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To: Hound of the Baskervilles

You said, “But then the atheist idea of death being nothingness is very scary for some. But why? Actually you can’t experience “nothing” if you are not alive. Nothing = non-existence. Before you were conceived did you feel anything? Fear, joy, boredom? No there was no “you” to have feelings. You did not exist. You were oblivious. The atheists asserts that death is the same oblivion. Not so bad when you think about it.”


The “peace” of nothingness. A billion years and a nanosecond, should feel the same, according to that.


31 posted on 02/28/2010 4:01:40 PM PST by James C. Bennett
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To: James C. Bennett
“The “peace” of nothingness. A billion years and a nanosecond, should feel the same, according to that.”

But wait I was speaking of oblivion and you just brought emotions “peace” and time “billon” into the equation.

Before you were conceived there was no you and you had not entered into this world and hence there was no time to experience. So if there is no life after death there is only oblivion and really what is so bad about it? There is nothing to be afraid of if death is oblivion and why is not one life well lived enough? Why do people think life has to be eternal? And eternal bliss at that? Why is not virtue it's own reward? Why do you need a reward for doing good? If doing the right thing meant you had to go to hell would you still do the right thing>

42 posted on 02/28/2010 5:37:58 PM PST by Hound of the Baskervilles ("Nonsense in the intellect draws evil after it." C.S. Lewis)
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