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Taverner

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Reply to Phillip McCleod (Reply #47)

Tue Feb 26, 2013, 12:52 AM

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Agnostic (who leans deist) who believes in the afterlife here..... [View all] AverageJoe90 Feb 2013 OP

Sorry. Neoma Feb 2013 #1

I wish there was an afterlife and it was all rosy and stuff Tobin S. Feb 2013 #2

I think you're asking the wrong crowd here. mr blur Feb 2013 #3

I used to believe in ghosts Ron Obvious Feb 2013 #4

Sorry to hear about your sleep paralysis, btw. AverageJoe90 Feb 2013 #8

Sure theres's evidence against it... Ron Obvious Feb 2013 #10

Or so we assume..... AverageJoe90 Feb 2013 #11

Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence. cleanhippie Feb 2013 #15

One of the best looking guys I ever saw enlightenment Feb 2013 #12

Yours sound more fun than mine... Ron Obvious Feb 2013 #13

Well, it was scary enough that when it was over enlightenment Feb 2013 #14

Not the way you think about it Warpy Feb 2013 #5

I am not sure I even understand this view. Curmudgeoness Feb 2013 #6

Not here. trotsky Feb 2013 #7

On what basis do you believe in an afterlife? DavidDvorkin Feb 2013 #9

Perfectly fine, as long as you recognize the difference between belief and knowledge dmallind Feb 2013 #16

I wish there was a doggie heaven and an afterlife, RebelOne Feb 2013 #17

Even if it did exist, it would be the height of arrogance dmallind Feb 2013 #18

Aw, I would take that job. LisaLynne Feb 2013 #23

I'd take that job too. RebelOne Feb 2013 #25

No amuse bouche Feb 2013 #19

Though, TBH, I find the assertion that there MUST be nothing is equally nonsensical...... AverageJoe90 Feb 2013 #21

"equally"? amuse bouche Feb 2013 #22

You are treading very close to the line of what is acceptable in this group. cleanhippie Feb 2013 #24

How so? SpartanDem Feb 2013 #28

Indeed. 2ndAmForComputers Feb 2013 #32

Where has the assertion "that there MUST be nothing" been made? EvolveOrConvolve Feb 2013 #34

That doesnt make any sense. Bradical79 Feb 2013 #35

are you under the impression that atheists necessarily make that assertion? dmallind Feb 2013 #41

No, I am not. AverageJoe90 Feb 2013 #42

Nah .... Not I .... Trajan Feb 2013 #20

I am convinced the "afterlife" is the dream state you go to before you die Taverner Feb 2013 #26

like crt screens blinking out. Phillip McCleod Feb 2013 #47

more or less Taverner Feb 2013 #52

Google Sean Carroll marginlized Feb 2013 #27

Seems interesting. AverageJoe90 Feb 2013 #31

Nobody wants to die... AlbertCat Feb 2013 #29

..... AverageJoe90 Feb 2013 #30

And those "obvious" reasons are? AlbertCat Feb 2013 #33

My work in nursing homes have really helped shape my views on an afterlife. ZombieHorde Feb 2013 #36

No, why should I? brooklynite Feb 2013 #37

It's a bit complicated, but..... AverageJoe90 Feb 2013 #38

Assuming I don't want to buy a book or list to an hour-long podcast... brooklynite Feb 2013 #40

you're asking for hard evidence Phillip McCleod Feb 2013 #48

I'm asking the OP to explain what he/she is talking about... brooklynite Feb 2013 #50

Message auto-removed CharlieVicker Feb 2013 #39

I know quite a few people who have similar beliefs Stuckinthebush Feb 2013 #43

I'm stone atheist, and i believe in ghosts. kurtzapril4 Feb 2013 #44

Yeah. Hopefully it didn't scare you too bad. AverageJoe90 Feb 2013 #45

Yeah, hopefully you aren't being sarcastic kurtzapril4 Feb 2013 #46

Don't worry, I really DID mean what I said. =) AverageJoe90 Feb 2013 #49

You use the conservation of energy Bay Boy Mar 2013 #56

Yes n/t Duer 157099 Feb 2013 #51

a yes from me too bluedave Feb 2013 #54

Especially an idea that is virtually impossible to prove Duer 157099 Feb 2013 #55

Coming to the Atheist and Agnostic group and calling atheists "idiots" EvolveOrConvolve Mar 2013 #57

Don't share it but welcome anyway intaglio Feb 2013 #53