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what is the most important thing in life to know?

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JLNobody
 
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Reply Mon 27 Jun, 2011 07:39 pm
@OmSigDAVID,
Hate to screw with your most cherished fantasy, but simple denial is not a very good argument. Your case against death is SO weak that even a person (viz. myself) who wishes it were true can't buy it.
Ionus
 
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Reply Mon 27 Jun, 2011 07:43 pm
@JLNobody,
I bet you believe snakes had their ears on their legs because when you yell at them to walk they cant hear you .
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OmSigDAVID
 
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Reply Mon 27 Jun, 2011 07:43 pm
@JLNobody,
JLNobody wrote:
Hate to screw with your most cherished fantasy,
but simple denial is not a very good argument.
I was making an assertion,
not crafting an argument.
I need not convince u of anything.


JLNobody wrote:
Your case against death is SO weak that even a person (viz. myself)
who wishes it were true can't buy it.
That does not change the facts of the matter.

Neither your faith nor your skepticism will do me any good whatsoever.





David
JLNobody
 
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Reply Mon 27 Jun, 2011 07:50 pm
@OmSigDAVID,
Yes, you were making a fantastical assertion. It was no argument, to speak of.

Are you saying that I have "faith" in my inevitable death, and that your belief in immortality is based on "the facts of the matter" is not a massive denial?
Wow!
OmSigDAVID
 
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Reply Mon 27 Jun, 2011 08:04 pm
@JLNobody,
JLNobody wrote:
Yes, you were making a fantastical assertion. It was no argument, to speak of.
Was I SUPPOSED to raise an argument??
Have I a duty to convince u of anything???
I think I don't.




JLNobody wrote:
Are you saying that I have "faith" in my inevitable death,
I did not SAY it, but that appears to be the case.
From your posts, u seem to think that u r a human BODY;
i.e., that there is a loss of u whenever u shave or leave a barbershop.



JLNobody wrote:
and that your belief in immortality is based on "the facts of the matter" is not a massive denial?Wow!
It IS a denial, based upon my having left my human body a few times
and seen him functioning, at some distance from the REAL me.
Many people have had that happen; its kinda fun.





David
JLNobody
 
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Reply Mon 27 Jun, 2011 11:12 pm
@OmSigDAVID,
I think that phenomenon is explained more substantially by neurology.
OmSigDAVID
 
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Reply Mon 27 Jun, 2011 11:29 pm
@JLNobody,
JLNobody wrote:
I think that phenomenon is explained more substantially by neurology.
How does that work ?

Explain it? ( Please be specific. )
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reasoning logic
 
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Reply Tue 28 Jun, 2011 03:41 pm
@hamilton,
Quote:
what is the most important thing in life to know?


Great question!

Morality!
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hamilton
 
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Reply Tue 28 Jun, 2011 06:07 pm
the cause you stand for.
that's mine, so far.
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JLNobody
 
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Reply Tue 28 Jun, 2011 07:59 pm
Seriously, the most important thing to know is that
Virtue is its own reward. (It feels great to do right)
and
Evil is its own punishment (How would you like to live in Hitler's head?)
cicerone imposter
 
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Reply Tue 28 Jun, 2011 08:02 pm
@JLNobody,
You can do better than that! Look at all those tyrant heads of state of today who will kill their own people to keep control of the government.
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OmSigDAVID
 
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Reply Wed 29 Jun, 2011 03:35 am
@Setanta,
Setanta wrote:
The size and extent of your ego is only surpassed by your ignorance.
We know who is rife with jealousy n envy around here, Setanta.
U wish that your ego were even half the size of mine! (Multiple be the chuckles!)





David
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AirLinesGuide
 
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Reply Wed 29 Jun, 2011 03:50 am
The purpose of life is to fight maturity.
cicerone imposter
 
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Reply Wed 29 Jun, 2011 03:52 am
@AirLinesGuide,
LOL, I must be pretty successful at that!
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OmSigDAVID
 
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Reply Wed 29 Jun, 2011 03:53 am

Life is FUN!
I recommend more of it!





David
JLNobody
 
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Reply Wed 29 Jun, 2011 04:30 pm
@OmSigDAVID,
I agree with that. That's why I get plenty of sleep, keep stress to a necessary minimum, eat well, and exercise. I do believe that health promotes longevity but not denial of mortality.
Ionus
 
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Reply Thu 30 Jun, 2011 04:32 am
@JLNobody,
So according to you it is impossible for life to exist after death because you are not aware of it . Ever been to the far side of the moon ? It exists, doesnt it ?
hamilton
 
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Reply Thu 30 Jun, 2011 09:37 am
@Ionus,
gee, that makes sense. thats a bit of "if i cant see it, it cant see me." logic for you...
cicerone imposter
 
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Reply Thu 30 Jun, 2011 09:41 am
@hamilton,
He just lacks what is commonly called logic.
JLNobody
 
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Reply Thu 30 Jun, 2011 10:12 am
@cicerone imposter,
Actually, I would not accuse David and Ionus of being "illogical"; they are exercising a different logic, THEIR logic. I try to take a very liberal stance and see their thinking as that of a different culture.
 

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