I cannot conceive of a God who rewards and punishes his creatures, or has a will of the kind that we experience in ourselves. Neither can I nor would I want to conceive of an individual that survives his physical death; let feeble souls, from fear or absurd egoism, cherish such thoughts. I am satisfied with the mystery of the eternity of life and
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in any case, your thoughts were beautifully written. truly. i was actually moved by the power of your words. BUT. i must tell you that there is a God, that we, you and I, must believe in. eternity is real...it just depends on the way you'd like to spend it. im here if you want to talk...
-jon
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take it up with einstein... not me.
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"A man's ethical behavior should be based effectually on sympathy, education, and social ties; no religious basis is necessary. Man would indeed be in a poor way if he had to be restrained by fear of punishment and hope of reward after death."
-Albert Einstein
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