"If death is the end of everything, then living is everything"
Some people say there was heaven and hell, others think about soul, some also believes in reincarnation.. how about you? what do you think of it? what will you do if this is the end of everything?
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Permalink Reply by Kris Feenstra on -
I'd like to die somewhere where it is convenient for scavengers to assume my flesh. Unfortunately, I'm not that great at planning ahead.
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Permalink Reply by Reg The Fronkey Farmer on -
Hi Kris - here is a link to a Sky Burial from the BBC.
WARNING: this may not be to everyone's liking. However I think there is a certain majesty to it.
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Permalink Reply by Kris Feenstra on
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The link doesn't seem to be working for me, but is it on the Zoroastrian practices?
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Permalink Reply by Reg The Fronkey Farmer on
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Ok fixed it.
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Permalink Reply by Kris Feenstra on
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That's pretty cool. I haven't seen this version of vulture 'burial' before.
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Permalink Reply by Micmic Custodio on -
they were lazy digging or making fire..
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Permalink Reply by Micmic Custodio on
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i'd read one of that sky burial, a documentary., but i prefer to be cremate not being eaten..
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Permalink Reply by Dale Headley on -
Somehow, I suspect that when “the end of everything” arrives (which could be any day now; I’ve heard that it’s December 21 of this year, which means I can put off buying Xmas presents) I won’t do much of anything.
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Permalink Reply by archaeopteryx on -
Dale - good news! That has been canceled!!
We're good to go for another 5700-year cycle!
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Permalink Reply by Gallup's Mirror on -
@Micmic Custodio
Death is the end of the creature that died, not the death of everything. Fail. You might want to visit the 'Atheists and water' thread. The opening argument is a lot like yours.
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Permalink Reply by Micmic Custodio on
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my apology for that, i should be more careful about asking things next time, but what i mean is "the death is the end your everything" something like that.,
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Permalink Reply by Gallup's Mirror on
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So it becomes, "Death is the end of your everything." That's an improvement but still incorrect.
Your death is the irreversible end of your consciousness. It's not the end of your everything.
Your actions and words are part of 'your everything' and they survive the death of the consciousness that produced them. Shakespeare, Mozart, Galileo, Curie, and Einstein are all dead, but not the results of their having lived.
We come from nothing. We have one brief life to marvel at the universe and give something to those who will outlive us. Then we close our eyes forever and go back to nothing.
That sounds splendid. It makes each human life all the more precious and valuable.
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