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24 Jan 2010, 1:47 am

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sand your fault lies in your arrogance. you think your right and thats why your trying to convince me of whatever it is you want me to believe. just stop it already and let me believe my silly little ideas. you can shed no light, knowelege, or some hidden thing to me. do you get it now? im not really intrested in your grumpy attitude twords everything. im shure you live alone and feed birds in the city square for companionship because your a miserable person, infact your the worst case i've seen online


I appreciate your sympathy. If I did not think I was right I would try to correct myself. I can only hope you proceed in the same manner.



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24 Jan 2010, 1:53 am

i supose if i dont the world might explode though. although everything might be meaningless but dammit you know the truth! im suprised the truth hasnt made you a gazzillion-air, you know because alot of people are looking for it. you could sell alot of books


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24 Jan 2010, 2:16 am

Any minimum observation would indicate the truth has small monetary value these days.



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24 Jan 2010, 2:22 am

well a smart man would take atvantage of the situation. but i forgot your a humble individual so you couldnt possible be botherd with riches


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30 Jan 2010, 2:00 am

Well, I have been there. Existence as we know it going on forever? Immortality in the world? Forget about it. Ever read Johnny Pye and the Fool Killer?

As for reincarnation - doing it over and over - or the endless Big Bang - Big Crunch cycle my sister was lookingf into - talk about pointless hell.

But - getting OUT of the universe we know, to timelessness with damagde healed - eternity that way would be fine by me. Timelessness is NOT endless time - big difference.



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30 Jan 2010, 2:15 am

have you ever tried to just live in the moment. No past, no future. Only now. It feels like timelessness. I would't mind an eternity, because in my mind there is no difference between a month and a year and an eternity. I just go from one point to another doing whatever feels natural. It's a worthwhile investment of time. If you have ever gotten into something so deeply that you lose track of time, that is what it feels like to live in the moment. Only it's all the time. You will never regret learning this.


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30 Jan 2010, 4:26 am

Would you rather live for an eternity in some sort of afterlife, which is bound to get boring after a while, or would you rather just be dead?



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31 Jan 2010, 3:38 am

I would rather burn for an eternity than just die. I would rather have no sensory input and be left with my own thoughts than just die. I don't fear falling. I don't fear death. I don't fear judgement. I do fear an end.


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31 Jan 2010, 3:40 am

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I would rather burn for an eternity than just die. I would rather have no sensory input and be left with my own thoughts than just die. I don't fear falling. I don't fear death. I don't fear judgement. I do fear an end.


Was it so awful before you were born?



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31 Jan 2010, 3:43 am

Sand wrote:
fidelis wrote:
I would rather burn for an eternity than just die. I would rather have no sensory input and be left with my own thoughts than just die. I don't fear falling. I don't fear death. I don't fear judgement. I do fear an end.


Was it so awful before you were born?
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05 Feb 2010, 5:41 pm

Well if heaven or hell is real (which I personally think it isn't) then when your in heaven to counteract the constant boredom you will not be a material being, bust a feeling of happiness and excitement. as for hell..... doing nothing for ever and ever..........................and ever..........................and ever................................................and ever..............................................