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Just an interesting moral question, why is death considered such an appropriate punishment for the most heinous crimes by so many believers? If you are a believer, you are merely sending them to their reward, be it heaven, hell, another life in some other body, existence on another plane, whatever. For the atheist, it is a far greater crime: ending a human existence by the hand of the state.
If religion arise only due to the fact of death, then why are there countless forms of religous doctrines that is widely being performed or practice in this life time. The quote is a very lame statement.
Sol,
Neither of your comments makes any sense: people of all religions (and atheists too) do in fact die; and no, I don’t rely on evolution at all. I can refute the existence of an all-powerful and benevolent much more easily than that. Two words: Pediatric Oncology.
While I agree with the quote to a point, I have to refute it just a bit. I think it’s the “fear” of death that causes religion, not death itself. If there was a way to determine exactly what happens after you die, then religion would die with it…unless we’re all wrong and there is some sort of afterlife. That would be a real game changer.
August 29th, 2011 at 1:41
absolutely on target.
death is really the basis of ALL of it.
August 29th, 2011 at 7:19
If religions weren’t so obsessed with death, would Solomon be shouting about “hell” like a fool so much? No, I don’t think so.
August 29th, 2011 at 7:42
DAN……………………….
of course, you’re right’ and you’ve stated it
perfectly…….religions ARE obsessed with death……
and have carried this focus on for centuries…
look at ancient Egypt.
you reminded me of a quote by Thoreau , actually
a part of longer quote wherein he states , ” most
men lead lives of quiet desperation “………….
August 29th, 2011 at 8:24
The idea of a world without death is quite unsettling, somehow. Not that I look forward to death, but what would it be like?
August 29th, 2011 at 16:47
Immortality would surely become the most horrible torture.
August 29th, 2011 at 17:32
For the elderly, death is a mercy. For the young, death is a tragedy.
August 29th, 2011 at 17:43
Actually, EB, for the atheist, it is neither.
“It’s the circle of life, Simba”.
Just an interesting moral question, why is death considered such an appropriate punishment for the most heinous crimes by so many believers? If you are a believer, you are merely sending them to their reward, be it heaven, hell, another life in some other body, existence on another plane, whatever. For the atheist, it is a far greater crime: ending a human existence by the hand of the state.
August 29th, 2011 at 18:10
If religion arise only due to the fact of death, then why are there countless forms of religous doctrines that is widely being performed or practice in this life time. The quote is a very lame statement.
August 29th, 2011 at 18:13
Atheists only rely on evolution to refute god which they hardly can. How do they account on countless other forms of existence?
August 29th, 2011 at 18:38
Sol,
Neither of your comments makes any sense: people of all religions (and atheists too) do in fact die; and no, I don’t rely on evolution at all. I can refute the existence of an all-powerful and benevolent much more easily than that. Two words: Pediatric Oncology.
August 29th, 2011 at 20:47
so many interesting comments today……….
of course a couple of useless bloopers
get tossed in……but i suppose that’s just
the cosmic balance maintaining itself !!!
to dan at 18:38……..beautiful……sad, but true.
talk about “both barrels !!!! “
August 29th, 2011 at 20:52
capt zero………………………
what is ” seldon’s plan “
August 29th, 2011 at 22:23
Seldon Plan – From Isaac Asimov’s Foundation books. I bet there’s people here geeky enough to get it.
August 29th, 2011 at 23:51
Dan,
Don’t rant nonsense. You’re just out of argument. You will be burned in ((((HELL)))). I can assure that.
August 30th, 2011 at 0:43
There’s as much evidence for the existence of hell as there is for the existence of god. In other words, none at all. Yawn.
August 30th, 2011 at 4:48
No, Solomon, you’ve got it all wrong. You’ll be frozen in !!HOTH!! for your foolishness!!!! !!HOTH!! I tell you!
LOL
September 1st, 2011 at 17:25
While I agree with the quote to a point, I have to refute it just a bit. I think it’s the “fear” of death that causes religion, not death itself. If there was a way to determine exactly what happens after you die, then religion would die with it…unless we’re all wrong and there is some sort of afterlife. That would be a real game changer.
September 11th, 2011 at 14:22
Really like the post