I have a question.

[JOSweetHeart]

I am aware of there being an old saying that goes like this, "Life is not fair, but you can be." My question is this: If death is what is fair instead, does that mean that we are not under any obligation to be fair in return?

God bless you always!!!

Holly

 

[JGalt]

You lost me, bro. In what context do you mean "death is what is fair instead"?

 

[1srelluc]

 

[themirrorthief]

I am aware of there being an old saying that goes like this, "Life is not fair, but you can be." My question is this: If death is what is fair instead, does that mean that we are not under any obligation to be fair in return?

God bless you always!!!

Holly the love of money is the root of all evil but heaven has many mansions and the streets are paved in gold

 

[Woodznutz]

Death is highly sought after, judging by the many who seem to be seeking it with great enthusiasm.

 

[Donald H]

I am aware of there being an old saying that goes like this, "Life is not fair, but you can be." My question is this: If death is what is fair instead, does that mean that we are not under any obligation to be fair in return?

God bless you always!!!

Holly

You seem to be hinting that established rules and/or laws don't apply in America anymore

You may have conveyed a different impression had you put this in the religion section.

Why do you think that life is no longer fair?

 

[Calypso Jones]

Death is highly sought after, judging by the many who seem to be seeking it with great enthusiasm.

who might that be?

 

[Calypso Jones]

Death came into this world through adam's sin. we were supposed to be i think Eternal. But sin ruins that. Still...i don't think God sees death the way we see it. His ways and thoughts are way above ours.

 

[MisterBeale]

I had never heard this quote/saying, so I looked it up.

Turns out, it came from Tom Selleck. Reddit says, "It’s from a line he spoke in the TV series “Blue Bloods “ as character Frank Reagan."

Most of us had only ever heard the term, "Life isn't fair," which of course, is obvious, that is axiomatic.

And, yes, of course, death is fair, as it comes to us all.


Of course, no one is under any "obligation," per se, to be a decent human being, the tenets of most religions, and indeed, evolutionary biologists believe that helping each other, and cooperation, is part of our DNA. In fact, they believe it is part of all mammalian DNA, it is part of a mammal's evolutionary strategy. You can see all mammals, have an innate, almost compulsion, to love, and to help each other.

You see this, throughout the animal kingdom.



So? Basically, what I am trying to say, don't be good to others for their sake, do it for your own. It is in your DNA, it is good for your soul and your mental health, it will bring you peace and happiness. And that? You can take to the bank. It is even based on science!

 

[justaschmuck9]

Death is highly sought after, judging by the many who seem to be seeking it with great enthusiasm.

are you talking about the people who hate unborn children?

piglosi?
crying chuckie?

 

[JOSweetHeart]

You seem to be hinting that established rules and/or laws don't apply in America anymore

You may have conveyed a different impression had you put this in the religion section.

Why do you think that life is no longer fair?

This isn't about whether or not I think that life is no longer fair. I am only asking that if we have to be fair when life isn't, does that mean that we do not have to be fair should death be what is fair instead compared to life?

God bless you always!!!

Holly

P.S. One reason why I wonder this is because of how many funerals it is that I have been to already in my life. I don't mean to come from an insensitive standpoint in any way, but why go to such a gathering for a person when it is pretty obvious that they will not be at the gathering that may take place when it is your own time to go?

 

[Donald H]

This isn't about whether or not I think that life is no longer fair. I am only asking that if we have to be fair when life isn't, does that mean that we do not have to be fair should death be what is fair instead compared to life?

You make no sense.

God bless you always!!!

And neither does that!

P.S. One reason why I wonder this is because of how many funerals it is that I have been to already in my life. I don't mean to come from an insensitive standpoint in any way, but why go to such a gathering for a person when it is pretty obvious that they will not be at the gathering that may take place when it is your own time to go?

We don't attend funerals or celebrations of life for the benefit of the dead.

Are you so selfish and callous that you don't understand the reason?

 

[Woodznutz]

who might that be?

Those who engage in dangerous behaviors and lifestyles.

 

[Calypso Jones]

Those who engage in dangerous behaviors and lifestyles.

Thank you for the answer...i rarely get that. What dangerous behaviors and lifestyles are you referring? I recognize some behaviors, sexual in nature, that lead to death. Are we on the same page?

 

[JOSweetHeart]

You make no sense.

And neither does that!

We don't attend funerals or celebrations of life for the benefit of the dead.

Are you so selfish and callous that you don't understand the reason?

You say here that you do not attend funerals and yet I am the one being labeled selfish and callous??? (wide eyed)

God bless you always!!!

Holly

P.S. Thank you for letting me know how far your brain train doesn't travel.

 

[Woodznutz]

Thank you for the answer...i rarely get that. What dangerous behaviors and lifestyles are you referring? I recognize some behaviors, sexual in nature, that lead to death. Are we on the same page?

Drugs, alcohol, crime, inattention to health, dangerous adventure/sporting activities, reckless driving, etc. A look at the causes of deaths is revealing.

 

[Donald H]

You say here that you do not attend funerals and yet I am the one being labeled selfish and callous??? (wide eyed)

God bless you always!!!

Holly

P.S. Thank you for letting me know how far your brain train doesn't travel.

Then you're a christian liar too. I didn't say I don't attend funerals.

 

[JOSweetHeart]

^^^ What exactly do you think that I have been dishonest about?

God bless you always!!!

Holly