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8. Our Heart’s Desire—Glorious Immortality
what happens to you the moment your body dies?; the four facets of glorification—four major things: we will be resurrected, perfected, resplendent, and renowned; conclusion (with quote from Weight of Glory)
— Nov 14, 2024 09:23PM
what happens to you the moment your body dies?; the four facets of glorification—four major things: we will be resurrected, perfected, resplendent, and renowned; conclusion (with quote from Weight of Glory)
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7. Living the High Life—Enjoying True Immortality
reason you might wish yo stay alive; staring down death
— Nov 14, 2024 08:16PM
reason you might wish yo stay alive; staring down death
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6. The Evidence for the Resurrection of Jesus
There is a God; reliable primary sources; Jesus died of Roman crucifixion; Jesus was buried but later His tomb was found empty; Jesus’ disciples proclaimed that Jesus was raised; Jesus’ disciples were willing to suffer and die for this belief
— Nov 12, 2024 10:47AM
There is a God; reliable primary sources; Jesus died of Roman crucifixion; Jesus was buried but later His tomb was found empty; Jesus’ disciples proclaimed that Jesus was raised; Jesus’ disciples were willing to suffer and die for this belief
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5. Failure of All Secular Salvations
denial, destruction & dissipation; carpe diem, bucket lists and YOLO; workaholism; amusement; sexual addiction; meaninglessness; anxiety; depression; psychosis; drugs; suicide; anarchy; debris; death; eternal punishment and symbolic mitigation projects (Billy the Kid, Bonnie & Clyde, Satan); eternal punishment and mortality mitigating projects
— Nov 04, 2024 01:16PM
denial, destruction & dissipation; carpe diem, bucket lists and YOLO; workaholism; amusement; sexual addiction; meaninglessness; anxiety; depression; psychosis; drugs; suicide; anarchy; debris; death; eternal punishment and symbolic mitigation projects (Billy the Kid, Bonnie & Clyde, Satan); eternal punishment and mortality mitigating projects
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4. Mortality Mitigation Projects
death is necessary for life to go on; death does not end your existence; death horrifies b/c eternity is in our hearts; detachment (not realistic for avg person, deadens life, is selfish, opposite of loving your neighbor; live in the present (miserable while suffering, hurts tomorrow, is meaningless, unrealistic); magic mushrooms; so what?; the misery of mortality-mitigation mindset
— Nov 04, 2024 01:12PM
death is necessary for life to go on; death does not end your existence; death horrifies b/c eternity is in our hearts; detachment (not realistic for avg person, deadens life, is selfish, opposite of loving your neighbor; live in the present (miserable while suffering, hurts tomorrow, is meaningless, unrealistic); magic mushrooms; so what?; the misery of mortality-mitigation mindset
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3. Symbolic Immortality Projects
procreation/adoption; ancestor worship/veneration, genealogy research; creation; heroism; activism; celebrity; fandom; “want me”; victimhood; infamy; seeking symbolic immortality is often evil and always futile
— Oct 27, 2024 08:11PM
procreation/adoption; ancestor worship/veneration, genealogy research; creation; heroism; activism; celebrity; fandom; “want me”; victimhood; infamy; seeking symbolic immortality is often evil and always futile
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2. Literal Immortality Projects
healthy living; transhumanism: enthusiasts, sci-fi brain uploading- science isn’t even close (destructive, gradual & nondestructive uploading, the wiring problem); the singularity (destroyer, enslaver, puppet); consciousness; cryonics (anyone defrost you? freezer burn, never been done, acoustic fracturing, done immediately); evil of literal immortality projects (selfish, idolatrous)
— Oct 24, 2024 08:16AM
healthy living; transhumanism: enthusiasts, sci-fi brain uploading- science isn’t even close (destructive, gradual & nondestructive uploading, the wiring problem); the singularity (destroyer, enslaver, puppet); consciousness; cryonics (anyone defrost you? freezer burn, never been done, acoustic fracturing, done immediately); evil of literal immortality projects (selfish, idolatrous)
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1. The Human Condition
denial of the fear of death; how the fear of death drives human behavior
— Oct 24, 2024 08:09AM
denial of the fear of death; how the fear of death drives human behavior
