ah yes 4chan, where integrity goes to die.
do the opposite of what happens on 4chan more or less, and you'll be fine here.

Conor147 wrote on Oct 9^th, 2010 at 5:51pm:



I read your whole post Conor. You seem to sum it up with this statement: "it really just depends on how much you care about whether or not your beliefs are true... "

So that explains why it makes you more happy, because you feel like you are right, and being right makes you happy.

But looking at it from a totally materialistic and scientific point of view, if this life is all you have, and we cease to exist when we die, all that matters is what makes us happy in this life, right?

And if their belief makes them happier in their one and only life then not believing then that would be the only thing that matters. Right or wrong, both sides of the argument will be no better off for their belief if we just cease to exist. All that would matter is being happy. I would think you would be happy for them.

Yes, I think you're right, Thom.  Nothing new has been said for a while and this thread is turning into what we hoped it wouldn't.  Very good idea. I'm surprised and pleased that we got this far.