Post by Turnbuckle Zealot(Phil) on Jun 23, 2014 12:26:37 GMT -5
Jun 19, 2014 3:21:54 GMT -5 @bestinsports said:
That is defined as an "argument from ignorance" in philosophy. We do not know all of the possibilities. Obviously I respect your observation due to it's basis of evidence. I love it actually as it's the only valid means of justifying an observation. However, we still have to remember that evidence can be described as "surprise mail from the universe." You don't know when or where in that enormous mailbox it will arrive, but you'll always find something to support or disprove claims.
My point is to take that uncertainty as a positive.
The possibility of humanity discovering an afterlife grander than any religion could have hypothesized, or a realization about life so profoundly beautiful, that an end to our existence is no longer feared, but greeted with dignity is just as possible as any other hypothesis of a negative variety.
Don't forget to be awesome.
Here's something you might dig, I've never talked to anyone about this so I'd like to hear your thoughts on it.
I don't necessarily believe in reincarnation, but sometimes laying in bed or standing in the shower I'll think about it and I've formed a theory on it.
I believe in heaven either way, some divine place we go to when we're done here, but my theory is there's not a hell in the traditional sense, being hellfire and brimstone and the devil and eternal torture, my theory is if reincarnation is legit, that we're only reincarnated if we don't gain entrance into heaven, be it we murdered or we fail in the purpose of life (if you don't remember, I believe the purpose of life is to reproduce and continue life on earth) or whatever we did or didn't do in our past life, and we are sent back here until we fulfill life's purpose and don't do anything to hinder the continuation of life (not murdering, aborting, etc). My theory is hell is an interpretation of earth, an undivine place full of hurt where bad things are constantly occurring. My theory is if anything happened before this life, it's we were denied entrance in heaven and sent to 'hell', meaning you are reincarnated on this earth until you fulfill your duty on earth.
idk if that came out understandably or not.
That hypothesis sounds vaguely familiar to the show about them man trapped in a dog's body, until he performs 100 good deeds in order to go to Heaven.