Maybe this world is another planet's hell.

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The discussion explores the idea of contemporary society as a potential "hell," referencing Aldous Huxley's quote. Participants debate whether Earth could be perceived as a hell by alien life or as a place of punishment for past life actions, drawing on Buddhist concepts of hell. There is a shared acknowledgment of societal suffering, with some arguing that happiness is fleeting and subjective, while others suggest that perceptions of hell or heaven are influenced by individual responsibility and mindset. The conversation touches on the cyclical nature of humanity and the potential for change, with some attributing environmental unrest to collective dissatisfaction. The dialogue also delves into philosophical questions about the existence of God and the nature of faith, suggesting that understanding may evolve over time. Ultimately, the participants grapple with the complexities of happiness, suffering, and the human experience, emphasizing that perspectives on life can shape one's reality.
  • #31
Smurf said:
If there are an infinite number of questions, can you name 3/4 of them? Have you even thought of the smallest fraction of them? In 2000 years we will have 2000 more years of new knowledge, and 2000 more years of new questions that 2000 years ago, we couldn't even comprehend. Rinse and Repeat, I wish I could live forever.

The Deity Question will be answered sooner or later provided there is still intelligent life out there, but by the time we do figure it out our idea of an 'important' question will be so much more 'important' than that boring theory that's been tossed around for the last 10000 years.
point taken, but I'll bet we can ask almost half of infinity.
 
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  • #32
I'm not sure if that's a joke, but I'm quite sure that infinity won't exist once we master Quantum Physics and start experimenting with Alternate universes and realize that time is an illusion and just a 'filler' for that blank part of life we can't understand fully.
but at the same time mathematics will come up with yet another ultimate frontier.

One of the reasons I want to life forever.
 
  • #33
dekoi said:
Disagree. Like i said before, the God argument will not be completely proven. If it was completely proven, faith would have no value.
I think that's one of the most interesting things is that it WON'T have any value, and it will cease to exist, humanity will take a whole new direction. I am not religious and Faith always seemed more like stupidity to me, Believing something because you believe it, I hate people who believe "CNN is the most trusted name in new's" just because they say they are, and to me I can't tell the difference between this and that.
 
  • #34
you need to watch Passion of the Jedi then.
 
  • #35
there certainly is a lot of hype about someone who no one seems to know whether exists or not... ( God )
 
  • #36
Smurf said:
I think that's one of the most interesting things is that it WON'T have any value, and it will cease to exist, humanity will take a whole new direction. I am not religious and Faith always seemed more like stupidity to me, Believing something because you believe it, I hate people who believe "CNN is the most trusted name in new's" just because they say they are, and to me I can't tell the difference between this and that.
You're saying faith is practically useless. How about when a scientist begins a study with faith that the formulas he is using (such as Newton's second law for example) is logically proven to be true? Does he not have faith?

ps. I find it interesting that so many threads which do not directly relate to God always end up with arguments about God. Now that is interesting.
 

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