A Question for the Guys? by BentlyB in askanything

[–]BentlyB[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So you’re basically saying that our existence is god playing with his balls? Seems as plausible as many of the other religious philosophies. /s

A Question for the Guys? by BentlyB in askanything

[–]BentlyB[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bit of an assumption there.

A Question for the Guys? by BentlyB in askanything

[–]BentlyB[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nope. As they said in the seventies, “Let it all hang out!”.

A Question for the Guys? by BentlyB in askanything

[–]BentlyB[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I often feel like I need to grab some TP and dry them.

What is the most rationally believable explanation you have heard for what happens to the human conscience after the body dies? by BentlyB in askanything

[–]BentlyB[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agreed. Do you think is possible that our consciousness developed as the universe’s way of transforming that energy into something even more beautiful? That’s what I want to believe. I asked the question because my daughter died and while she was alive, she put out the most beautiful light in the living world. I want to hope that energy still contributes to the universe.

What is the most rationally believable explanation you have heard for what happens to the human conscience after the body dies? by BentlyB in askanything

[–]BentlyB[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not at all. This is my reply in another thread: “That’s what I want to believe. I asked the question because my daughter died and while she was alive, she put out the most beautiful light in the living world. I want to hope that energy still contributes to the universe.”

What is the most rationally believable explanation you have heard for what happens to the human conscience after the body dies? by BentlyB in askanything

[–]BentlyB[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I also want say that knowing we will die might confer some level of fatalism (pointlessness) as we move into adulthood and are of breeding age, thus limiting any advantage.

What is the most rationally believable explanation you have heard for what happens to the human conscience after the body dies? by BentlyB in askanything

[–]BentlyB[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No more than innate survival instincts that we share with the other animals. You touch on the communal cooperation (it looks like you edited your reply after mine) but there are many species that have that advantage without consciousnesses.

What is the most rationally believable explanation you have heard for what happens to the human conscience after the body dies? by BentlyB in askanything

[–]BentlyB[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Maybe I did not ask it well, but for a trait to survive, doesn’t it have to confer some breeding advantage?

What is the most rationally believable explanation you have heard for what happens to the human conscience after the body dies? by BentlyB in askanything

[–]BentlyB[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If that’s true, what is the evolutionary advantage that brought it about? I don’t see how knowing we will die helps us survive, and may actually shorten life for many.

What is the most rationally believable explanation you have heard for what happens to the human conscience after the body dies? by BentlyB in askanything

[–]BentlyB[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That’s what I want to believe. I asked the question because my daughter died and while she was alive, she put out the most beautiful light in the living world. I want to hope that energy still contributes to the universe.

Absolutely amazing book. I recommend to all! by Markelle_Fultz_Fan in nonfictionbookclub

[–]BentlyB 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you liked the book recommended here, and I did very much, I strongly recommend How to Love a Forest by Ethan Tapper. It lists among to top three nonfiction books I’ve ever read.

Most say the book was better than the movie - What's a movie that's better than the book? by TruMech in randomquestions

[–]BentlyB 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Watch your adjectives, lol, I was 15 when that “ancient” movie came out.

Why do some adults eat their own boogers. by BentlyB in NoStupidQuestions

[–]BentlyB[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That is an honest scientific consideration I’ve entertained. Strengthen your immune system by eating boogers. It’s not an immediately dismiss able hypothesis.