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caesar7 · 61-69, M
We don't but we must believe in something greater than we are. Look at the world and the complexities it bestows. From the simple atom, life on earth, and technology, I could go on and on.....There has to be someone or something that created all of this out of the chaos of the universe. I want to believe in "God" and I want to believe that I will see the Truth when I die.
LeopoldBloom · M
@caesar7 If you have to believe in something greater than yourself, why isn't the universe sufficient? Why do you need a sentient creator? That leads to more questions than it answers, like where did that creator come from, how did it come up with natural laws, and how does an immaterial consciousness exist and how does it affect material reality.
caesar7 · 61-69, M
@LeopoldBloom I realize that but things are too complex to simply ignore anything. You might be right but I prefer knowing that my existence will have meaning when I die.
LeopoldBloom · M
@caesar7 I'm not ignoring anything. If the laws of nature weren't compatible with life, we wouldn't be here to observe them. And any meaning your existence has after your death will depend on what you did while you were alive and how people will remember you. Otherwise, it's logical to conclude that our personal existence after our death will be similar to our existence before our birth - total, eternal oblivion. Anything else is wishful thinking. I realize that some people don't want to accept that, so if stories of the afterlife comfort you, by all means keep believing them, but they make no sense to me.
caesar7 · 61-69, M
@LeopoldBloom Your point is very valid and I respect it. I know I most probably will be wrong but I have hope and faith in that respect. Something to look forward to when I take my last breath on this earth.