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Originally posted by Say_hello_for_me
I just followed your explanation as to why people bought in. (Paraphrasing follows): You said "fear". I said "fear of what". You said "fear of not having tomorrow what you have today"., and I say "what do they want tomorrow that they have today" and you say "Nothing. That's it. Game's up."
In any case, you just said Nothing. That's it. Game's up. If true, why do we need an escape valve from that?
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How can I maake it more succinct. Your need to believe in a god is rooted in fear. You need a god and a heaven as an escape valve from the reality that you - in every form you can imagine yourself - are "over", "finished", "gone", etc... when you die. Man naturally doesn't like the idea of dying - of having himself "ended" so to say, so out of fear, he creates the notion of an interested higher being, and an afterlife. The afterlife is the fifth quarter, the fourth strike. You're changing the rule you can't accept.
All I'm telling you is that your belief is borne of fear. Take it however you like.
