tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11975474.post115756604626059718..comments2024-03-27T00:15:41.321-07:00Comments on Kill The Afterlife: Phantom Limb Pain and its Afterlife ImplicationsAaron Kinneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12059982934663353474noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11975474.post-25552982431740636892016-04-22T16:41:50.166-07:002016-04-22T16:41:50.166-07:00Oh, you've died and come back? What was it lik...Oh, you've died and come back? What was it like? Explain, closed-minded atheist.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11975474.post-64016610478030505012015-03-17T04:20:32.471-07:002015-03-17T04:20:32.471-07:00Thank you so much for your information.I gained gr...Thank you so much for your information.I gained great information about your post.<br /><a href="http://www.painmanagementnashville.com/" rel="nofollow">pain clinics in tennessee</a><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18045307370679360207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11975474.post-87006843161011929602013-01-10T00:08:06.202-08:002013-01-10T00:08:06.202-08:00I'm an Afterlifer,but not one of them hokey o...I'm an Afterlifer,but not one of them hokey ones that you see...interesting point on the head metiphor...but if the brain is the conduit to the soul and it got severed from the body it wont receive the oxygen from the blood pumped from the heart which is in the body the brain waz severed from..so the brain dies and soul loses connection...as for beleiving afterlife.I think Heaven and hell are in the same space just in different dimensions,there is no God that is seperate and that we are God.and I seek medical attention so I can conquor Life by living it to the fullest and that way I can meet Death with Prestige...either way whether or not there is an afterlife I could give a fuckless cuz ceasing to exist sounds just as Blissful...Peace...I have huge respect for those who shake beleifs of others because it only strengthens mine...and for those of you who are critical about spelling(many atheists are cuz it gives them a false sense in being intellectual most likely due to insecurities through childhood)...I don't give a flying fuck because you all are smart and know what I'm saying so therefore no need to put in extra effort therefore allowing efficiency...again....Peace and if there is a Heaven I'm sure ill see you there cuz christains are wrong and disbelief doesn't constitute being barred...(FUCK RELIGION)..continue focusing on the one life we live because making the world better allows smoother transition<br />To another plane if it exists...pardon my rambling wanted to let you know I'm not one of them zealots who attack...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09867270414318481031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11975474.post-1158789295809960752006-09-20T14:54:00.000-07:002006-09-20T14:54:00.000-07:00Hi - it's a frustrated Mojoey. I just wanted to cl...Hi - it's a frustrated Mojoey. I just wanted to clarify that I have a blogger induced problem with commenting. When I upgraded to blogger beta - well, upgrading is not the right word. When I mistakenly upgraded to blogger beta, the commenting will not accept comments from the old blogger. If you are going to comment, you must choose other, and then enter your name and site – like I did for this post. <BR/><BR/>I strongly recommend holding off upgrading until blogger gets this fixed. It has killed my posting traffic. <BR/><BR/>MojoeyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11975474.post-1158178834735587332006-09-13T13:20:00.000-07:002006-09-13T13:20:00.000-07:00aaron:Considering that there is a 99.9999% chance ...aaron:<BR/><B>Considering that there is a 99.9999% chance that at least some of your atoms belonged to another human being not too long ago. who gets which atoms?</B><BR/>You know what the theist would say, like that old beer commercial: "Why ask why?"<BR/><B>Im open to feedback here, but I feel like my tribute would be unwanted and unappreciated, considering that I am an atheist AND an anarchist :/</B><BR/>Well, IMO, it's nigh well impossible not to step on someone else's toes in this world.<BR/>Most atheists are unwanted and unappreciated anyways. <BR/>The day's come & gone anyways. Maybe next year.Krystalline Apostatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09044558668644447375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11975474.post-1158079422621748262006-09-12T09:43:00.000-07:002006-09-12T09:43:00.000-07:00That is definitely very interesting. Considering t...That is definitely very interesting. Considering that there is a 99.9999% chance that at least some of your atoms belonged to another human being not too long ago. who gets which atoms? <BR/><BR/>Regarding the 9/11 thing, I was also thinking that my tribute to a victim's memory would involve an absolute impaling of government (both US and other) as well as religion in general. Considering that most victims were pro-state and pro-God, I think that my bashing of the memes that lead to the victim's death, and my chastising them for supporting such horrific ideas (God and state) would draw a bit too much fire for my patience... IMO. <BR/><BR/>What do you think? Im open to feedback here, but I feel like my tribute would be unwanted and unappreciated, considering that I am an atheist AND an anarchist :/Aaron Kinneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12059982934663353474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11975474.post-1158042854532378522006-09-11T23:34:00.000-07:002006-09-11T23:34:00.000-07:00Aaron:I find it interesting, but am hesitant to si...Aaron:<BR/><B>I find it interesting, but am hesitant to sign up, because I have the feeling that my memorial to any given victim, while sincere in its homage to that person and their unjust demise, would be interpreted very unfavorably by 99% of everyone that read it.</B><BR/>Thus far, no 1's taken a swing at me. We're already interpreted unfavorably anyways. <BR/>Just puttin' the 'human' in 'humanist', way I see it.<BR/><BR/>breakerslion:<BR/><B>If Gawd is supposed to bring everyone back to life on the last day, how exactly is that supposed to happen?</B><BR/>Ingersoll did a great riff on that 1. <BR/><BR/>"We are told by this faith that at the last day all the men and women and children who have ever lived on earth will appear in the self same bodies they have had when on earth. Everyone who knows anything knows the constant exchange which is going on between the vegetable and animal kingdom. The millions of atoms which compose our bodies have all come from animals and vegetables, and they in their turn drew them from animals and vegetables which preceded them. The same atoms which are now in our bodies have previously been in the bodies of our ancestors. A man has many times been mahogany and mahogany many times man. A missionary goes to the cannibal islands and a cannibal eats him and dies. The atoms which composed the missionary's body now composes in great part the cannibal's body. To whom will these atoms belong in the morning of the resurrection?"<BR/>http://www.edwardtbabinski.us/lectures/blasphemy.html<BR/>Funny stuff.Krystalline Apostatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09044558668644447375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11975474.post-1158018330560999942006-09-11T16:45:00.000-07:002006-09-11T16:45:00.000-07:00I think I know what you're getting at with your co...I think I know what you're getting at with your comment above Aaron. I only wish those that sow the seeds would be the ones to pay the price. Too many proxy killings. Everywhere.<BR/><BR/>Your post reminds me of one of my own musings on the "Tramp and Shout" meme. If Gawd is supposed to bring everyone back to life on the last day, <I>how</I> exactly is that supposed to happen?<BR/><BR/>Is It going to clone everyone? In which case, is that really the same person?<BR/><BR/>Is It going to pick among all the lost hair, dead skin, and excreted organic matter until It has a complete set? In which case, how much of a person is in the grave and how much is in a septic tank somewhere?<BR/><BR/>May be It's going to transmute organic matter from inert materials, like clay? In which case, I'd rather be a former hammer than a former nail. And the moon really is made of green cheese. Why not? <BR/><BR/>Do these people ever really <I>listen</I> to what they are saying?breakerslionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14327290369084118043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11975474.post-1158013874316058692006-09-11T15:31:00.000-07:002006-09-11T15:31:00.000-07:00Ka,Thanks for the 9/11 memorial link thingy. I fin...Ka,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the 9/11 memorial link thingy. I find it interesting, but am hesitant to sign up, because I have the feeling that my memorial to any given victim, while sincere in its homage to that person and their unjust demise, would be interpreted very unfavorably by 99% of everyone that read it.Aaron Kinneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12059982934663353474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11975474.post-1157782673313586882006-09-08T23:17:00.000-07:002006-09-08T23:17:00.000-07:00Hey, Aaron:http://biblioblography.blogspot.com/200...Hey, Aaron:<BR/>http://biblioblography.blogspot.com/2006/09/sign-up-soon.html<BR/>Sorry, know I've been a pain in the ass lately. ;)Krystalline Apostatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09044558668644447375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11975474.post-1157669518928786562006-09-07T15:51:00.000-07:002006-09-07T15:51:00.000-07:00Great post. Very interesting.Had an interesting co...Great post. Very interesting.<BR/>Had an interesting conversation in the park this morning. 2 guys were talking about 'feeling a presence', I explained that was simply the neural pathways. You have someone/something in your life for x amount of time, the hypothalamus builds pathways.<BR/>I gave 'em the laymen's version: they both looked a little confused as it was. Never would've gotten my workout done if I'd sallied out w/somatosensory homonculus (homonculus? What an interesting choice of terminology.)<BR/><BR/>olly:<BR/>Thanks. Fascinating, how many atheists are such avid readers. <BR/><BR/>Is anyone else having problems commenting at http://mojoey.blogspot.com/? I tagged him, but every time I try to 'tag'/comment, I get a weird message about an uncompleted request.Krystalline Apostatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09044558668644447375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11975474.post-1157645306993259692006-09-07T09:08:00.000-07:002006-09-07T09:08:00.000-07:00Thank you for the info, both Blacksun and Gene! St...Thank you for the info, both Blacksun and Gene! <BR/><BR/>Strangely enough, I dont recall Clive, but I think I do recall Phineas. <BR/><BR/>Ill look up the Ramachandran stuff from the BBC. Sounds like its right up my alley! <BR/><BR/>:DAaron Kinneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12059982934663353474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11975474.post-1157633553439915542006-09-07T05:52:00.000-07:002006-09-07T05:52:00.000-07:00blacksun: Not to mention Clive Wearing.http://en.w...blacksun: Not to mention Clive Wearing.<BR/><BR/>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clive_Wearing<BR/><BR/>V.S. Ramachandran is definitely one of my favorite neuroscientists, right alongside Antonio Damasio. He's got a great 5-part series for the BBC Reith Lectures, which addresses phantom limbs as well as synaesthesia and some other topics. Well worth a listen, especially given the topic of your blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11975474.post-1157619609800269332006-09-07T02:00:00.000-07:002006-09-07T02:00:00.000-07:00Great points, Aaron. When people say that consciou...Great points, Aaron. When people say that consciousness is "more than the brain," I always wonder why there are no examples of it.<BR/><BR/>In every case, when the brain is damaged or destroyed, consciousness ceases.<BR/><BR/>Remember Phineas Gage?<BR/><BR/>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phineas_Gage<BR/><BR/>Could it get any more simple?BlackSunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15591731325290405256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11975474.post-1157604844927659442006-09-06T21:54:00.000-07:002006-09-06T21:54:00.000-07:00"These people are, for the most part, materialists..."These people are, for the most part, materialists in practice."<BR/><BR/>Absolutely! <BR/><BR/>@Ka, I liked your book list a lot!<BR/><BR/>-ollyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11975474.post-1157576364816461792006-09-06T13:59:00.000-07:002006-09-06T13:59:00.000-07:00aaron:A little off topic, but:Tag, you're it.aaron:<BR/>A little off topic, but:<BR/>Tag, you're <A HREF="http://biblioblography.blogspot.com/2006/09/tag-im-it-no-im-not-wildlife-nor-do-i.html" REL="nofollow">it.</A>Krystalline Apostatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09044558668644447375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11975474.post-1157572252186530682006-09-06T12:50:00.000-07:002006-09-06T12:50:00.000-07:00Very good points Olly. And yes, it is interesting ...Very good points Olly. And yes, it is interesting to see afterlifers who seek material medical attention for their physical body. <BR/><BR/>Its like I said back in the day: There are no Christians [or afterlifers] in foxholes.<BR/><BR/>These people are, for the most part, materialists in practice.Aaron Kinneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12059982934663353474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11975474.post-1157568288004214902006-09-06T11:44:00.000-07:002006-09-06T11:44:00.000-07:00You know, whats so interesting about this whole id...You know, whats so interesting about this whole idea is this idea of what death means to afterlifers in the first place. Why is it that we must first die to experience heaven? What's the point? If the point for an afterlifer is that this is some kind of pre-heaven that we are living in right now, some preparatory jaunt before the big eternal, why not get it over quicker? <BR/><BR/>More importantly, and I think more relevant to your point, if phantom limb pain has to do with our 'spirit' or 'soul' being whole while our body is damaged, why does the afterlifer EVER seek medical attention? In the end, according to many afterlifers, if our body is just a vessel for our soul, but the soul itself stays intact no matter what happens, why even attempt to heal it? Why not just let things happen medically as they will, because in the end, either you will heal naturally and your soul is still intact, or you will die and go to heaven anyway.<BR/><BR/>Granted, there ARE crazy ass afterlifers who believe this, those that refuse any kind of medical attention, but they are fringe elements. In order to be consistent with being focused on the next life, it would imply a disdain for this one, and this 'earthly body'. <BR/><BR/>Damn, I think I just solved medicare/medicaid healthcare problems. Pass a law that says that if you hold a belief in the eternity of the soul, and believe that you are going to go to the afterlife, that you are barred from seeking medical attention, because it doesn't really matter in the end anyway. That leaves those doctors/medicines/hospital beds that are in short supply open to those of us who DO give a shit about this life.<BR/><BR/>I'm a genius!!!<BR/><BR/>:)<BR/><BR/>-ollyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com