soon2bepro... on the elimination of religion.

_TKO_ · #1 02-03-2006, 04:34 PM

I thought this quote was interesting enough to deserve it's own thread.

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When science has evolved enough to keep humans alive forever, religions as we know them will be history.

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--soon2bepro

Rduke55 · #2 02-03-2006, 04:42 PM

There's no way humans will ever be kept alive forever.

_TKO_ · #3 02-03-2006, 04:45 PM

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There's no way humans will ever be kept alive forever.

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Depends how you define "alive".

Rduke55 · #4 02-03-2006, 04:46 PM

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There's no way humans will ever be kept alive forever.

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Depends how you define "alive".

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Not dead?

Matt R. · #5 02-03-2006, 04:47 PM

Uh oh, time to bust out your notes from freshman philosophy class...

Rduke55 · #6 02-03-2006, 04:50 PM

yeah I should probably nip this one in the bud.
I know alive is more than "not dead"
I was joking.

Matt R. · #7 02-03-2006, 04:52 PM

I was joking too. It was out of fear for where this thread is headed [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img].

Rduke55 · #8 02-03-2006, 04:52 PM

I know, that's why I did it too.

_TKO_ · #9 02-03-2006, 05:34 PM

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I was joking too. It was out of fear for where this thread is headed [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img].

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Ok, based on the assumption that humans can live forever (ignoring overpopulation and other such issues), why would this eliminate the need for religion?

Rduke55 · #10 02-03-2006, 05:36 PM

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I was joking too. It was out of fear for where this thread is headed [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img].

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Ok, based on the assumption that humans can live forever (ignoring overpopulation and other such issues), why would this eliminate the need for religion?

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Several people (including Kurzweil I think - who we are talking about in another thread) believe that religions are basically for handling and preparing for death. No death = no need for religion.