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If there was no afterlife......... (1 Viewer)

Would you life your life different?

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Would you life your life different? This has nothing to do with if there is a supreme being. Say what ever God/no non god you believe is true, but the teachings are wrong. There is nothing to your life but the time you spend on this earth.

 
And another thing: if there's no afterlife, why would anyone care if there was still a god? Isn't that kind of the whole idea? If you believe in god, you want to get in good with the big man because this life is only temporary and eternity is what's important?

I don't think your hypothetical makes sense for anyone who currently believes in god.

 
I think it makes time on earth more valuable and more important once you realize this is all there is.

 
ConnSKINS26 said:
And another thing: if there's no afterlife, why would anyone care if there was still a god? Isn't that kind of the whole idea? If you believe in god, you want to get in good with the big man because this life is only temporary and eternity is what's important?

I don't think your hypothetical makes sense for anyone who currently believes in god.
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Believing in god =/= living to get in good with the big man

. . . at least I hope not

 
ConnSKINS26 said:
And another thing: if there's no afterlife, why would anyone care if there was still a god? Isn't that kind of the whole idea? If you believe in god, you want to get in good with the big man because this life is only temporary and eternity is what's important?

I don't think your hypothetical makes sense for anyone who currently believes in god.
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ConnSKINS26 said:
And another thing: if there's no afterlife, why would anyone care if there was still a god? Isn't that kind of the whole idea? If you believe in god, you want to get in good with the big man because this life is only temporary and eternity is what's important?

I don't think your hypothetical makes sense for anyone who currently believes in god.
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Why do you need a reward from God?

 
A better question would be, if I knew there was an afterlife would I live my life differently. That, I would answer yes.

 
FatUncleJerryBuss said:
ConnSKINS26 said:
And another thing: if there's no afterlife, why would anyone care if there was still a god? Isn't that kind of the whole idea? If you believe in god, you want to get in good with the big man because this life is only temporary and eternity is what's important?

I don't think your hypothetical makes sense for anyone who currently believes in god.
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ConnSKINS26 said:
And another thing: if there's no afterlife, why would anyone care if there was still a god? Isn't that kind of the whole idea? If you believe in god, you want to get in good with the big man because this life is only temporary and eternity is what's important?

I don't think your hypothetical makes sense for anyone who currently believes in god.
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Why do you need a reward from God?
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Do you really think that any religion would be at all popular if it didn't preach a peachy afterlife?

How many people want to live their lives in a way to please a god they worship, if there is no afterlife? You're naive if you think the idea of "going to heaven" isn't the main reason people believe in god. Whether they admit it or not, what's the point of being judged by a supreme being if the judgement doesn't mean anything? For funsies?

 
ConnSKINS26 said:
FatUncleJerryBuss said:
ConnSKINS26 said:
And another thing: if there's no afterlife, why would anyone care if there was still a god? Isn't that kind of the whole idea? If you believe in god, you want to get in good with the big man because this life is only temporary and eternity is what's important?

I don't think your hypothetical makes sense for anyone who currently believes in god.
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ConnSKINS26 said:
And another thing: if there's no afterlife, why would anyone care if there was still a god? Isn't that kind of the whole idea? If you believe in god, you want to get in good with the big man because this life is only temporary and eternity is what's important?

I don't think your hypothetical makes sense for anyone who currently believes in god.
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Why do you need a reward from God?
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Do you really think that any religion would be at all popular if it didn't preach a peachy afterlife?

How many people want to live their lives in a way to please a god they worship, if there is no afterlife? You're naive if you think the idea of "going to heaven" isn't the main reason people believe in god. Whether they admit it or not, what's the point of being judged by a supreme being if the judgement doesn't mean anything? For funsies?
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Sort of my point, on all of that. Whether it is right or wrong, I only have my beliefs and they are unsure at best. In the end I think God is used as a form of govt to control people. My thoughts are that all religion is wrong and controlling if there is a God it is not how we vision him to be.

 
I'd think everyone would answer "no."

If you already don't believe in an afterlife, of course you wouldn't change the way you live your life. If you do believe in an afterlife you wouldn't want to admit you'd live life differently, even if you would.

 
randall146 said:
ConnSKINS26 said:
And another thing: if there's no afterlife, why would anyone care if there was still a god? Isn't that kind of the whole idea? If you believe in god, you want to get in good with the big man because this life is only temporary and eternity is what's important?

I don't think your hypothetical makes sense for anyone who currently believes in god.
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Believing in god =/= living to get in good with the big man. . . at least I hope not
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What? If you don't think on either a subconscious or conscious level that the promise of going to "heaven" after you live your short life isn't the main lure of any major religion, you're incredibly naive. The existence of an afterlife is the main comforting factor of most religions, for anyone honest enough to admit it.

 
randall146 said:
I'd think everyone would answer "no."

If you already don't believe in an afterlife, of course you wouldn't change the way you live your life. If you do believe in an afterlife you wouldn't want to admit you'd live life differently, even if you would.
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I agree and I don't want people to change to whatever, I just want them to look into things when they are older and make their own decision. Most people get into whatever they believe because it was what their parents believed.

 
ConnSKINS26 said:
randall146 said:
ConnSKINS26 said:
And another thing: if there's no afterlife, why would anyone care if there was still a god? Isn't that kind of the whole idea? If you believe in god, you want to get in good with the big man because this life is only temporary and eternity is what's important?

I don't think your hypothetical makes sense for anyone who currently believes in god.
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Believing in god =/= living to get in good with the big man. . . at least I hope not
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What? If you don't think on either a subconscious or conscious level that the promise of going to "heaven" after you live your short life isn't the main lure of any major religion, you're incredibly naive. The existence of an afterlife is the main comforting factor of most religions, for anyone honest enough to admit it.
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No - I absolutely believe there are many who behave specifically so they can get in good with god/go to heaven. I just didn't think it was fair to paint ALL believers with that brush, which you did ("If you believe in god, you want to get in good with the big man . . ."). I am sure there are also many who happen to believe in god but also live life their way simply because of a sense of right, or fairness, or whatever.

As an aside, you and I probably agree that most organized religion uses the threat/promise of an afterlife as a population management tool

 
randall146 said:
ConnSKINS26 said:
randall146 said:
ConnSKINS26 said:
And another thing: if there's no afterlife, why would anyone care if there was still a god? Isn't that kind of the whole idea? If you believe in god, you want to get in good with the big man because this life is only temporary and eternity is what's important?

I don't think your hypothetical makes sense for anyone who currently believes in god.
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Believing in god =/= living to get in good with the big man. . . at least I hope not
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What? If you don't think on either a subconscious or conscious level that the promise of going to "heaven" after you live your short life isn't the main lure of any major religion, you're incredibly naive. The existence of an afterlife is the main comforting factor of most religions, for anyone honest enough to admit it.
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No - I absolutely believe there are many who behave specifically so they can get in good with god/go to heaven. I just didn't think it was fair to paint ALL believers with that brush, which you did ("If you believe in god, you want to get in good with the big man . . ."). I am sure there are also many who happen to believe in god but also live life their way simply because of a sense of right, or fairness, or whatever.As an aside, you and I probably agree that most organized religion uses the threat/promise of an afterlife as a population management tool
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Gotcha, my apologies, thought we were disagreeing there. You're right that I probably painted with too broad a brush there, but I think if there was generally accepted knowledge that there was no afterlife, among all people, religion would disappear almost entirely. There are people who are good people because that is in their nature...but they are probably still religious, on some level, because it answers their questions and provides the comfort of a cushy afterlife. Without that, they would just be good people who don't worship or believe.

Not much rational incentive to worship a being who has no effect on your existence at all.

 
If there was an afterlife, I would live my life differently. (Assuming we knew what it was like and the rules to get in/stay out.)

 
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I kind of like the way I live my life now, but I am lucky to be in a modern country, making a decent living, family is healthy, etc. After life is a bonus, but where I am at now is pretty good and if it all ended today and that was it - it was a good run.

 
Who cares. Even though there is no after life you will get to live again when the exact same circumstances occur that created you this time. Since time never ends it's going to happen again eventually.

 
kutta said:
FatUncleJerryBuss said:
kutta said:
I think it makes time on earth more valuable and more important once you realize this is all there is.
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Not so sure of this.
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I can vouch for this. I'm a much better person now that I'm a non-believer.
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This easily goes both ways.

I agree with you that since this is all there is, let's make the best of it.

Other people and their personalities think "if this is all there is then why bother being good or doing anything the right way, I am just gonna do what the F I want when I want how I want..............."

 
Juxtatarot said:
If there was an afterlife, I would live my life differently. (Assuming we knew what it was like and the rules to get in/stay out.)
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And I would need the rules written in stone...preferably on stones important enough not to get lost.

 
Milkman said:
Who cares. Even though there is no after life you will get to live again when the exact same circumstances occur that created you this time. Since time never ends it's going to happen again eventually.
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Is this something you...believe?

 
I do believe in God and the after life, but I am human and my curiosity has caused me to question my beliefs before. Maybe religion was made up to scare the masses into believing that their is more to live for than just this life. I could only imagine the chaos that the earth would have been in and would still be in if no one believed in the after life.

 
msudaisy26 said:
I do believe in God and the after life, but I am human and my curiosity has caused me to question my beliefs before. Maybe religion was made up to scare the masses into believing that their is more to live for than just this life. I could only imagine the chaos that the earth would have been in and would still be in if no one believed in the after life.
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Maybe if a certain demographic stopped believing in the afterlife, they would stop blowing themselves up and taking others with them.

Just sayin.

 
msudaisy26 said:
I do believe in God and the after life, but I am human and my curiosity has caused me to question my beliefs before. Maybe religion was made up to scare the masses into believing that their is more to live for than just this life. I could only imagine the chaos that the earth would have been in and would still be in if no one believed in the after life.
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I do not believe in God and the after life, but I am human and can't say 100% for sure. Maybe religion was made up by scared masses because they needed to believe their was more to live for than just this life. I often imagine how much more wonderful the earth would have been and would still be if no one believed in the after life.

 
If I was absolutely positive there's no afterlife, I'd probably suck off a dude just to see what it's like.

As is, I don't want to risk eternal damnation.

 
ConnSKINS26 said:
How many people want to live their lives in a way to please a god they worship, if there is no afterlife? You're naive if you think the idea of "going to heaven" isn't the main reason people believe in god. Whether they admit it or not, what's the point of being judged by a supreme being if the judgement doesn't mean anything? For funsies?
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Plenty of people believe in gods that can help them during this life. A god that can cure your disease if you pray to him or strike down your enemies in battle if you sacrifice a fatted calf would still be useful to have on your side even if there's no afterlife.

 
Assume that this was the prevalent thought since the beginning of time as opposed to what we have today. How different the world would be, eh? Is man, from the outset, a generally moral being or would we be living a Mad Max type of existence?

Whether you believe or not, the religious influence that regulates, to some degree, everything in our lives (the law) is hard to unwind from our thought process, no? We've never known it otherwise. Yes, you can argue the the 10 commandments are just common sense and someone wrote a well intentioned book (the Bible) around them to promote widespread acceptance but that's not what I'm talking about. The basis of law has very little meaning when the overarching reason to be a good person is removed from the equation. It's completely shaped society as we know it today, right?

I'm not sure how you remove that and don't think you would live your life differently :shrug:

 
This is a really weird question. I don't understand at all living different in case of an afterlife. The people that say they are only living a certain way in case of an afterlife and would alter that approach if there was no afterlife seem mentally ill.

 
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