Taka Posted 18 years ago
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0 01 span 01 span 00 ・Recent discoveries about the fate of our universe predict that our sun will burn out, meaning life will cease to exist. Added to the gloomy idea is the fact that the only purpose of our lives is to reproduce our genes without any hope of an afterlife. This miserable picture of life is probably quite disturbing to read. It need not be, however, because 01 span 00 these 02 span 01 span 00 01 span 00 are not ideas that we think about on a daily basis. 02 span 02 span 02 span 02 span 02 br
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01 span 00 Now, what does 'these' really refer to? 02 span 02 br
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01 span 00 Everything described in front? 02 span 0-
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01 cite 10 Taka 12 cite 12 br10 Yes, "these" includes the
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11 span 10 Now, what does 'these' really refer to? 12 span 12 br
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0 OK. And what about 'this' in red below? What does to refer to? 'The fact that ...'? 02 br
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01 span 01 span 01 span 00 ・Recent discoveries about the fate of our universe predict that our sun will burn out, meaning life will cease to exist. Added to the gloomy idea is the fact that t
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01 span 01 span 01 span 00 ・Recent discoveries about the fate of our universe predict that our sun will burn out, meaning life will cease to exist. Added to the gloomy idea is the fact that t
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00 " 01 span 00 Everything described in front?" That's how I see it. I think all religions provide the faithful with an afterlife. A religion dies if it doesn't guarantee eternal happiness after death. And everything burns out in the end, suns as well as matches. 05 0 02 span 02 br
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00 " 01 span 00 Everything described in front?" That's how I see it. I think all religions provide the faithful with an afterlife. A religion dies if it doesn't guarantee eternal happiness after death. And everything burns out in the end, suns as well as matches. 05 0 02 span 02 br
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0 "This miserable picture" = the one I have just painted for you in words, of the end of life and no chance of an afterlife. "This picture" and "these ideas" really refer to the same things. 0-
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0 Oh, I didn't come up with that option. 02 br
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00 Is it OK to use the plural 'these' to refer to the singular 'this idea'? 0-
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00 Is it OK to use the plural 'these' to refer to the singular 'this idea'? 0-
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0 I'd say so - a picture has many different smaller elements in it. 0-
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