X-Message-Number: 17262
Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2001 09:43:22 -0400
From: Thomas Donaldson <>
Subject: CryoNet #17256 - #17261

Hi everyone!

With all the nonsense about religion filling up large parts of Cryonet
I'm finally moved to say something. Frankly the subject should not be
on Cryonet, but here goes:

Ultimately whether or not there is a God (even a God with a personality)
means nothing at all to us unless that God somehow constantly interferes
in our lives. Given the size of the Universe and the importance of the 
Earth, and our own history, there's not been any sign at all that 
God has bothered to intervene in our affairs, nor that he/she ever will.

Just what we do with our lives, as a consequences, depends on our 
parents, friends, and our own background. God or not. If we really want
to know what to do with ourselves (short term or long term) then we
examine ourselves and those around us. WE must set our own purposes,
and no God or other creature can do that. Yes, we set our purposes
based on our genetics and history, but WE INDIVIDUALLY remain the
responsible party to do that. Giving that task to God merely gives
one more way to fool ourselves about what we're really doing.

Naturally this issue also goes into the issue of what we do as 
immortalists. Here I can say little not said before. WE INDIVIDUALLY
believe that WE should change ourselves to become immortal. That is
sufficient. To try to put the responsibility on imaginary beings is
not an effective way to think out the problem.

God is worse than nonexistent. HE/SHE is irrelevant.

		Best wishes and long long life for all,

			Thomas Donaldson

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