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Delirium's Brother

Joined: 08 May 2006 Location: Out in that field with Rumi, waiting for you to join us!
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Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2007 5:32 am Post subject: |
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| Demonicat wrote: |
| that there is no afterlife of any kind. If there is truly nothing after life, then there is no point in truly living. The thought of no afterlife (of any religion) is as bothersome as the myth of sysiphus (sp?) by Camus- i.e. no afterlife=no purpose= the only logical solution in an illogical world is suicide. |
If there's no afterlife, you'll never know; so why be afraid of that? If your consciousness is gone, you won't be conscious of it going. It will just be gone. You just won't exist. You won't know that you don't. You just won't be here in any way.
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| If there is truly nothing after life, then there is no point in truly living. |
I also think that I disagree with you, here. Since you like Camus, you should read "The Plague."
There's always a reason for hope, even if our consciousness is only temporary. |
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amberflannery

Joined: 25 Oct 2006
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Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2007 9:28 pm Post subject: fear |
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| something is going to happen to my dad and esp. when i move away is my biggest fear. my mom died of an unexpected heart problem nearly 3 yrs ago and he's already had 2 heart surgeries. it plagues me quite often. i used to go stand next to his door when he was sleeping just to hear if he was snoring cause i was afraid he'd die while everyone was sleeping like my mom did. oi. |
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ella

Joined: 17 Apr 2006
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Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2007 6:00 am Post subject: |
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| Getting mowed down those granite stairs in the subways packed with crowds, especially with silly women teetering around on anklebreakers... yikes. Like human bowling, downhill. |
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Rteacher

Joined: 23 May 2005 Location: Western MA, USA
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Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2007 7:37 am Post subject: |
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I also feared that my father would die while I was in Korea (since he was 83...) Sure enough he sadly passed away last month...
But I at least philosophically undertand that our essential life force is not material and survives these physical bodies and ultimately this material world...
As a young kid I used to intensely pray that my mom and dad wouldn't die - especially whenever they left the house... I also feared the dark.
In darkness, we fear death. Enlightened beings don't lament for the dead (or living...) knowing that we're all connected to (and cared for by) God and we all exist (as conscious individuals) forever... |
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aldershot

Joined: 17 Jul 2006
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Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2007 6:21 pm Post subject: |
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| sharting with only a squatter in view. |
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djsmnc

Joined: 20 Jan 2003 Location: Dave's ESL Cafe
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Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2007 7:46 pm Post subject: |
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| Vaginas with teeth |
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i_teach_esl

Joined: 07 Sep 2006 Location: baebang, asan/cheonan
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Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2007 11:22 pm Post subject: |
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| Vaginas with teeth |
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Ryst Helmut

Joined: 26 Apr 2003 Location: In search of the elusive signature...
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Posted: Wed Jan 24, 2007 12:12 am Post subject: |
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| Vaginas with teeth |
Worked with one. Not pleasant.
!Shoosh,
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re:cursive
Joined: 04 Jan 2006
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Posted: Wed Jan 24, 2007 2:20 am Post subject: |
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It involves these large boulders rolling down a street. They are immense beyond their size. They're mass is quite overwhelming...so much so that they have an almost magnetic effect on my person. I am in a position to do absolutely nothing. I am helpless to the large inanimate boulders rolling down the street. I've had this fear/nightmare since I was a young child and the thought of it taps into some deep fear I can't quite pinpoint.
Perhaps I was crushed to death by boulders as a dinosaur when the meteor hit in a past life? |
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maryb
Joined: 21 Aug 2006 Location: up the hill from the kimchi pots
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Posted: Wed Jan 24, 2007 5:01 am Post subject: |
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| djsmnc wrote: |
| Vaginas with teeth |
that one made me snort!!  |
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andrew

Joined: 30 Jan 2003
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Posted: Wed Jan 24, 2007 6:06 am Post subject: |
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skinhead

Joined: 11 Jun 2004
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Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2007 6:36 am Post subject: |
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| Being eaten alive by humans. Imagining their teeth ripping my flesh like ravenous weasels makes my baby hairs curl. |
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SuperFly

Joined: 09 Jul 2003 Location: In the doghouse
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Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2007 1:38 pm Post subject: |
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| Being eaten alive by humans. Imagining their teeth ripping my flesh like ravenous weasels makes my baby hairs curl. |
That sounds like a dogs life in Korea. |
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Dancing Bear

Joined: 14 Jan 2007
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Posted: Sat Jan 27, 2007 8:06 pm Post subject: |
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| Seeing God at an Amway meeting..... |
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trinity24651

Joined: 05 Nov 2006
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Posted: Sat Jan 27, 2007 8:30 pm Post subject: |
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| Planes. And being homeless. |
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