2007-12-04 14:11:26 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The number of people on this venue that blind themselves with their pride should indicate the density of people who will find out too late. I believe it is "mainly" a matter of Pride going before destruction and a Haughty spirit before a fall.
2007-12-04 18:05:08 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
I believe religion instilled the fear of a heaven and hell in order to control the living.
Without the fear of burning in hell, people would not have any fear of the consequences of their actions while living and therefore would not be afraid to do whatever they wanted, good or bad.
Having said that, I am agnostic and believe I will find out what is beyond this life when I get there. In the mean time live where you are the best you can and try to help others live the best they can too.
If there is a judgement you will be rewarded, if not, you didn't waste this life making youself and others miserable.
2007-12-04 22:28:25 · answer #2 · answered by cobra2140 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
As a monist, I could not even make sense of the absurdity of dualism. Beside it being irrational, there is no evidence to back the existence of a soul, except old folktales (come on), and the fact that some people claim to have had "out of body" experiences, which were actually recently dismissed by a team of neurologists to be a mind trick, as they duplicated the "experience" with a test subject in a controlled environment. Don't underestimate the power of the mind, it can make you see, feel, smell, taste, and hear things that are not there with such lucidity that it can be hard to distinguish the experience from reality, but are triggered by your subconscious mind.
2007-12-04 22:22:02 · answer #3 · answered by Charlie 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
No, just like death of a fly is not death of a tree. But either way you are going to die, and either way you will find out how wrong you are in the afterlife if their truly is one
2007-12-04 22:14:17 · answer #4 · answered by Paul 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I don't think so because death is not an end it's a beginning, and it has absolutely nothing to do with religion in any way, you are that you are, the same as I am that I am.
2007-12-04 22:22:30 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
It depends on what your focus on life has been, whether you are far-sighted enough to look beyond the transition here or you just want to enjoy your life here, not believing in afterlife. It depends on your belief and perception which will influence your behaviour and priorites.
2007-12-04 22:18:21 · answer #6 · answered by Playful 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually, if you had paid attention in biology class, you'd know that death of the flesh IS death of the entity that dwells there.
When you're dead, you're dead.
2007-12-04 22:15:43 · answer #7 · answered by Stuart 7 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Death is the permanent end of a living organism.
2007-12-04 22:14:42 · answer #8 · answered by Future 5 · 1⤊ 3⤋
God gave me curiosity and intellect and you ask me to forgo their use. For this I must fear burning for eternity?
God hates thinkers? No... I think it's just the church that hates thinkers.
I recommend agnosticism to anyone who's been brainwashed by other Christians. It allows for freedom of speculation and it's not NEARLY as self-contradictory.
Listen to me, trying to preach rationale to a bunch of terrified dreamers.
2007-12-04 22:15:08 · answer #9 · answered by Cosmodot 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Have you been reading again? yup, I thought so. Try the Left Behind series yet?
on another note, you know humans are programed to self destruct, right?
2007-12-04 22:14:39 · answer #10 · answered by larnsue 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋