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Quote by: Starboy I agree. Most supernatural religions are based on the desire for people to connect with a greater power. But they are not connecting to say hi and drop off some cookies. They are connecting as a reaction to fear. Reality is scary. We are conscious creatures. We are somewhat intelligent. We know we will die. We are made to be afraid of dying. This is a natural reaction to death that all creatures that are subject to the process of evolution will have. Any species that did not have such a fear would become extinct.
So, we are here, we know we are going to die, and we are afraid to die. Wouldn't it be nice if we could reach out to some powerful being that could help us out? Hell, it doesn't even have to be real and it can still help us out. Placebos work not because they have any effective ingredient, but because we think they are effective. We are still going to die but we just think we are not. It is a psychic teddy bear. It is an artificial god. Is there an artificial god? - Douglas Adams
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I suspect that you are an athiest and that's OK. But for the sake of discussion, what if it turns out that God is real and there is a life after death? I say this from the Christian perspective.
BTW Religions are, by definition, based on the belief of the supernatural. Douglas Adams is an athiest and he is entitled to his view. There are many people, as educated as he, who will strongly disagree with his opinion, myself included.