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> He sees children as a way to perpetuate his genes and ensure his existence beyond death. “It’s an atheist’s way to achieve immortality,” he said. This desire
by grondilu 9y ago
> He sees children as a way to perpetuate his genes and ensure his existence beyond death. “It’s an atheist’s way to achieve immortality,” he said.
This desire is futile and I hope it's not really anchored in the atheist mindset.
- cdnh22 9y agoThis guy is not achieving immortality. His genes are. His genes are controlling him to believe in this, but he is only the puppet.
- bradleyjg 9y agoEven his genes aren’t, at least not in any meaningful way. The specific combination of alleles he has dies with him.
- goldenkey 9y agoInformation is the one true faith-agnostic way to both achieve greatness and exist eternally. For those who aren't spiritually inclined, the universe's mysteries are still just as shrouded and tempting reconciliation. For those who seek ascension, maybe solve RH or reveal the GUT of the universe, create digital life or tackle the hard consciousess problem - maybe then Light pokes his head out and says Hi, and then you explode into a phantasmagoric cherry burst of firework mist. Or maybe nothing happens. Maybe you just eventually die. But happily, because you did what you could to not be such a mortal fuck: dreamed..executed..died. Hawking radiation forever traced the paths of all that rise after. Fall before knowledge.
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- filipe_mp 9y agoI'd like very much to know where did he get this atheist's way from? More like the fool's way to achieve immortality
- untog 9y agoI think he's speaking with somewhat exaggerated language, I doubt he literally thinks it will make him immortal. It will, however, mean that something of him will continue on after he dies. It's hardly surprising someone may feel that way- I do, too. My children are not me, but they are what I'll leave behind, to hopefully have a positive effect on the world after me.