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If one believes in one's Existence, it is because one holds faith (subconsciously or otherwise) in one's belief of one's perception. Simply experiencing beliefs cannot be accounted for as 'proof' of one's Existence because experiences are easily distracted, manipulated, etc.

If you believe Existence is true (or truth) then you are believing in your perception of truth. Truth is always solely based on faith in belief of perception.

belief in Existence = belief in perception = belief in truth

i.e.:

Existence = perception = truth (all based on faith in belief)

Also IMO, everything that exists shares the same 'will' because nothing that exists is separate from Existence (to include the nuclei of atoms). Only ideals have been discovered by us to be 'inanimate'. I stand by my beliefs because I have yet to discover a belief system which makes more sense.

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Your flaw in logic is the same as mine--neither of us can successfully prove which came first, choice or impact.

"...so long as you qualify intentional as a conscious..."

Do you contend that the beat of the heart (or other sensations) can not be self-manipulated? Furthermore, who is to say at what point such manipulations become available to us as 'living' beings (I am specifically considering embryos/newborns)?

"You finish your argument with a non-sequitur"

My closing was simply a reiteration of what I inherently stated initially.

"the impact of our choice does live on (figuratively) as a legacy"

You admittedly accept my belief as truth but you stop short--you confine your thoughts to claim that humans do not live on due to impact of choice. You disagree that we are defined by our choices but side-step and state that such a concept is unrelated to the topic. Please explain how my belief in 'Existence being defined by choice' does not directly associate with whether we exist 'beyond the flesh' or not.

You are fallaciously separating Existence from itself. Existence is not apart from anything... everything is Existence. Your analogy (which is extremely considerable but plausible and possible IMO) is a blatant attempt at ridicule due to its immediately extreme nature (as are other particulars of your response). Regardless of how insane my beliefs appear to be to you, do you genuinely believe such behavior is appropriate?

"you tend to base your 'theories' on faith"

Regarding faith/belief--our perception of Existence cannot occur without it. We only exist because we believe that Existence occurs. Perception is theory.

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We are defined by the choices we make. Personally, I have faith in my belief that we choose when we are born and when we die (only theory, of course). When a person makes a choice immediately before what we define as 'death', the impact of said choice does not cease to exist. Every choice we make impacts our Existence regardless of the scope of the choice (consider the concept of 'the butterfly effect').

When we choose to move a finger, that movement displaces atoms of air. Each displacement of each atom is a direct impact of the initial choice to move the finger. Choice defines Existence. Every choice by every entity is intentional (I am pleasantly reminded of the band Rush's lyric "if you choose not to decide you still have made a choice").

Being as we are defined by our choices and the impact of those choices do not cease to exist after 'death', YES, we continue to exist after our bodies 'die'.

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"Attempted suicide"?!

What is the legal height that one may acceptably jump from for it to not be considered 'attempted suicide'?

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The question does not imply atheism. However, I believe atheism is a belief system in that the atheist believes in their perceptions (based on their perceived evidence/facts/truths/etc). Thus, the posed question is appropriate.

Regarding the posed question I believe Existence could not even occur without the concepts of 'faith' and 'belief' (and inherently 'belief systems'). The very acceptance of the concept of Existence requires faith [i.e. to believe that Existence occurs is to inherently have faith in that belief (e.g. I have faith in my belief that Existence occurs)].

Regarding your suggested replacement for the question posed, I do agree that is a good question (not a better one but just another good one). To answer your question, I agree with you that the world might indeed be a better place if everyone supported the same belief system.

The sadness of it is that we are all emotional creatures and ignorance of one thing or another is a constant (too bad we are not the borg with a collective consciousness).

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The question is moot. A judgment is a determination of understanding - or in a belief systems' case, a determination of classification. The moment a person chooses any particular belief system, their classification has been determined (by the person choosing). i.e. person B's "judgment of person A's choice" has been predetermined by person A.

Imagine holding up a picket-sign with your chosen belief system written out in bold letters on it. A random person walking by sees the sign and either smiles in agreement or scoffs in disgust.

Person B disagreeing with person A's choice is indeed acceptable for the sake of right to choose. However, it is the means of disagreement which should be reasonably questioned as being appropriate or inappropriate.

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