Posted by pinksharkmark (64.32.120.249) on September 20, 2001 at 18:54:23:
In Reply to: Bill Mar missed the point about WHY the terrorists were so brave.. posted by Mike R on September 20, 2001 at 18:17:32:
He is, of course, quite correct in his analysis.
The thing is, the vast majority of the people on this planet DO believe in an afterlife, so it is unlikely that we will ever see a society of any size arise with the kind of attitude towards life that he advocates.
pinky