see i thought about this last night
and i agree but then you hit a problem; try telling this to someone who has lost someone they care about

a dead mother, father, borother, sister, close friend or partner, and suddenly you're destroying someones (clearly stupid) belief that that person still exists and went on to a better place
(Quintno EXPERIMENT RUINED CANCELLED, LEFT 4EVER, Tue 3 Apr 2012, 10:15, 1 reply, 14 years ago)

They need to be disabused of this nonsense.
Comforting it may be - but clearly bollocks and they need to deal with it.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 3 Apr 2012, 10:19, Reply)

true but i'm not gonna be the one to shatter those illusions

(Quintno EXPERIMENT RUINED CANCELLED, LEFT 4EVER, Tue 3 Apr 2012, 10:19, Reply)

Which is why Existential Nihilism should be on the school curriculum.
The earlier the better.
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Tue 3 Apr 2012, 10:23, Reply)

I am more than happy to do that.
In fact I consider it my duty to do so wherever possible.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 3 Apr 2012, 10:32, Reply)

go ahead then, tell your son that there is no heaven and no hell, and that when you die there is nothing

(Quintno EXPERIMENT RUINED CANCELLED, LEFT 4EVER, Tue 3 Apr 2012, 10:34, Reply)

Why the fuck not?
It's most likely the truth. I think that being freed from the notion that you are anything other than an insignificant speck is liberating, personally. Once you grasp that, you can see that nothing really matters.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 3 Apr 2012, 10:39, Reply)

Stop quoting Queen lyrics.
Thank you.
( Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Tue 3 Apr 2012, 10:40, Reply)

I wouldn't know, mate, sorry.
I'm not the keen Mercury follower you seem to be.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 3 Apr 2012, 10:41, Reply)

you won't be saying that when he has to bury his first hamster/cat/dog/mum

(Quintno EXPERIMENT RUINED CANCELLED, LEFT 4EVER, Tue 3 Apr 2012, 10:51, Reply)

Upon my honour I will.
I will focus on the 'they cannot feel pain any more' angle.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 3 Apr 2012, 11:10, Reply)