tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18955218.post3990564602593134808..comments2024-03-04T13:23:26.433-06:00Comments on Stardust Musings and Thoughts for the Freethinker: Religion: A Convenient Lie (The Reason Why Religion Exists)Stardusthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10560872454564355114noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18955218.post-79588068302712683152008-01-30T16:41:00.000-06:002008-01-30T16:41:00.000-06:00Kitty -I understand that it is the way things are ...Kitty -<BR/><BR/>I understand that it is the way things are and that it is unlikely that there is someone out there laughing. If you personally do not have the hunger for meaning in an inherently meaningless universe then consider yourself fortunate. Perhaps I got bad wiring. Of course there are methods to make it go away sooner, but all I have to do is wait and I will be freed of it eventually.<BR/><BR/>Several weeks ago I had an incident where I lost consciousness and I could feel it slipping away. It occurred to me in that moment that I very well might be dying from something (obviously I didn't) but I was happy to know that I did not try to reject my convictions or call out to an imaginary friend in that moment.Thameronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05056803143951310082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18955218.post-47467220208450350632008-01-30T11:05:00.000-06:002008-01-30T11:05:00.000-06:00stardust said: I also look at my list of books I p...stardust said: I also look at my list of books I plan to read, which is pretty long, and hope I will get to them all.<BR/><BR/>I have a *huge* pile of books that doesn't seem to get any smaller no matter how many I manage to read. I know for a fact that there will be books unread and things not done when I die - even if my departure date is long in the future. Such is life (and death) I'm afraid. Immortality isn't an option as far as I'm aware.<BR/><BR/>pure luck said: It seems to me that it is something of a cruel cosmic joke that we who are born into an inherently meaningless universe nevertheless hunger desperately for some kind of meaning.<BR/><BR/>Nope. Just the way things are. Getting rid of the 'hunger' and things instantly seem much better.... [grin]. <BR/><BR/>Indeed Andrea - Epicurus rocks....CyberKittenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06394155516712665665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18955218.post-63154983181250897292008-01-30T09:55:00.000-06:002008-01-30T09:55:00.000-06:00I find the words of Epicurus to be satisfying enou...I find the words of Epicurus to be satisfying enough: "Death is nothing to us, since when we are, death has not come, and when death has come, we are not."Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06164619076936332568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18955218.post-81083203779066420792008-01-30T09:28:00.000-06:002008-01-30T09:28:00.000-06:00It seems to me that it is something of a cruel cos...It seems to me that it is something of a cruel cosmic joke that we who are born into an inherently meaningless universe nevertheless hunger desperately for some kind of meaning.Thameronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05056803143951310082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18955218.post-14320814937308115792008-01-30T06:58:00.000-06:002008-01-30T06:58:00.000-06:00One thing that worries me is that I might be in th...One thing that worries me is that I might be in the middle of reading a really good book when I die and I won't know how it ends.<BR/><BR/>tommy, ha! I have said the same exact thing! I also look at my list of books I plan to read, which is pretty long, and hope I will get to them all.<BR/><BR/>Sometimes, though, I think like cyberkitten that the day will come when I won't even care. All that I read will all go in my brain and then one day I won't be here anymore to even know that I have read it all. That kinda sucks.Stardusthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10560872454564355114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18955218.post-22212733347632276862008-01-30T06:53:00.000-06:002008-01-30T06:53:00.000-06:00cyberkitten, why cointenly! Go right ahead. :)cyberkitten, why cointenly! Go right ahead. :)Stardusthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10560872454564355114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18955218.post-72520844610886254062008-01-30T06:14:00.000-06:002008-01-30T06:14:00.000-06:00Mind if I 'steal' that from you at some point star...Mind if I 'steal' that from you at some point stardust?CyberKittenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06394155516712665665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18955218.post-65123021560242586702008-01-30T01:12:00.000-06:002008-01-30T01:12:00.000-06:00tommy said: One thing that worries me is that I mi...tommy said: One thing that worries me is that I might be in the middle of reading a really good book when I die and I won't know how it ends.<BR/><BR/>But you'll be dead - so you won't exactly care at that point! [grin]CyberKittenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06394155516712665665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18955218.post-90646008744874408772008-01-29T23:15:00.000-06:002008-01-29T23:15:00.000-06:00I would add to it that people can't bear the thoug...I would add to it that people can't bear the thought that they will never meet again their loved ones who die before them. There is comfort in thinking "I will see my [wife, husband, parents, best friend...] again when I die."<BR/><BR/>My goal is to live long enough to see astronauts walk on Mars. I'm 38, so if it happens within the next 50 years, I have a chance. Neil Armstrong walked on the moon about 6 weeks after I was born, so if I croaked shortly after a Mars mission, it would be a nice way to bookend my life.<BR/><BR/>One thing that worries me is that I might be in the middle of reading a really good book when I die and I won't know how it ends.Tommykeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14751182125861177379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18955218.post-47333469787962755332008-01-29T12:59:00.000-06:002008-01-29T12:59:00.000-06:00I have long considered that the basis of all relig...I have long considered that the basis of all religion is a fear of death.CyberKittenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06394155516712665665noreply@blogger.com