The shoe theory of Heaven and Hell

Mar 30, 2005 07:58

Posed by P.S.A. at the message board on http://www.randi.org

...This is one of the core reasons why I don't accept the concept of ( Read more... )

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Changed? insane_pencil March 30 2005, 18:50:42 UTC
When you go to heaven or hell you will be CHANGED?!?! NO SH*T GENIUS!! You won't have a body, will you?? I suppose you don't think any of the chemical processes or other biological natures affect who we are or what we desire?

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Re: Changed? tjareth March 30 2005, 19:20:43 UTC
The point, as I see it, is a question of how much change of self would be needed, before I am effectively a different self.

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Re: Changed? insane_pencil March 30 2005, 19:35:00 UTC
You will have to explain sometime how to quantify one's "self." ANY change of of one's self is technically a different self and in truth, no quantity of change will ever make one a different self. You will always be you. Sad but true.

Those of us who have good memories REMEMBER what we were like 20 years ago! And it's often embarrassing!

This is a silly discussion. Kind of like "How many angels can fit on the head of a pin?"

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Re: Changed? lillpita March 31 2005, 05:30:19 UTC
hehehe.. You said Head!

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Re: Changed? tjareth April 2 2005, 06:11:19 UTC
I just wanted to head off any fight by pointing out that Insane_Pencil is not some random person offended by my post, they're someone I hang with in RL and so I can expect them to be a little more free of the tongue...

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