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Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield
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.
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Yeah, that explains the beginning of your logic, but not your end. How do you or any other human come to the conclusion of Nothing, That's It, Game's Over? Further, once you do, do you not feel things like fear, guilt, regret, anxiety, doubt, or any of the other numerous human emotions that seem inherent in a normal human? If so, why would you feel guilty or regretful or anxiety or fearful or doubtful (in cases where this question is relevant). What explains these emotions to someone who believes in nothing, that's it, game over? What would cause such fear, guilt, regret, anxiety and doubt in someone who truly does not believe in consequences?
Don't get me wrong, I believe in rational behavior, and I see the same fear as being a motivation for a lot of human behavior. It seems impossible to rationalize away a morality-based emotion system entirely.
