Thread: Creation / Evolution Debate and Spiritual Development
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Old 01-27-2007, 05:19 AM   #215 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Rocket Surgery View Post
Also, I'm not saying that anyone requires a belief in an afterlife or God or even purpose to be happy. I'm just saying that if one is being completely honest with themselves that they believe in a physical universe ONLY, then it's just plain ILLOGICAL to pursue "happiness" from non-physical sources; i.e. concern for the distant future, concern for the well-being of strangers, empathy for victims of tragedies; education and knowledge that will never have any bearing whatsoever on your physical health, wealth, pleasure, and/or comfort, etc.
If everything in the universe is physical (an interpretable premise), then "happiness", concern, empathy, education, knowledge, wealth, pleasure, comfort, etc. are all equally physical.

I'm seeing no disconnect.
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