Tag Archive: death

Altruism (Why Would a Heathen Like Me Be Good Even If I’m Not Expected to Have an Ultimate Reason to Be One?)

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I was given a task by my philosophy teacher to make a reflection paper that answers the question ‘Why be good?’ This is my response. I hope you like it. What is a good person? What are the necessary qualities …

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Do We Go To Heaven, Mommy?

A child may one day ask his parents whether we go to heaven or hell… to which majority of the time Christians will tell their child you will go to Heaven only if you love Jesus Christ with all your …

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In Memoriam: Christopher Eric Hitchens

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When I read the news that Christopher Hitchens has died I just felt frozen for a minute and I couldn’t believe the words I was staring at on my screen. It seemed like a big joke. If there was a …

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I Don’t Want To Be An Atheist

by David Gonzales I have made many conscious decisions regarding my atheism in the past three and a half years. I have stopped going to church, I refuse to give donations to any religious institutions, and I hardly even bow my …

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Death and Dealing It

Everybody dies. This is an inescapable fact. I’m baffled as to why people until now try to comfort themselves with the belief of an afterlife. Life after death is a sort of fairy tale for me. A story made to …

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