Gormenghast Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 It's because Homo Sapiens is the only animal that knows it is going to die. So it has to make up some sort of story that will make it feel better about dying. We are born, we live, then we die. Why are people so worried about what happens when they die? Do they worry about where they were before they were born? If not, why not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teddybare Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 It gives crazy people a legal outlet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RootsBooster Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 It's because Homo Sapiens is the only animal that knows it is going to die. How do you know that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gormenghast Posted May 14, 2012 Author Share Posted May 14, 2012 I like to think we are old souls, who come here for a break in the eternity of our existence. But are we here for eternity? I don't think so. Born. Live Die. That's all folks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnese Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 Who knows? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gormenghast Posted May 14, 2012 Author Share Posted May 14, 2012 How do you know that? Does your cat or your dog, or your goldfish or whatever you have as a pet have a religion? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teddybare Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 Does your cat or your dog, or your goldfish or whatever you have as a pet have a religion? Well I'd like to think all my pets were Buddhist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horribleblob Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 Don't elephants also know when they are about to die, and travel to an "elephant graveyard"? I doubt very much they worship Ganesh(a) though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeadingNorth Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 Don't elephants also know when they are about to die, and travel to an "elephant graveyard"? They do not. Elephants are just about the only species, apart from humans, who actually recognise skeletons as being "former elephants." They do get very uneasy when they come across elephant skeletons in the wild - but that is very probably because it's manifestly not a good idea for an elephant to be in a place where elephants get killed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RootsBooster Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 Does your cat or your dog, or your goldfish or whatever you have as a pet have a religion? What does that have to do with my question? That's the kind of usual dodge I get from theists! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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