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  1. Jiggerj

    Non believers/athiests/and similar: what is your view after death and the end of life?

    I had surgery and was knocked out. What I remember of that time on the operating table is a big black nothingness. That's what I think death is, and yet, I find it quite comforting. There may be no joy there, but there is no pain either. There is no hatred, and no sense of guilt or shame over...
  2. Jiggerj

    Atheists: Why Shouldn't We Follow Jesus?

    If you really think about it, what did Jesus in the bible do that would be a good example to live by? He said, don't worry about food, clothing, or shelter. In my book that would be the all-time worst advice any one could give. Yes, WORRY about those things; worry a lot about them! Jesus...
  3. Jiggerj

    Which type of Atheist are YOU?

    I am so atheist that I don't even like being placed in such a category. No one is placed in a category because there is no Santa. No one is labeled an anti-easterbunnyist. There is no such thing as an all-knowing, all-powerful, invisible being who is everywhere, who created the whole universe...
  4. Jiggerj

    What makes us change our beliefs in times of need?

    An even better question is what the heck is this third year university student studying that would require such a topic? The only subject that comes to mind is sociology, but the question before us doesn't seem to fit third-year studies. Does it?
  5. Jiggerj

    New find: Bare Breasted Female Statue Harms Minors.

    Yes, sexuality does have a function in life. So much so that even monkeys and gerbils can do it. The one and only human attribute that is worth promoting and celebrating is that which separates us from the rest of all living things: the ability to take mankind out of the woods and into the far...
  6. Jiggerj

    New find: Bare Breasted Female Statue Harms Minors.

    LOL Isn't that what we're supposed to do with art? It's crude because it panders to mankind's lower basic instincts. We certainly don't need help in this department. I'd much prefer statues that promote the brain, and inspires the accumulation of knowledge. 1. Public statues of Einstein...
  7. Jiggerj

    New find: Bare Breasted Female Statue Harms Minors.

    Do we REALLY love breasts so much? What if they grew on trees? Would we go out of our way to fondle the fruit every day? I think our attraction to them is based only on the fact that they are attached to the female. No female = no attraction to breasts.
  8. Jiggerj

    Philosophical Suicide

    I would rather live with an awful truth than to live with a wonderful outright lie.
  9. Jiggerj

    God's Purpose?

    Though I'm an atheist, I find your answer as logical as this topic can possibly get. Good job!
  10. Jiggerj

    God's Purpose?

    I don't know of anyone that hasn't sought the answers to, "Why do we exist? What is our purpose?' For those that come up with the idea that we are here to serve god, I ask you now: What is god's purpose?' If his entire existence is based on the sole purpose of creating man, He must be asking...
  11. Jiggerj

    New find: Bare Breasted Female Statue Harms Minors.

    I guess we all see different things in art. Any depiction of humans with deliberately missing limbs is a suggestion of violence to me. And of an acceptance of violence. Just a few months ago there was an outrage over a display of sexuality in a commercial that aired in the morning (when little...
  12. Jiggerj

    do god really exist?

    Even if the gods were real, why should we care? Just look at the state of the world today and it is obvious that the gods don't care about us.
  13. Jiggerj

    Books on monsters, demonology, myths, etc.?

    Are you implying that the bible DOESN'T have monsters, myths, demons/demonology, magic(k), etc.? As well as ancient religions/civilizations?
  14. Jiggerj

    New find: Bare Breasted Female Statue Harms Minors.

    What does it say about people that get offended over breasts on a statue while having no concern whatsoever that its HEAD is missing? You can cut off its head, legs, and arms, but you better cover up those boobies! :thud:
  15. Jiggerj

    Books on monsters, demonology, myths, etc.?

    The bible. That was easy.
  16. Jiggerj

    Which elements are important for most religions?

    Sorry if I missed something. I'm in ill health and I'm tired all the time. I also tend to focus only on those parts of a reply that interest me. As for the fear part, it doesn't matter if it is taught, but rather if it is there at all in a religion.
  17. Jiggerj

    When religious beliefs go too far

    Quote: and why aren't they fanatical about going after those that cast their religion in this horrific light???? That's not an answer, though I don't expect you or anyone else to have one for this.
  18. Jiggerj

    Which elements are important for most religions?

    Thanks for that. I didn't know. Checked this morning before work and Hinduism came up as the third. I was curious to see if this religion also boasted of a hell to frighten people with. Yup, it's called Naraka. It's a religion of fear.
  19. Jiggerj

    Which elements are important for most religions?

    I think of them as the most successful at what they do. Judaism used to stone people to death. It was a religion of fear.
  20. Jiggerj

    Which elements are important for most religions?

    Notice how they aren't listed in the top three monotheistic religions. :shrug:
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