Posted: Mar 24, 2012 12:28 am
by Spinozasgalt
Andrew4Handel wrote:Personal oblivion will come to us all (if there is no afterlife) making all out current hopes and aspirations irrelevant but I am sure having a child amy comfort some and mean they don't have to feel a complete sense of personal extinction having left something of themselves behind...


What's so special about eternity? It seems to be a theme of your pessimism, so I'd like to get clear on it.