by Borderlands of Rojava » Mon Oct 26, 2020 11:36 am
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by Nuroblav » Mon Oct 26, 2020 11:46 am
by Asardia » Mon Oct 26, 2020 11:47 am
by Nuroblav » Mon Oct 26, 2020 11:52 am
Asardia wrote:I think you should add a poll here
But to answer your question: yes.
An afterlife seems like a glorified hell to me. The idea came into existence when people lived horrible lives. If you were a slave and were told that you would have an eternity of happiness if you believe in God, you would probably believe it. Besides giving you the ability to continue on with your daily life, it gives you hope that at some point, life will be better. And surely anything is better than the current situation, right?
The problem lays around the more privileged group in humanity. The middle to upper class will generally have a more stable life. For example, my biggest worry in the morning is getting ready for school. Meanwhile, other kids worry about being shot on the way to school.
What I'm saying is this: If your life is basically a 1st world experience, then the idea of an afterlife is meaningless. While your current life isn't perfect of course, you wouldn't want to live forever here. So why live forever in paradise? Surely there's a time when paradise becomes...something else?
by Luziyca » Mon Oct 26, 2020 11:54 am
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by La Paz de Los Ricos » Mon Oct 26, 2020 11:59 am
Luziyca wrote:As long as it's not an empty void, or worse, being frozen in place at the exact moment of your death for all eternity, an afterlife isn't really pointless.
by Chestaan » Mon Oct 26, 2020 12:06 pm
by Nuroblav » Mon Oct 26, 2020 12:11 pm
by Borderlands of Rojava » Mon Oct 26, 2020 12:14 pm
La Paz de Los Ricos wrote:I mean, being unknowing and unfeeling is an equally terrifying reality to me. But, then again, an afterlife would disprove everything I believe about the universe and throw my whole outlook on life out the window, so having to deal with that for eternity might be pretty bad, too.Luziyca wrote:As long as it's not an empty void, or worse, being frozen in place at the exact moment of your death for all eternity, an afterlife isn't really pointless.
*dies*
*record scratch*
*freeze frame*
"Yup, that's me."
by Chestaan » Mon Oct 26, 2020 12:17 pm
Luziyca wrote:As long as it's not an empty void, or worse, being frozen in place at the exact moment of your death for all eternity, an afterlife isn't really pointless.
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by Jabberwocky » Mon Oct 26, 2020 12:33 pm
by Borderlands of Rojava » Mon Oct 26, 2020 12:36 pm
by Chestaan » Mon Oct 26, 2020 12:37 pm
Borderlands of Rojava wrote:Chestaan wrote:
There are so many horrific visions of hell and those two are definitely among the worst
So when we talk about an empty void, would one be alone there or with others, cause I'm fine hobknobbing with my friends in the darkness for eternity...maybe. I mean it wouldn't be awesome but not really hellish either. Just disappointing.
by Geneviev » Mon Oct 26, 2020 12:41 pm
by La Paz de Los Ricos » Mon Oct 26, 2020 12:41 pm
Chestaan wrote:Borderlands of Rojava wrote:
So when we talk about an empty void, would one be alone there or with others, cause I'm fine hobknobbing with my friends in the darkness for eternity...maybe. I mean it wouldn't be awesome but not really hellish either. Just disappointing.
When I heard void I just assumed darkness and nothing and nobody else around but the individual is still sapient. Awareness with nothing to be aware of.
by Borderlands of Rojava » Mon Oct 26, 2020 12:41 pm
La Paz de Los Ricos wrote:Chestaan wrote:
When I heard void I just assumed darkness and nothing and nobody else around but the individual is still sapient. Awareness with nothing to be aware of.
Worse than darkness. The void, I imagine, is whatever the blind see. Not darkness, not black, just no sight whatsoever. There's not even an absence of information to take in, there's just no possible way to take in information because all your senses died with your body.
But, that's all hypothetical, and I'm not exactly a subscriber to the "infinite void" way of looking at death. "Eternal oblivion" is more my thing.
by Borderlands of Rojava » Mon Oct 26, 2020 12:42 pm
Chestaan wrote:Borderlands of Rojava wrote:
So when we talk about an empty void, would one be alone there or with others, cause I'm fine hobknobbing with my friends in the darkness for eternity...maybe. I mean it wouldn't be awesome but not really hellish either. Just disappointing.
When I heard void I just assumed darkness and nothing and nobody else around but the individual is still sapient. Awareness with nothing to be aware of.
by La Paz de Los Ricos » Mon Oct 26, 2020 12:45 pm
Borderlands of Rojava wrote:La Paz de Los Ricos wrote:
Worse than darkness. The void, I imagine, is whatever the blind see. Not darkness, not black, just no sight whatsoever. There's not even an absence of information to take in, there's just no possible way to take in information because all your senses died with your body.
But, that's all hypothetical, and I'm not exactly a subscriber to the "infinite void" way of looking at death. "Eternal oblivion" is more my thing.
What's the difference?
by An Alan Smithee Nation » Mon Oct 26, 2020 12:46 pm
by Borderlands of Rojava » Mon Oct 26, 2020 12:47 pm
La Paz de Los Ricos wrote:Borderlands of Rojava wrote:
What's the difference?
"Infinite void" is what I called the state of being Chestaan described: Awareness with nothing to be aware of.
"Eternal oblivion" is just the termination of your consciousness at death (which is what I believe happens). You literally cease to exist. No awareness. No thought. Not even a realization that you're dead. Just, blankness.
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