Do we exist?

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Do we exist?

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Is been on my mind for a while... Do we, or are we just "imagining" it?



basically, I want to know what your guys' basic thoughts on existence are...


if you've discussed this already somewhere else, you may post a link...
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Well you seem to be presupposing our existence to make this post...
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I think we exist. In the sense that we aren't a dream or all that silliness people talk about. But, this world is not really "real." It's not where we belong. Our bodies are housing our true forms and allow us to interact in this realm. Kind of like The Matrix. When we die, we will begin to exist in our true realm.
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Post by ryo dokomi »

to see the real world you must choose the red pill, but to stay in candyland, choose the blue pill :)
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"My actions prove that God takes care of idiots."

He occasionally stumbled over the truth, but hastily picked himself up and hurried on as if nothing had happened.
- On Stanley Baldwin

-Winston Churchill

An atheist can't find God for the same reason a criminal can't find a police officer.

You need to start asking out girls so that you can get used to the rejections.
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I've asked this question before. I think it's not really something that is worth pursuing, because it doesn't really matter and can't be answered.

And I think we DO anyway.
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AttentionKMartShoppers wrote:Well you seem to be presupposing our existence to make this post...
Your mind lacks flexibility.
Being too logical and abstract you may be blind to all the possibilities.
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BGoodForGoodSake wrote:
AttentionKMartShoppers wrote:Well you seem to be presupposing our existence to make this post...
Your mind lacks flexibility.
Being too logical and abstract you may be blind to all the possibilities.
Don't try to act smart. It's insulting.
"My actions prove that God takes care of idiots."

He occasionally stumbled over the truth, but hastily picked himself up and hurried on as if nothing had happened.
- On Stanley Baldwin

-Winston Churchill

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You need to start asking out girls so that you can get used to the rejections.
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AttentionKMartShoppers wrote:
BGoodForGoodSake wrote:
AttentionKMartShoppers wrote:Well you seem to be presupposing our existence to make this post...
Your mind lacks flexibility.
Being too logical and abstract you may be blind to all the possibilities.
Don't try to act smart. It's insulting.
Getting a little defensive are we?
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BGoodForGoodSake wrote:
AttentionKMartShoppers wrote:
BGoodForGoodSake wrote:
AttentionKMartShoppers wrote:Well you seem to be presupposing our existence to make this post...
Your mind lacks flexibility.
Being too logical and abstract you may be blind to all the possibilities.
Don't try to act smart. It's insulting.
Getting a little defensive are we?
You don't exist, get over it.
"My actions prove that God takes care of idiots."

He occasionally stumbled over the truth, but hastily picked himself up and hurried on as if nothing had happened.
- On Stanley Baldwin

-Winston Churchill

An atheist can't find God for the same reason a criminal can't find a police officer.

You need to start asking out girls so that you can get used to the rejections.
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Saying that we don't exist is contradicting the Bible. It says that God created us, therefore we exist.
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Post by Mystical »

Good answer.
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AttentionKMartShoppers wrote:
BGoodForGoodSake wrote:
AttentionKMartShoppers wrote:
BGoodForGoodSake wrote:
AttentionKMartShoppers wrote:Well you seem to be presupposing our existence to make this post...
Your mind lacks flexibility.
Being too logical and abstract you may be blind to all the possibilities.
Don't try to act smart. It's insulting.
Getting a little defensive are we?
You don't exist, get over it.
Do you enjoy talking to figments?
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Re: Do we exist?

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SUGAAAAA wrote:Is been on my mind for a while... Do we, or are we just "imagining" it?



basically, I want to know what your guys' basic thoughts on existence are...


if you've discussed this already somewhere else, you may post a link...
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Post by numeral2_5 »

This is a foolish topic, of course we exist.
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