On Monday, December 22, 2014, Bruce Kellett <[email protected]> wrote:
> Stathis Papaioannou wrote: > >> >> On Monday, December 22, 2014, Bruce Kellett <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> John Clark wrote: >> >> On Sun, Dec 21, 2014 , Bruce Kellett <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> >An instinct for self-preservation is unrelated to whether or >> not >> you have a fear of death, or of oblivion >> >> Unrelated?? Don't be ridiculous! Why the hell do you imagine >> Evolution >> invented the fear of death in the first place? >> >> >> Evolution did not "invent a fear of death". That is purely cultural, >> and is not even associated with consciousness -- it comes only with >> self-awareness and an inner narrative. Evolution gave living things >> an instinct for self-preservation. But you can have such an instinct >> operating healthily and still not fear death. Fear of death probably >> comes from a fear of the unknown, and is linked to the fear of >> prolonged suffering. But oblivion is oblivion -- it is not something >> to be feared because no-one has ever experienced it, or can ever >> experience it. >> >> >> Following that reasoning, do you believe there is nothing wrong with >> murder? >> > > How on earth did you get that from what I said? > If there's nothing wrong with oblivion, and murder leads to oblivion, then there's nothing wrong with murder. -- Stathis Papaioannou -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
