roger Posted October 4, 2013 You are immortal!!! Â You have eternal life!!! Â WHEW!!!!!!! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Seeker of Wisdom Posted October 5, 2013 What is 'you'? Â In what sense is it immortal or not? Â Are 'mortal' and 'immortal' mutually exclusive, or is there a more nuanced middle way between eternalism and nihilism? Â 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? Â 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