roger Posted October 4, 2013 You are immortal!!! You have eternal life!!! WHEW!!!!!!! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Seeker of Wisdom Posted October 5, 2013 What is 'you'? In what sense is it immortal or not? Are 'mortal' and 'immortal' mutually exclusive, or is there a more nuanced middle way between eternalism and nihilism? What if the apparent 'self' is actually only an idea we impute on a set of interdependent processes, none of which is the chief of all the others, a central owner or doer which is meaningful on its own? What if all these processes are undergoing constant cycles of creation and destruction, such that we are neither mortal nor immortal, but like a flowing stream or a flame burning along a trail of oil? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marblehead Posted October 5, 2013 Hehehe. While I dont' subscribe to those beliefs, I will do my darned best to be happy none-the-less. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites