5 Common Regrets Of The Dying

[Amazoniac]

Top 5 Regrets Of The Dying

Also a quote that I often post:
"Consider it: every person you have ever met, every person will suffer the loss of his friends and family. All are going to lose everything they love in this world. Why would one want to be anything but kind to them in the meantime?"
From The End of Faith, by a lord named Sam Harris

 

[keith]

That is a great quote

 

[Rafe]

@Amazoniac
That awesome study on bile acids and now this? Sanity is a beautiful thing.

 

[Amazoniac]

@Amazoniac
That awesome study on bile acids and now this? Sanity is a beautiful thing.

Some people don't reply compliments for the same reason that cool guys don't look at explosions..

 

[CoolTweetPete]

Love Sam Harris' work.

I recently finished Waking Up: A Guide to Spirituality Without Religion, and it really elucidated why people become so fervently religious and how meditation is a road to the same experiences without having to believe in nonsensical fairytales.

Thanks for the article as well.

 

[Rafe]

@Amazoniac
I'm A bit stuck on slicking back my hair at the moment. Striding forth from explosions is Thursday. Or Friday. I have swigged orange juice from the jug in the parking lot. It's an awesome ride.

 

[tara]

and how meditation is a road to the same experiences without having to believe in nonsensical fairytales.

Just because fairy tales are often not literally accurate doesn't mean they are all nonsense. :)

 

[CoolTweetPete]

Just because fairy tales are often not literally accurate doesn't mean they are all nonsense. :)

I suppose allegorically the stories are helpful to some people. I think I've just been scarred by organized religion and sometimes I have trouble controlling my disdain for the intellectual dishonesty of a few.

 

[thebigpeatowski]

I've just been scarred by organized religion and sometimes I have trouble controlling my disdain for the intellectual dishonesty of a few.

Can I get an AMEN?!!!

 

[Nick W.]

"Why would one want to be anything but kind to them in the meantime?"

Let's turn the tables. Would anyone prefer that people just be kind to them in spite of how that person may really feel?

 

[tara]

I think I've just been scarred by organized religion and sometimes I have trouble controlling my disdain for the intellectual dishonesty of a few.

Yeah, I have to say I've had some pretty unpleasant run-ins with people in particular branches too, and some people have done some pretty nasty (eg murderous, covetous) stuff in the name of (their version of) religion. I've certainly also seen a bit of intellectual dishonesty. And I've been put off by enough of the negatives to keep me from spending much time hanging out in churches for the last few decades. But not all of it seems bad to me, and some people seem to be inspired or supported to do really good work, and in a society where communities are becoming more and more disjointed, churches often provide a way to have connections with a community. Some really kind and rational people I know are also religious. Seems like you can get all kinds of people practicing it in all kinds of ways.

 

[lollipop]

Some really kind and rational people I know are also religious. Seems like you can get all kinds of people practicing it in all kinds of ways.

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