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I think that at the end of the day, every rationalization of an afterlife is personal - people believe humans get an afterlife so they can assure themselves of
by krapp 3y ago
I think that at the end of the day, every rationalization of an afterlife is personal - people believe humans get an afterlife so they can assure themselves of life after death.
Of course it's entirely possible for the universe to have been designed and still operate under purely naturalistic rules, without any hint of supernatural elements, but what would be the point of believing that?
- austinjp 3y agoOh, now that's a nice twist, if I follow you. A universe with a creator, but no afterlife. Or another possibility: a universe without a creator, but with an afterlife. Huh. Don't think I've considered those options before. I'm sure some religions have proposed these possibilities already, though?
- krapp 3y agoSome flavors of Buddhism might be close, but it would seem counterproductive. Why follow a religion that offers no hope of an afterlife?