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**Lictimind** · 03-24-2012, 05:23 AM

I suppose I must concur with Stuka. I get the impression 'eternalism' and 'nihilism' are views connected with 'self views'.

This is definitely true. Also just from what we know scientifically neither eternalism or nihilism makes sense. We know that when someone dies they are no longer conscious and we know that their body decays. But science also tells us that the matter that your body is composed of doesn't disappear. You become part of the carbon cycle.

03-24-2012, 05:23 AM	#17
Lictimind Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 682 Senior Member	I suppose I must concur with Stuka. I get the impression 'eternalism' and 'nihilism' are views connected with 'self views'. This is definitely true. Also just from what we know scientifically neither eternalism or nihilism makes sense. We know that when someone dies they are no longer conscious and we know that their body decays. But science also tells us that the matter that your body is composed of doesn't disappear. You become part of the carbon cycle.
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