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trotsky

(49,533 posts)

19. I agree.

Reply to MineralMan (Reply #18)

Wed Apr 17, 2019, 09:40 AM

Apr 2019

The focus should be on the here and now, and what we can do to make this a better place for those who come after us. That's the only direct evidence we have of life after death: the life that will inhabit the planet after our death.

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What Happens After We Die? An Islamic Prespective [View all] guillaumeb Apr 2019 OP

Fear of nothing leads to wishful thinking. MineralMan Apr 2019 #1

I suggest that you read tthe article. guillaumeb Apr 2019 #2

I have no belief, Guy. I don't need belief; MineralMan Apr 2019 #3

We all believe things. guillaumeb Apr 2019 #6

That's on you... MineralMan Apr 2019 #8

Ah there you go again with the equivocation fallacy over belief. Voltaire2 Apr 2019 #15

He's only got a handful of tools in the shed. trotsky Apr 2019 #16

It also provides for manipulation via conveniently unverifiable reward or punishment Major Nikon Apr 2019 #11

Of a spiritual nature Cartoonist Apr 2019 #4

The divine spark. eom guillaumeb Apr 2019 #7

No 40 virgins? Anyway, that's similar to most Jewish beliefs about the afterlife... TreasonousBastard Apr 2019 #5

There may be many virgins, guillaumeb Apr 2019 #9

Reducing a virgin to her spiritual essence sounds very unpleasant for the virgin. marylandblue Apr 2019 #12

An extreme case of the vapors? MineralMan Apr 2019 #13

Maybe you get a 6 year-old like Mohammed's wife. LuvNewcastle Apr 2019 #10

Ahmadiyya. Igel Apr 2019 #14

Opinion. Not perspective. trotsky Apr 2019 #17

Well, there are sure a lot of believers who claim complete confidence MineralMan Apr 2019 #18

I agree. trotsky Apr 2019 #19

Exactly. Oddly enough, though, we do not plan for future generations MineralMan Apr 2019 #20