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Old 09-15-2009, 11:26 AM   #15 (permalink)
Baraka_Guru
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Originally Posted by Lasereth View Post
Do you really want me to take this seriously???
I don't care whether you do.

To think Shakespeare's mind is as though it never happened as a result of his death is a falsehood.

To think that there has been nothing of Shakespeare after 1616 is as well.

Maybe you missed my point: Death may mean an end to your physical existence, the termination of your consciousness. But this doesn't mean the manifestations of your existence—your impact—dies along with it.

You make it sound as though we all die quietly alone while no one takes notice or even realizes we existed in the first place.

Am I wrong?
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