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Which would you choose?

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    Cushan
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    One of my favorite Jew-isms is that story of Rabbi Hillel and Rabbi Shammi arguing whether the world should've ever been created and concluding that no it shouldn't have. I imagine anything would look good in opposition to non-existence, though. Considering the unremembered race that my sperm cell made to the egg, part of me hoped to come into being.

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      Samia
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      I experienced both, so I can make a choice based on experience.
      I definitely prefer having a life ;D

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        nerspi
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        i choose life,
        i mean the fact that i have life right now proves there's something to being given life, if i wasn't supposed to be, i wouldn't exist, but i do, and there's a meaning for it, so i wouldn't choose to not exist.

        but i am interested why you ask this question?
        where you getting at?

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          Recluse
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          Let's say God exists, and what The Quran says is true, that basically you get (in the next life) what you give (in this life).

          Knowing this to be true, and you had the option to choose, which would you opt for?

          1. to not exist (i.e. to have no existence whatsoever, no life, no thought, thus no memory of anything, no feelings etc. and therefore do not have to take the test of life, thus no reward/punishment, nothing)

          2. To have a life, e.g. the one you have, and take the test of this life, which you might pass (reward), or you might fail (punishment).

          3. Undecided

          I can appreciate I have simplified slightly, but it is for the purpose of the poll. If you wish to discuss, feel free.

          Good question!! I would choose the first option without hesitation. The certainty that I will never ever suffer again is so appealing.

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            SarahY
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            A life with a different position

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              unknownuser
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              http//www.arthurdurkee.net/images/Ichooselifew.jpg

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                MUNZIR_ALI
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                Let's say God exists, and what The Quran says is true, that basically you get (in the next life) what you give (in this life).

                Knowing this to be true, and you had the option to choose, which would you opt for?

                1. to not exist (i.e. to have no existence whatsoever, no life, no thought, thus no memory of anything, no feelings etc. and therefore do not have to take the test of life, thus no reward/punishment, nothing)

                2. To have a life, e.g. the one you have, and take the test of this life, which you might pass (reward), or you might fail (punishment).

                3. Undecided

                I can appreciate I have simplified slightly, but it is for the purpose of the poll. If you wish to discuss, feel free.

                I choose to have a life. yay

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                  Alen
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                  Peace,
                  Respectfully.

                  I chose to have a life.
                  Humans are creatures that have soemthing that many other species don't - free will.
                  We see the world and we wonder, we ask questions and we research.
                  We touch, smell, feel and laugh. We often cry.

                  sun
                  Peace.

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                    Rev_John
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                    Peace,
                    Respectfully.

                    I chose to have a life.
                    Humans are creatures that have soemthing that many other species don't - free will.
                    We see the world and we wonder, we ask questions and we research.
                    We touch, smell, feel and laugh. We often cry.

                    sun
                    Peace.

                    We also make mistakes that (hopefully) we learn from. Life is amazing, wonderful and God given

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                      TAJ
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                      To not exist.

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                        MUNZIR_ALI
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                        To not exist.

                        why? )

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                          TAJ
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                          why?

                          Which is better, to go to Heaven or to not go through anything good or bad at all? If I won't know anything, since I am not even created, how would it matter whether I go to Heaven or not?

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                            Alen
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                            Which is better, to go to Heaven or to not go through anything good or bad at all? If I won't know anything, since I am not even created, how would it matter whether I go to Heaven or not?

                            Peace,
                            Respectfully.

                            I care about my fellow humans and that means that i would like to see you in Heaven.
                            I would like to see bunch of people in Heaven.
                            Some of them won't make it .... & & & &

                            Peace.

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                              TAJ
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                              I care about my fellow humans and that means that i would like to see you in Heaven.

                              Oh, thank you group

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                                No longer a Sunna-rejecter
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                                I've thought about not existing/not having existed and I think that is awful. Why not take your chance and live, rather than not even knowing what it is like to live and having a 0%-chance of going to paradise?
                                I agree with Rev John and RH

                                Life of course, I'll take my chances

                                http//www.arthurdurkee.net/images/Ichooselifew.jpg

                                "The sea is only beautiful if there's a shore. Life is like the sea. There'll be a direction to follow even if you sail more than one day or one life... the promise of a new land is your guide, because you know that the sea is a huge world that's beautiful only if there's a shore." - Patricky Field, as quoted in Beautiful if there's a shore (200 song by Patricky Field.

                                I am no longer a Sunna-rejecter. See 4:59-65, 62:2-4, 3:31, 4:156, 7:157 Messenger teaches and is to be followed and obeyed. Examples of revelation received which is not in the Qur'an: 3:123-126, 33:37, 2:187, 66:3, 62:9.

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                                  Alen
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                                  Oh, thank you group

                                  Peace,
                                  Respectfully.

                                  Somehow this reminds me that i somehow find it in my heart to forgive all my enemies and i don't even consider them my enemies and i'd like to see more love in this world and 0 hate. Of course, this is just my wish.

                                  Glory be to our God.
                                  Peace.

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                                    Rev_John
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                                    Peace,
                                    Respectfully.

                                    Somehow this reminds me that i somehow find it in my heart to forgive all my enemies and i don't even consider them my enemies and i'd like to see more love in this world and 0 hate. Of course, this is just my wish.

                                    Glory be to our God.
                                    Peace.

                                    It is a wonderful wish to have

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                                      Prince
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                                      I chose undecided.

                                      From my reading of the quran we all MUST have been given this choice by The God before our earthly life. Everyone reading this chose yes obviously and entered the earth as humans welcome lol. But what's intriguing is we don't have a recollection of this decision making.

                                      I dont agree with the interpretation that we are here because 'adam' whomever that maybe sinned and we ended up here as a result of it. We reap what we sow and going solely by deductive reasoning our earthy conditions i.e which family we're born into must have been conditional on our past life as souls. It doesn't make sense to me why some people are given a head start(wealthy family) in life while others live till 2 years or 3 years and come into a poor family and die.

                                      PEACE

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                                        Samia
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                                        I chose undecided.

                                        From my reading of the quran we all MUST have been given this choice by The God before our earthly life. Everyone reading this chose yes obviously and entered the earth as humans welcome lol. But what's intriguing is we don't have a recollection of this decision making.

                                        You can still choose you can live with some prehistoric/primitive tribe, but don't forget to leave all your belongings behind ;D

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                                          Rev_John
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                                          You can still choose you can live with some prehistoric/primitive tribe, but don't forget to leave all your belongings behind ;D

                                          You know, I sometimes wish I could do that.

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