tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16355954.post995578263158690704..comments2024-03-28T08:57:53.180+00:00Comments on Darwinian Conservatism by Larry Arnhart: Do We Naturally Desire Eternal Life? Or Is the Natural Limit of 115 Years Enough?Larry Arnharthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14619785331100785170noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16355954.post-90913354448885664972016-10-25T19:22:09.330+01:002016-10-25T19:22:09.330+01:00I wouldn't mind living forever; but I'd de...I wouldn't mind living forever; but I'd definitely want some kind of finite memory of time. Human souls could be eternal in both directions. If that's true, then we've already experienced eternity; but it seems like we've only been around for a shorter period. Jonathan Rowehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04079637406589278386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16355954.post-85032442500472128772016-10-11T17:54:59.790+01:002016-10-11T17:54:59.790+01:00If we could live not forever, but for a very long ... If we could live not forever, but for a very long time, like 300-500 years, that would be a problem. Assuming proportionate lengths of time in youth, maturity, and old age, we would face several decades of physical limitations and senility if we got that far. And we might not get that far. If we could live in our physical prime for over a century, someone might play football for 40 years and be a mess afterward. Even if we didn't do anything that stupids, in an active life of two or three centuries, the odds that we would have a fatal fall off a ladder, slice off a limb while using a chain saw to cut wood, or get run over by a bus would be overwhelming.CJColuccihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03691840821795365920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16355954.post-52588042849749238012016-10-08T17:44:55.395+01:002016-10-08T17:44:55.395+01:00Prof. Arnhart,
I think I would have to agree with...Prof. Arnhart,<br /><br />I think I would have to agree with the argument you attribute to Prof. Lawler: "human beings will never be satisfied with living out their natural human lifespans, and that it is only the prospect of achieving the immortality of body and soul in Heaven or Hell that will satisfy the natural human desire for eternal life." Or at least the vast majority of human beings seek it above all else. The beginning of religious thought is linked to this longing.<br /><br />Could you perchance refer us to the specific context where Prof. Lawler may have made these remarks? Thank you in advance!Won Joon Choehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09616918987942651496noreply@blogger.com