Atheism/Theism thread

[JJTrixX]

What does "science" explain happens to you when you die?

[Reincarnate]

Originally Posted by JJTrixX

What does "science" explain happens to you when you die?

Nothing happens when you die.

It's like returning back to the state of nonexistence you were in for the 13.7 billion years that took place before you were born. Or it's like going under a general anesthetic, or a long/deep dreamless sleep. You don't experience anything.

[JJTrixX]

Originally Posted by Reincarnate

Nothing happens when you die.

It's like returning back to the state of nonexistence you were in for the 13.7 billion years that took place before you were born. Or it's like going under a general anesthetic, or a long/deep dreamless sleep. You don't experience anything.

how bleak.

[ilikexd]

Originally Posted by JJTrixX

how bleak.

Can something be inherently and objectively bleak if there is nobody around to judge it as such?

Animals die all the time, and they have been dying for millions of years.

[JJTrixX]

Originally Posted by ilikexd

Can something be inherently and objectively bleak if there is nobody around to judge it as such?

Animals die all the time, and they have been dying for millions of years.

You live a bleak life. You have nothing to look forward to, except death.

[ilikexd]

Originally Posted by JJTrixX

You live a bleak life. You have nothing to look forward to, except death.

What do you base that on?

[JJTrixX]

Originally Posted by ilikexd

What do you base that on?

the truth

[Reincarnate]

Originally Posted by JJTrixX

You live a bleak life. You have nothing to look forward to, except death.

This is a pretty ridiculous thing to say

[Izzy]

Originally Posted by JJTrixX

You live a bleak life. You have nothing to look forward to, except death.

I look forward to continuing my one life that I have. But as a religious person who believes in an after life as the ultimate goal you would be the one that has nothing to look forward to except death. Might as well kill yourself.

I wonder how many generations more until this virus is finally the minority. It has got to be dwindling fast, at least in 1st world countries with high tech communications systems.

[Reincarnate]

Originally Posted by Izzy

I look forward to continuing my one life that I have. But as a religious person who believes in an after life as the ultimate goal you would be the one that has nothing to look forward to except death. Might as well kill yourself.

lol, I've brought this argument up before so many times and I've never gotten an answer.

Originally Posted by Izzy

I wonder how many generations more until this virus is finally the minority. It has got to be dwindling fast, at least in 1st world countries with high tech communications systems.

There's no way to tell if I will be right (in this generation) but I don't think religion will ever go away entirely -- I think "minority," as you put it, will be accurate. The US is just a little behind the curve.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_atheism

[Reincarnate]

Originally Posted by JJTrixX

how bleak.

Nature can be cruel sometimes but that's just the way it is. Reality doesn't change just because we want it to.

[ilikexd]

Originally Posted by JJTrixX

What does "science" explain happens to you when you die?

Why did you put 'science' in quotation marks?

Science is just a method of acquiring knowledge about the physical world. It is used to form hypotheses, theories, and laws.

Here's what happens: Heartbeat, breathing, and blood flow cease. Then brain cells die from lack of oxygen.