"In his own image"
This was inevitable. We could not relate to a God who was unlike us.
Even in the minds of atheists, there is a strong perception that we humans are the most advanced species on earth.
Carl Sagan boasted, "we are a way for the Cosmos to know itself".
Is that the one thing all people have in common? A belief in human superiority?
@bigdoggproblem saidDissenters aside, another thing all people have in common ~ at least in terms of when they are organized into societies and cultures ~ is a belief in their own immorality in some shape or form. Maybe it's part and parcel of the belief in the human superiority thing.
Is that the one thing all people have in common? A belief in human superiority?
@fmf saidWell that's an interesting assertion... or did you drop a 't'?
Dissenters aside, another thing all people have in common ~ at least in terms of when they are organized into societies and cultures ~ is a belief in their own immorality in some shape or form. Maybe it's part and parcel of the belief in human superiority thing.
@avalanchethecat saidGosh. Sorry. I am not up to date on the slang for taking drugs. 😆
Well that's an interesting assertion... or did you drop a 't'?
Is it like taking an 'e', or dropping a tab?
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@bigdoggproblem saidThe capacity to have that "strong perception" ~ and act upon it ~ is part of what enables us to dominate and exploit the other species on earth, and then we get to define what "advanced" means too.
Even in the minds of atheists, there is a strong perception that we humans are the most advanced species on earth.
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@bigdoggproblem saidHindu Gods don't always look like us and yet are relatable to their followers.
"In his own image"
This was inevitable. We could not relate to a God who was unlike us.
Even in the minds of atheists, there is a strong perception that we humans are the most advanced species on earth.
Carl Sagan boasted, "we are a way for the Cosmos to know itself".
Is that the one thing all people have in common? A belief in human superiority?
(Ganesha has the head of an elephant).
@fmf saidWell I'd rather be immoral than immortal, anyway.
Gosh. Sorry. I am not up to date on the slang for taking drugs. 😆
Is it like taking an 'e', or dropping a tab?
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@avalanchethecat saidI suspect immortality would eventually lead to immorality anyway.
Well I'd rather be immoral than immortal, anyway.
@ghost-of-a-duke saidAlong with insanity, no doubt.
I suspect immortality would eventually lead to immorality anyway.
@bigdoggproblem saidOnly we can fundamentally change the planet to the point where it will not sustain us.
"In his own image"
This was inevitable. We could not relate to a God who was unlike us.
Even in the minds of atheists, there is a strong perception that we humans are the most advanced species on earth.
Carl Sagan boasted, "we are a way for the Cosmos to know itself".
Is that the one thing all people have in common? A belief in human superiority?
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@fmf saidDoes the desire to download your personality to a computer disk and store it on Mars also represent this thirst for immortality?
Dissenters aside, another thing all people have in common ~ at least in terms of when they are organized into societies and cultures ~ is a belief in their own immorality in some shape or form. Maybe it's part and parcel of the belief in the human superiority thing.
@bigdoggproblem saidIf horses had Gods, they would look like horses.
"In his own image"
This was inevitable. We could not relate to a God who was unlike us.
Even in the minds of atheists, there is a strong perception that we humans are the most advanced species on earth.
Carl Sagan boasted, "we are a way for the Cosmos to know itself".
Is that the one thing all people have in common? A belief in human superiority?
~Xenophanes of Colophon
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@sonship saidI believe the only "afterlife" people have is the way they "live" on [after they pass away] in people's memories. That would be finite, so I would not describe it as "immortality".
Does the desire to download your personality to a computer disk and store it on Mars also represent this thirst for immortality?