04 Dec '14 19:59>4 edits
I'm sure we've all heard the theist challenge: "what's the point of living if there is no God?"*. The idea being that if there is no afterlife, if our consciousness just vanishes and we all cease to be, then what purpose is there to life. Implicit or directly we are asked why don't we just go round stealing, killing, ... people because nothing really matters in the end does it!???
But let me turn this whole question on its head for a moment ... what is the point of an afterlife? what purpose does it serve? We exist forever and ever and ever ... loving God, talking to other "ex-dead" people, watching people who are burning in hellReveal Hidden Content
But for what!? What's the point?? What grand purpose is served by us all living forever and being happy (or being tormented if you believe that kind of thing)?
Is it to glorify "God"? Well if so, what's the point of that then!??
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* The trigger for this question being:
http://www.redhotchess.com/board/showthread.php?threadid=161886&page=1#post_3321853
But let me turn this whole question on its head for a moment ... what is the point of an afterlife? what purpose does it serve? We exist forever and ever and ever ... loving God, talking to other "ex-dead" people, watching people who are burning in hellReveal Hidden Content
if you believe in that concept
, and so on ..
But for what!? What's the point?? What grand purpose is served by us all living forever and being happy (or being tormented if you believe that kind of thing)?
Is it to glorify "God"? Well if so, what's the point of that then!??
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* The trigger for this question being:
http://www.redhotchess.com/board/showthread.php?threadid=161886&page=1#post_3321853