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marko86
Location: North TX Gender:
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Apr 23, 2022 - 7:36am |
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steeler wrote:
This is my thinking. The same with the eternal debate about the existence of God/god. That debate, in my view, is academic/philosophical. If it could be definitively answered right now, either way, what changes? I would not foresee a change in how I live my life. I do not have a need or even a desire to seek an answer to that question of the existence of God.
It pisses my wife off (Who is more of a militant atheist), that I just choose to redefine god as "All that is unknown and Unknowable". Something I borrowed from Joseph Campbell book. For conventions sake I do say that by your definition, I am an atheist.
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steeler
Location: Perched on the precipice of the cauldron of truth
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Apr 23, 2022 - 5:03am |
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Lazy8 wrote:
I can't make myself care one way or another. Let's say reincarnation is real: so what. Tell me what I should do differently in that case, and maybe I'll start.
This is my thinking. The same with the eternal debate about the existence of God/god. That debate, in my view, is academic/philosophical. If it could be definitively answered right now, either way, what changes? I would not foresee a change in how I live my life. I do not have a need or even a desire to seek an answer to that question of the existence of God.
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Lazy8
Location: The Gallatin Valley of Montana Gender:
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Apr 22, 2022 - 8:48pm |
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kurtster wrote:
We have some interesting circumstances with some conflicting evidence (the type of airplane involved, the name of the alleged reincarnated pilot) and you have a conjecture as to where all this comes from. The way you determine the truth is by testing the hypothesis. Piling on anecdotes proves nothing; selection bias will present evidence that tends to confirm the hypothesis and ignore that which conflicts. Research the case and question the lad about details only the allegedly reincarnated pilot would know. Make the questions specific enough that a guess is unlikely to be correct.
That is...if you actually want to determine if the hypothesis is correct or not. I know no more about this than you do, and I have nothing at stake in the answer. I can't say that reincarnation never happens, no one can. We can't even define the soul, let alone track it from life to life. But I'm not making a claim of supernatural phenomena—you are. The burden of proof is on those who make the claim.
I can't make myself care one way or another. Let's say reincarnation is real: so what. Tell me what I should do differently in that case, and maybe I'll start.
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kurtster
Location: where fear is not a virtue Gender:
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Red_Dragon
Location: Dumbf*ckistan
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Apr 22, 2022 - 8:04am |
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miamizsun wrote:
QED?
RSVP
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Lazy8
Location: The Gallatin Valley of Montana Gender:
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Apr 22, 2022 - 7:55am |
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kurtster wrote:Thanks. Followup, are you open to the possibility ?
Make your case.
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miamizsun
Location: (3283.1 Miles SE of RP) Gender:
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Apr 22, 2022 - 7:43am |
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Red_Dragon wrote:
LED or?
QED?
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Red_Dragon
Location: Dumbf*ckistan
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Apr 22, 2022 - 7:17am |
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oldviolin
Location: esse quam videri Gender:
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Apr 22, 2022 - 6:34am |
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Red_Dragon wrote:
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Red_Dragon
Location: Dumbf*ckistan
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Apr 22, 2022 - 6:29am |
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oldviolin
Location: esse quam videri Gender:
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Apr 22, 2022 - 6:25am |
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Lazy8 wrote: kurtster wrote:Okay, been meaning to ask this for awhile now. Good a day as any I guess. Is there such a thing as a soul ? Does it survive physical death and if so, can it reincarnate ? And / or is reincarnation even possible ? Doubt it. Which is to say I have no evidence for this proposition. AhHa! An open mind. I knew it!
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oldviolin
Location: esse quam videri Gender:
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Apr 22, 2022 - 6:21am |
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miamizsun wrote: kurtster wrote: Thanks. Followup, are you open to the possibility ? i think it is unknowable i'm not banking on it however, i do love soul food, soul music and the thought of soul pancakes AhHa! A candidate! I knew it...
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miamizsun
Location: (3283.1 Miles SE of RP) Gender:
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Apr 22, 2022 - 5:22am |
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kurtster wrote:
Thanks. Followup, are you open to the possibility ?
i think it is unknowable
i'm not banking on it
however, i do love soul food, soul music and the thought of soul pancakes
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kurtster
Location: where fear is not a virtue Gender:
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Apr 21, 2022 - 10:25pm |
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Lazy8 wrote: kurtster wrote:Okay, been meaning to ask this for awhile now. Good a day as any I guess. Is there such a thing as a soul ? Does it survive physical death and if so, can it reincarnate ? And / or is reincarnation even possible ? Doubt it. Which is to say I have no evidence for this proposition. Thanks. Followup, are you open to the possibility ?
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Lazy8
Location: The Gallatin Valley of Montana Gender:
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Apr 21, 2022 - 10:06pm |
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kurtster wrote:Okay, been meaning to ask this for awhile now. Good a day as any I guess.
Is there such a thing as a soul ? Does it survive physical death and if so, can it reincarnate ? And / or is reincarnation even possible ?
Doubt it. Which is to say I have no evidence for this proposition.
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kurtster
Location: where fear is not a virtue Gender:
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Apr 21, 2022 - 9:42pm |
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Lazy8 wrote:It's National Ask An Atheist Day! Okay, been meaning to ask this for awhile now. Good a day as any I guess. Is there such a thing as a soul ? Does it survive physical death and if so, can it reincarnate ? And / or is reincarnation even possible ?
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Lazy8
Location: The Gallatin Valley of Montana Gender:
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Apr 21, 2022 - 1:52pm |
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Manbird wrote:GUESS THE QUESTION â WIN A PRIZE! (hint: the question is the prize)How many atheists does it take to screw in a light bulb? Or any kind of bulb?
Tulip bulbs for $20, Alex.
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Manbird
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Apr 21, 2022 - 1:52pm |
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oldviolin wrote:
LED or no?
Or any kind of bulb?
COME ON! for cripes sake
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oldviolin
Location: esse quam videri Gender:
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Apr 21, 2022 - 11:55am |
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Manbird wrote:GUESS THE QUESTION – WIN A PRIZE! (hint: the question is the prize)How many atheists does it take to screw in a light bulb? Or any kind of bulb? LED or no?
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Manbird
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Apr 21, 2022 - 11:25am |
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GUESS THE QUESTION â WIN A PRIZE! (hint: the question is the prize)How many atheists does it take to screw in a light bulb? Or any kind of bulb?
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