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Originally posted by mattguy404
Tricky and interesting. I've thought about the same thing, and I've come full circle. I think the closest thing that best describes myself is that I'm completely nihilist.
There might be a God, good for him.
There might be a Self, good for them.
It's none of my concern and I'm just going to leave it at that.
Originally posted by racerzeke
It's hard to say definitively that there is or isnt a 'god'.
Originally posted by Quazga
Many people believe that if they don't believe in God, then they are an Atheist. Some even think if they detest the concept of God that they are an Atheist.
Yet, what I find so hilarious, is that most self proclaimed Atheists, would say that the Self definitely exists. I find the fact that a Self exists just as hilarious as the Belief in a controlling deity of some sort.
Originally posted by Quazga
What I'd like to find out is, how many people on here realize that the concept of Self is itself an illusion... get beyond the mechanics of your own consciousness and see yourself for what you are, "A meat machine"...
Originally posted by Jadette
"I think therefore I am" is an illusion. We are animals, meat machines, hosts for replication of DNA.
Originally posted by Buck Division
Originally posted by Jadette
Your statement that we may make all our decisions before we're even conscious of making them -- that is fascinating! That has some amazing implications. Perhaps decisions come from the future? Very heavy.
Originally posted by Quazga
What is an Atheist truly?