Why can't we do all three? That would be hawt On Thu, Sep 25, 2025, 2:54 PM Ken Hohhof <[email protected]> wrote:
> Anyone remember the movie Brainstorm? > > > > Of course, they use the technology to experience death and sex, and the > military wants to use it for torture. > > > > *From:* AF <[email protected]> *On Behalf Of *Bill Prince > *Sent:* Thursday, September 25, 2025 2:44 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT Some more stats > > > > I see that all a bit differently. > > Homo sapiens have existed by some estimates for ~~300,000 years, and > organized religion in its various forms has been around for 10-11 thousand > years. So for almost 97% of the time humans have existed, there was no > organized religion. Maybe there were other nature-based beliefs going back > a bit farther, but there may have been as many belief versions as there > were families or tribes or whatever. > > If there is a god, I have a hard time believing they would "punish" > someone for not worshiping them during a lifetime. Further, which of the > several religions is the "correct" one? > > I think if you live a just, fair, and empathetic life, that should be > reward enough; especially if there is no clear choice. > > That said, I know Georgia has had experiences/conversations with her > dearly departed parents and sister. Maybe there's something there, and > maybe it's random synapse activity. Who knows? > > In any case, it's not my position to tell people (or preach) how they > should or should not live. I just hope they have the same level of fairness > that I have for everyone else. > > > > bp > > <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com> > > On 9/24/2025 12:30 PM, [email protected] wrote: > > Easy to see why. I understand your rationale. > > > > Irrespective of history, we either survive death in some form or we don’t. > > I don’t have enough courage to even entertain the notion we do not survive > death. Especially in light of 100,000 or more near death writings and > videos all largely describing the same experience. > > > > Moreover I had a direct physical experience with my son Adam after he > died. > > > > So, not hedging your bets seems risky to me. It costs you nothing really > to cover your bases. If there is some form of afterlife, is your situation > there dependent on any decisions you make while here? Some say yes. > Surely there are some best practices describing how to make the most of you > sojourn here. Lots of opinions about that. > > > > I am more of a universalist in nature. > > If all you have to do was recite a holy incantation to get a nice country > home with a pool and a cook, hey, tell me the magic words. I am all in. > > -- > AF mailing list > [email protected] > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >
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