An Afterlife? (gotta love me^^)Follow

"afterlife sir? No Sir. This is the Resteraunt at the End of the Universe. Do you have a reservation?"

MR. HENDY:
Oh, waiter. This conversation isn't very good.
WAITER:
Oh, I'm sorry, sir! Uhh, we do have one today that's not on the menu. It's sort of a specialty of the house, you know.
MR. HENDY:
Oh, yes.
WAITER:
'Live Organ Transplants'.

I'm a what? and at what point exactly did smash "showed me up"


I think he ment to say "Smash added a degree of intlectual rigor to your belief system that you may not have previously considered."

It's an aplachian insult. It means idiot, but said with an apalchian accent it become ijit or whatever.

About scientific *theories* - the world of science doesn't use the word *theory* in the common usage way that we understand it.

In science, an idea is first put forward as an *hypothesis*. Then over a number of years, many scientific tests are applied to it and if all are proven, eventually it advances to being known as *a scientific theory*. (these are the ones taught in schools).

For example - the big bang theory, the theory of evolution, the theory of gravity - all these ideas have been tried and tested over long periods of time.

So there is much evidence to support the Big Bang Theory even if it is not, as yet, totally unequivocal.

I'm not wrong because there is no credible evidance to suggest that I am. I operate under the belief that I am right until proven wrong. Thats why I cannot refute most other belief systems as I have no evidence they are apocryphal.

Speaking to that, I find it interesting that allot of Aethist's almost foam at the mouth at the chance to efface people of their belief systems. I don't understand why they take such pleasure enervating everything they believe in.

Most religious folks do it because they believe that they are trying to save the lost, but it seems that Aethist's do it out of pure spite.

Edited, Fri Jul 2 09:48:57 2004 by xythex

Sorry for bringing this back to the original question, but nobody addressed this point.

Think of human beings in the most basic of terms, especially early humans and human society. What are we? We are predatory pack animals, like wolves or jackals. These are very dangerous animals, certainly capable of killing each other. Why don't they? Why do they have strictly enforced social heierarchies? Why do they hunt and kill in packs?

Because it is in the best interest of the survival of their species to cooperate, cohabitate and follow a social structure.

Where I'm going with this should be obvious.

Think about the development of our species. To other predator animals, alone, an unarmed human poses about as much physical threat as a rabbit. We have essentially no physical means of defense, offense or escape. We're slow, soft and juicy. To survive, human animals had to live together, protect each other, cooperate to kill with maximum effectiveness. And let's not forget our most essential weapon/tool. Our brains. By developing intellectually, we increased our chance for survival and in many ways, dominate many other species. The cockroach and mosquito are proving to be most challenging adversaries.

We pose these questions and answers in very complex and esoteric ways because our intellect allows us that luxury.

Unfortunatly, It was revealed to me that my parents delivered those eggs and gifts. Upon investigation, including late night survaliance and matching partially mutilated price tags with local stores I was able to build the hypothisis that perhaps those were not real entities. When presented with the evidence they confirmed my suspicions that in fact both Santa and the Easter bunny are a fallacy.

Heart broken I went on to find that almost every one of my peers had come to the same conclusion. After analyzing topographical maps of the North pole and whereever the **** the Easter bunny lives I believe I have sufficient evidence to refute their existance.

Unfortunatly, It was revealed to me that my parents delivered those eggs and gifts. Upon investigation, including late night survaliance and matching partially mutilated price tags with local stores I was able to build the hypothisis that perhaps those were not real entities. When presented with the evidence they confirmed my suspicions that in fact both Santa and the Easter bunny are a fallacy.


Sorry, to be consistent with your belief system, you must accept that every child that beleives they are real is right. You've seen no evidence of these children's experiences not being real.

Ok this has gone past the point of an argument, and now consists of xythex defending his statements at any cost, xythex knows he is wrong, and he knows that we know that he knows he is wrong. Keep diggin xythex, your'e doing a good job, or at least its keeping you away from reality.

No to be consistent with my belief system I have to respect the fact that they believe they are real, Perhaps they have evidence I do not. I do not have to believe in them myself and I can be more than willing to share the evidence I have collected myself. I have already disproven them from my belief system so I've had to adjust it to accomidate that.


Ahh, but you haven't disproven them at all. Just as you have no evidence to predicate your beliefs on you have no evidece to predicate that disbeleif.

It's just arbitrary at that point.

You lost me. I thought I had disproven them to myself by presenting reasonable evidance of their non existance through my research.