tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8392804955786463612.post6144115451475852791..comments2024-01-03T15:34:49.620+00:00Comments on Ian Wardell: Philosophical Thoughts: Why are people so certain there's no soul or an afterlife?Ian Wardellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05999029760897196102noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8392804955786463612.post-57896396952270524562023-09-17T04:02:04.615+01:002023-09-17T04:02:04.615+01:00It wasn't all *that* long ago that people thou...It wasn't all *that* long ago that people thought the Earth was flat (some still do!), humans could never fly and that God had given white men the divine right to own other human beings. <br /><br />In any generation or time one truth has remained stubbornly persistent: people are full of it. <br /><br />What are we to do? The best we can. I am as intelligently convinced as I can be that our existence does not end w/ the death of our physical bodies. That doesn't mean I'm guaranteed to be right of course (life isn't that easy), but after years of considering all the arguments and evidence I do feel I have to plant my proverbial flag down somewhere. Ryan Ashfyrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05408108830186506041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8392804955786463612.post-21517241568982587782022-06-21T19:28:44.908+01:002022-06-21T19:28:44.908+01:00Yes, it gives me pause for thought too. I'm si...Yes, it gives me pause for thought too. I'm sitting at my lounge window, overlooking a landscape of very solid trees, a cold grey loch and a cloudy sky - all very real and non-abstract - not a fairy to be seen. On the other hand I have the huge mass of folklore about poltergeists, life-after-death experiences, second-sight, very unlikely coincidences, the writings of Jung, etc. etc. - plus my own personal experience of eternity/greater reality. On the whole, I go with the latter, rather than the obvious.Clinesteron Beademungenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10257843885271236115noreply@blogger.com