Religions

[Combine 017]

Originally Posted by TheGame

Because I think the chance to live life is a blessing in itself.

Even if youre only going to live for a few years?

Not even enough time to understand the concept of life.

[TheGame]

Originally Posted by Combine 017

Even if youre only going to live for a few years.

Not even enough time to understand the concept of life.

I already addressed that in the same post you originally quoted.

Since you want to go there though, what is the concept of life? You do realize how people understand life is subjective right? Just because you are more wealthy and live a longer life then someone else doesn't mean that they're life was a waste. Just like your life isn't a waste because there are people more wealthy then you and can't understand the concept of debt, public school, or wiping their own butt (or whatever a spoiled person can't live without).

Your concept of happiness shifts based on how much knowlege you have and based on your personal experiences and the situation you were born into. Just because you die a few years after you're born doesn't mean you didn't experience happiness, sadness, love etc etc. And no matter how long you live, you're going to die. Hate to break it to you, but it's going to happen.

Yeah if you die young young you don't experience as much joy relitive to someone who lives longer, but you also don't experience as much pain.

[Combine 017]

Originally Posted by TheGame

Your concept of happiness shifts based on how much knowlege you have and based on your personal experiences and the situation you were born into. Just because you die a few years after you're born doesn't mean you didn't experience happiness, sadness, love etc etc. And no matter how long you live, you're going to die. Hate to break it to you, but it's going to happen.

Yeah if you die young young you don't experience as much joy relitive to someone who lives longer, but you also don't experience as much pain.

But there are people who are born who do not experience happiness, who are born suffering only to die early. If I had the choice I would opt out of that life, it would be miserable. And im well aware that death is inevitable, but if you dont even get to "live", then whats the point of being born? Im sure you realize that if you were the one born into that position your views and beliefs would be changed drastically, but that can be said about anything really.

Back to that "death is inevitable" topic, I remember seeing somewhere that cell replicating nanites could be created, and that they would replace/repair any dyeing cells or something, so theoretically you could avoid death? At least through natural causes. Maybe at that point everything will go all Logans Run on us.

[TheGame]

Originally Posted by Combine 017

But there are people who are born who do not experience happiness, who are born suffering only to die early.

-EDIT-

Rewording... Happiness is a relative term. Some days are better then others, therefore they could be happy about the better days. If all of their days are sad (by your opinion), then for them 'sad' is 'normal' and it no longer has any power over them. Therefore they can appriciate different things that we take for granted.

For all we know, we lead a sad, pointless, and painful life to somone else.

[Combine 017]

Originally Posted by TheGame

-EDIT-

Rewording... Happiness is a relative term. Some days are better then others, therefore they could be happy about the better days.

I guess so. Maybe they found a bug to eat one day, making them slightly happier, then died the next day.

[TheGame]

Originally Posted by Combine 017

I guess so. Maybe they found a bug to eat one day, making them slightly happier, then died the next day.

Maybe.

They could have not had a bug to eat, and died the same day. btw I edited my last post more.