Re: virus: Fundamentals

James T. Martin (martinj@theriver.com)
Thu, 28 Mar 1996 21:47:13 -0700


At 03:32 PM 3/28/96 -0800, you wrote:
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>I can't resist this question, from David McFadzean:
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>>Perhaps another interesting question that can be asked that
>>is related is: how should belief or disbelief in God affect
>>us? (I.e., does it matter?)
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>I think it matters a great deal. For instance, why invest in
>longevity research if you believe in an afterlife?
>
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>Here are some answers: you might believe in an afterlife,
>but believe that it's unpleasant. (Certainly, if you believed in
>eternal damnation, longevity research could become very
>attractive.) Or you might simply expect the afterlife to be boring,
>and find life here on Earth interesting. For that matter, if I
>believed in an afterlife, but only for humans, I might want to
>invest in longevity research, because I like living in a world
>that also includes such people as cats, butterflies, trees, birds,
>elephants, and dolphins.
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>For that matter, while many religions preach an afterlife, there's
>no reason I can see that the existence of a god would imply
>the existence of an afterlife.
>
>Vicki Rosenzweig
>rosenzweig@acm.org
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>
RIGHT ON Vicki! :->
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