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Originally posted by taxwonk
It's commonly understood in sociological and anthropological studies that people buy into it because they need to answer the question of why we die. If life on this Earth is all there is, and after that we all become worm food, then what's the point of it all? The Creator myth gives our death a reason, and, by implication, our life a reason.
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I donno know about you, but I want it to be over when its over. If I wake up somewhere else and there's a whole new gig I have to deal with, I'm not going to be happy.
I'm just peachy with the notion of there being two states: consciousness and unconsciousness. I've faced serious illness. There's a comfort in thinking "Well, fuck it. Its done at least. The endorphins rush in, you halluciante and then the lights go out. If there's something else, you'll find out quickly. If not, selah."
All religion derives from fear - its the hedge against death. My favorite argument from the pious is "You cannot disprove the existence of God - therefore, my view is as valid as your atheism." Well, I can't disprove the existence of the Loch Ness Monster or that aliens visit the planet regularly either. Then, of course, the pious lecture me about "faith".
I believe in some all creating force on the logical premise that something had to start this whole gig. But I ain't crazy enough or arrogant enough to think its got some compact with mankind or there's some great repository of souls waiting for me when I finally die in a fiery wreck talking on my cell phone while trying to eat a burrito and navigate through rush hour traffic.
