tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5071813.post8728855783963215436..comments2024-03-25T02:16:16.247-07:00Comments on Christ the Tao: Goodbye, Dad, for now. Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5071813.post-90290838945120049262012-10-20T00:17:20.877-07:002012-10-20T00:17:20.877-07:00Thanks for sharing, Jason. Thanks for sharing, Jason. David B Marshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04029133398946303654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5071813.post-87288619473447214142012-10-19T19:06:44.925-07:002012-10-19T19:06:44.925-07:00Thanks for telling us about your father, David. My...Thanks for telling us about your father, David. My Dad died last month. He became a Christian shortly before his death. Anticipating a reunion with your father in Heaven gives you something else to look forward to, and it motivates you to finish well. I'm glad that your father finished well, and that he's still speaking through faith and carrying on his legacy through this thread and through your life.<br /><br />You and your family are in my prayers.Jason Engwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17031011335190895123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5071813.post-88802969882691375492012-10-19T14:39:37.069-07:002012-10-19T14:39:37.069-07:00Longstreet: Thanks, it's much appreciated.
I...Longstreet: Thanks, it's much appreciated. <br /><br />I wasn't sure whether or not to share this here. But Dad was worth knowing, so I don't mind introducing some strangers to him. I hope you'll come back, and make use of some of the other material on the site. David B Marshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04029133398946303654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5071813.post-12100319405435156242012-10-19T08:21:03.572-07:002012-10-19T08:21:03.572-07:00Wow. Came to this blog from Thinking Christian, an...Wow. Came to this blog from Thinking Christian, and find this right off the bat.<br /><br />I'm so very sorry for your loss. My own father died over 20 years ago, of a sudden heart attack. I remember that day as if it were yesterday.<br /><br />My heart hurts for you, and is at the same time happy to know that your Dad has graduated.<br /><br />Praying for peace and comfort for you and yours.Longstreethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18144242688707730234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5071813.post-84963966461245602632012-10-18T20:51:06.479-07:002012-10-18T20:51:06.479-07:00You got it. Sorry David.You got it. Sorry David.Crudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04178390947423928444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5071813.post-84846438789222374162012-10-18T17:40:27.612-07:002012-10-18T17:40:27.612-07:00Thanks, both of you. Please do engage in robust d...Thanks, both of you. Please do engage in robust debate on other threads. David B Marshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04029133398946303654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5071813.post-28129767390581034742012-10-18T17:28:52.178-07:002012-10-18T17:28:52.178-07:00Why believe it if it's not true?
This seems l...<i>Why believe it if it's not true?</i><br /><br />This seems like a rotten place for this discussion. But: 'because "it's not true" is not obvious. You'll disagree, but you seem to be under the delusion that everyone agrees with you that death is final, but everyone is pretending it's not. The idea of there being a sincere and legitimate disagreement flies right over your head as a possibility. That's a major error on your part out of the gates.<br /><br />More than that: what does truth matter on your worldview again? On atheism and materialism, there's no intrinsic value to truth. If believing X rather than Y makes you feel overall more happy, believing X makes perfect sense. Believing Y, if Y makes you unhappy, makes far less sense on that worldview.<br /><br />That said, again - seems like a bad place for this conversation. And if David says knock it off, I'm knocking it off without further reply.Crudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04178390947423928444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5071813.post-69598750764010906772012-10-18T16:31:31.015-07:002012-10-18T16:31:31.015-07:00I'm very sorry for your loss. This is somethin...I'm very sorry for your loss. This is something I as an atheist am never sure what to say to someone who has lost someone. Obviously there is no heaven to go to but all I can say is I'm sorry for your loss and I can understand your pain. <br /><br />I understand the need to believe in something after death so you can be with loved ones but it makes no sense. Why believe it if it's not true? Why can't people just accept the fact of death and loss and leave it at that? Why does the human species have to make up stories to comfort us? <br /><br />Given the circumstances you don't have to answer now but when you're ready I wouldn't mind discussing it.XAtheistXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08188378589762657693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5071813.post-74720996583394121432012-10-18T11:28:38.943-07:002012-10-18T11:28:38.943-07:00My condolences and prayers. And I am supremely gla...My condolences and prayers. And I am supremely glad you and others had those last moments with him.Crudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04178390947423928444noreply@blogger.com