tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6004436662131906365.post1681071697838344062..comments2023-10-30T23:47:11.780+08:00Comments on Towards a Rational America and an Enlightened Judaism: Facing Our MortalitySecular Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03355591007995127097noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6004436662131906365.post-48751565513910943352011-02-20T15:59:45.134+08:002011-02-20T15:59:45.134+08:00Lorena,
Thanks for your good wishes.
I know wha...Lorena,<br /><br />Thanks for your good wishes. <br /><br />I know what you mean about the meaningless of the phrase that God is trying to teach us, or if we have a bad experience, God is testing us--(why doesn't he just give a true / false quiz instead?). <br /><br />It's really sad when family members can't accept atheists for what we are. Denial works in mysterious ways its Secular Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03355591007995127097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6004436662131906365.post-79099984315558981432011-02-20T13:32:49.412+08:002011-02-20T13:32:49.412+08:00When my times comes, I am sure that knowing that t...When my times comes, I am sure that knowing that there is no god will make things much easier. For one, I won't be wondering what GOD IS TRYING TO TEACH ME. <br /><br />But I'm sure it won't matter. When I bit the dust, most certainly my Christian relatives will make up all kinds of stories about me being a Christian deep down inside. They will say that I just gave lip service to my Lorenahttp://exfundy.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6004436662131906365.post-78008570624153602042011-02-18T10:38:52.629+08:002011-02-18T10:38:52.629+08:00With rationality to guide you, you can't miss....With rationality to guide you, you can't miss.Secular Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03355591007995127097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6004436662131906365.post-41865351435482403132011-02-17T23:49:44.850+08:002011-02-17T23:49:44.850+08:00"Perhaps this is because you know that whatev..."Perhaps this is because you know that whatever moral decisions that you make will be by your own lights. The power rests in you and not in a fabled supreme being."<br /><br />I've noticed that as well. There isn't the option to ask God for forgiveness, so it is motivation to actually do better.Ani Sharminhttp://eternalbookshelf.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6004436662131906365.post-65643958486451119072011-02-16T14:33:31.328+08:002011-02-16T14:33:31.328+08:00Ani,
Thanks for your good wishes.
Perhaps the l...Ani,<br /><br />Thanks for your good wishes. <br /><br />Perhaps the longer Hitchens can hang in there, the more he will shake up theists by his perseverance. <br /><br />I think that finally facing that there's no proof of an afterlife is one of scariest--and yet at the same time most exhilarating realizations--for those who are breaking free from religious faith. Perhaps this is because youSecular Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03355591007995127097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6004436662131906365.post-61324700056684588792011-02-16T10:04:42.159+08:002011-02-16T10:04:42.159+08:00Sorry to hear about the health concerns, and I'...Sorry to hear about the health concerns, and I'm glad you're okay. Hitchens is being really brave in the face of all he's going through.<br /><br />For me, fear of death and of there being no afterlife was the biggest thing for me to face when leaving faith. It's still difficult to deal with, but I hope that I can be even a fraction as brave as Hitchens is being.Ani Sharminhttp://eternalbookshelf.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6004436662131906365.post-76646934298855101122011-02-12T17:03:03.736+08:002011-02-12T17:03:03.736+08:00Alan,
If I crack, then like Hitchens, let it be k...Alan,<br /><br />If I crack, then like Hitchens, let it be known here and now it will be due to a loss of marbles. <br /><br />As today is Darwin's birthday, it's noteworthy to mention the often told story of his alleged deathbed recantation of his work. As it turns out it was of course just a myth.Secular Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03355591007995127097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6004436662131906365.post-76241612034411787462011-02-12T08:11:36.234+08:002011-02-12T08:11:36.234+08:00Mazel tov on your test results!
Death is the Gran...Mazel tov on your test results!<br /><br />Death is the Grand Canyon betwseen theists and non-believers. It is the very prospect of death that motivates all religions, and that same prospect that challenges the courage of each humanist. If, as Hitchens notes, a devoted unbeliever crosses that canyon, he can be considered insane.<br /><br />I was interested in how Rabbi Wine would face death. I Alannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6004436662131906365.post-18731177209262971882011-02-09T14:42:33.616+08:002011-02-09T14:42:33.616+08:00Andy and Skepticat,
First of all, I meant to crea...Andy and Skepticat,<br /><br />First of all, I meant to create separate comment forms to respond to each of your replies to my post, but I goofed. My apologies. <br /><br />Andy,<br />Thanks for the compliment. Several brushes? That's gotta be scary.<br /><br />From your accompanying photo. I'm surprised that your hair (as per your photo)isn't prematurely gray. <br /><br />Secular Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03355591007995127097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6004436662131906365.post-8835587297264512052011-02-09T01:28:33.645+08:002011-02-09T01:28:33.645+08:00I'm very glad to hear that your results were n...I'm very glad to hear that your results were negative!<br /><br />I am recovering from a life-threatening emergency myself (albeit on a faster scale) and I noticed that god never once entered my mind the whole time I was suffering with either the trauma, the uncomfortable cure, or the rather painful recovery. Since I was brought up religious, it's almost always been a reflex to think of Skepticathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15052063346449616220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6004436662131906365.post-91710857029638226142011-02-08T21:24:00.822+08:002011-02-08T21:24:00.822+08:00Nice post. There have been several times I have ha...Nice post. There have been several times I have had a brush with death and at no time did I think of God.Andrew Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01495983897864604830noreply@blogger.com