minute of every day. And the invisible man has a special list of 10 things he does not want you to do. And if you do any of these 10 things he has a special place full of fire and smoke and burning and torture and anguish where he will send you to live and suffer and burn and choke and scream and cry for ever and ever until the end of time...but he loves you."
..........George Carlin
2007-01-09 15:07:16 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
It only takes as much courage as it does not to be afraid of the boogie man. There is the same evidence for both.
2007-01-09 15:03:20 · answer #6 · answered by Alex 6 · 4⤊ 1⤋
rewards are here and now
so are consequences for here and now if harm done to self/others
heaven is the proverbial carrot in front of the unlearned donkey
religion is it's fuel, and con men the driver of the cart
knowledge, experience and common sense can get you a lot further and take you places, give you purpose and keep you in this realm
2007-01-09 15:03:29 · answer #7 · answered by voice_of_reason 6 · 3⤊ 2⤋
Funny. I can't find the courage to deny my reasoning brain, just to buy into a myth that makes no sense at all.
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2007-01-09 14:57:48 · answer #8 · answered by NHBaritone 7 · 4⤊ 1⤋
Yep -- every bit as brave as going over Nigara Falls in a barrel.
And just about as smart, too.
2007-01-09 15:10:33 · answer #9 · answered by Wolfeblayde 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
life is not a competition
about who is more brave
it's a personal quest
about finding your
self
some like to do it in groups
some like to
search on their own
it only matters
that
you do the best you can
and let others
do the same
there's more
but,
you're a little too
...angry
?
i'm sorry,
it's wrong of me to say that.
you are interesting, though.
what does your s-o
(significant other)
think about your views,
if i may ask
--not your views, really,
...your communication
style
'cause we know
you're a
stylin' dude
2007-01-09 15:59:44 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋