Home Menu

Site Navigation


Notices

Serious Debates & News Debate and discussion about political, moral, philosophical, celebrity and news topics.

Reply
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread Display Modes
Old 05-07-2014, 11:54 AM #1
Crimson Dynamo's Avatar
Crimson Dynamo Crimson Dynamo is offline
OG(den)
 
Join Date: Oct 2009
Posts: 103,194


Crimson Dynamo Crimson Dynamo is offline
OG(den)
Crimson Dynamo's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2009
Posts: 103,194


Default The cradle rocks above an abyss..

“The cradle rocks above an abyss, and common sense tells us that our existence is but a brief crack of light between two eternities of darkness.”

Vladimir Nabokov



Being human is realising the above and religion is created to counter this knowledge and pretend that we never die.

How do you feel about the quote?


I got it from an excellent radio clip by the Author William Boyd. You can listen below and its well worth a listen.

http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/...0701-1645a.mp3
Crimson Dynamo is offline   Reply With QuoteReply With Quote
Old 05-07-2014, 02:54 PM #2
arista's Avatar
arista arista is offline
Senior Member
 
Join Date: May 2006
Posts: 184,176
arista arista is offline
Senior Member
arista's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2006
Posts: 184,176
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet View Post
“The cradle rocks above an abyss, and common sense tells us that our existence is but a brief crack of light between two eternities of darkness.”

Vladimir Nabokov



Being human is realising the above and religion is created to counter this knowledge and pretend that we never die.

How do you feel about the quote?


I got it from an excellent radio clip by the Author William Boyd. You can listen below and its well worth a listen.

http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/...0701-1645a.mp3

But we all Die


Even Computers
arista is offline   Reply With QuoteReply With Quote
Old 05-07-2014, 05:47 PM #3
Kizzy's Avatar
Kizzy Kizzy is offline
Likes cars that go boom
 
Join Date: Jan 2012
Posts: 41,755


Kizzy Kizzy is offline
Likes cars that go boom
Kizzy's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2012
Posts: 41,755


Default

Well that's a nice lighthearted topic for a sunny Saturday...
__________________
Kizzy is offline   Reply With QuoteReply With Quote
Old 05-07-2014, 05:56 PM #4
Samuel.'s Avatar
Samuel. Samuel. is offline
.
 
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Nananana
Posts: 9,650

Favourites (more):
BB14: Daley
BB12: Aaron


Samuel. Samuel. is offline
.
Samuel.'s Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Nananana
Posts: 9,650

Favourites (more):
BB14: Daley
BB12: Aaron


Default

Very accurate
Samuel. is offline   Reply With QuoteReply With Quote
Old 05-07-2014, 07:20 PM #5
LemonJam's Avatar
LemonJam LemonJam is offline
ZakJam <3~
 
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Zak's mind <3~
Posts: 18,573

Favourites (more):
BB2023: Zak
BBCanada 9: Victoria


LemonJam LemonJam is offline
ZakJam <3~
LemonJam's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Zak's mind <3~
Posts: 18,573

Favourites (more):
BB2023: Zak
BBCanada 9: Victoria


Default

better have a fantastic fall into the abyss then.
LemonJam is offline   Reply With QuoteReply With Quote
Old 05-07-2014, 07:20 PM #6
LemonJam's Avatar
LemonJam LemonJam is offline
ZakJam <3~
 
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Zak's mind <3~
Posts: 18,573

Favourites (more):
BB2023: Zak
BBCanada 9: Victoria


LemonJam LemonJam is offline
ZakJam <3~
LemonJam's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Zak's mind <3~
Posts: 18,573

Favourites (more):
BB2023: Zak
BBCanada 9: Victoria


Default

didn't think I'd be saying that today.
LemonJam is offline   Reply With QuoteReply With Quote
Old 05-07-2014, 07:32 PM #7
GypsyGoth's Avatar
GypsyGoth GypsyGoth is offline
filthy mudblood
 
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: that bitch caitlin's place
Posts: 50,183

Favourites (more):
BB16: Amy & Sally
X Factor 2014: Only The Young


GypsyGoth GypsyGoth is offline
filthy mudblood
GypsyGoth's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: that bitch caitlin's place
Posts: 50,183

Favourites (more):
BB16: Amy & Sally
X Factor 2014: Only The Young


Default

It does seem the most likely, but it's impossible for us to know for certain.
__________________
::::: i would give all this and heaven too :::::
GypsyGoth is offline   Reply With QuoteReply With Quote
Old 05-07-2014, 07:34 PM #8
Crimson Dynamo's Avatar
Crimson Dynamo Crimson Dynamo is offline
OG(den)
 
Join Date: Oct 2009
Posts: 103,194


Crimson Dynamo Crimson Dynamo is offline
OG(den)
Crimson Dynamo's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2009
Posts: 103,194


Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by GypsyGoth View Post
It does seem the most likely, but it's impossible for us to know for certain.
like unicorns?


we know
Crimson Dynamo is offline   Reply With QuoteReply With Quote
Old 05-07-2014, 07:41 PM #9
GypsyGoth's Avatar
GypsyGoth GypsyGoth is offline
filthy mudblood
 
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: that bitch caitlin's place
Posts: 50,183

Favourites (more):
BB16: Amy & Sally
X Factor 2014: Only The Young


GypsyGoth GypsyGoth is offline
filthy mudblood
GypsyGoth's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: that bitch caitlin's place
Posts: 50,183

Favourites (more):
BB16: Amy & Sally
X Factor 2014: Only The Young


Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet View Post
like unicorns?


we know
I don't know, it makes sense to me that we come from nothingness and will go back to that, but I can't know for certain.

It's a different debate when talking about magical creatures. From what we know of the world we can make an assumption whether they exist or not.

But there are no clues in this world to what happens to us after.
__________________
::::: i would give all this and heaven too :::::

Last edited by GypsyGoth; 05-07-2014 at 07:41 PM.
GypsyGoth is offline   Reply With QuoteReply With Quote
Old 05-07-2014, 08:09 PM #10
user104658 user104658 is offline
-
 
Join Date: Jul 2013
Posts: 36,685
user104658 user104658 is offline
-
 
Join Date: Jul 2013
Posts: 36,685
Default

I not only agree with the sentiment; I like it. The idea of "existing" in any form for eternity is absolutely horrifying to me. I have no idea why people are so compelled to cling to the idea of eternal life... so fixated on it that they've created thousand-page narratives to support their deities and afterlife concepts. I don't want it! The only thing keeping me going half of the time, keeping me plodding on, putting up with the pointless cacophonic rabble of humanity, is the knowledge that, one day... simple, silent nothingness is waiting. Just oblivion. Ahhh.

Going on forever... think about what that really means... FOREVER... in "heaven" or whichever other afterlife with smelly stinky stupid people ... nonononononoooo...

To sum up, in the words of the one true immortal, Brian Blessed:

"Who wants to live forever?

DIIIIIIIIVVVEEE!!!"




Last edited by user104658; 05-07-2014 at 08:10 PM.
user104658 is offline   Reply With QuoteReply With Quote
Reply

Bookmark/share this topic

Tags
abyss, cradle, rocks


Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT. The time now is 10:33 PM.

Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2025, vBulletin Solutions Inc.
User Alert System provided by Advanced User Tagging (Pro) - vBulletin Mods & Addons Copyright © 2025 DragonByte Technologies Ltd.
 

About Us ThisisBigBrother.com

"Big Brother and UK Television Forum. Est. 2001"

 

© 2023
no new posts