My Escatological Vision

[OnlyNatural]

There is a very real longing within me that tells me there is meaning and intrinsic value which to me implies that there must be a God. After this I observe the religions of the world and I have come to the conclusion that Christianity makes the most metaphsical sense.

Just because you feel something strongly, in your heart, does not make it true. Meaning and intrinsic value can just as easily come out of a convenient, comforting framework that ignores the facts. This is why you hear people mentioning the word 'delusion,' because it means a strong conviction to something for which there is no evidence. 'Faith' means the same thing.

I don't know how you can look at all the religions of the world, including religions of the past, and still be convinced that your religion is the right one. You were born into it, most likely, and raised with it, and that is why it makes intuitive sense to you.

Back to the point of this thread, the very idea of an afterlife is impossible. Everything that makes you 'you' is contained within your brain. Patients with severe brain damage or neurodegenerative diseases show profound personality, perceptual, cognitive, and behavioural changes, loss of memories, inability to experience emotion, etc.. Patients who are brain dead will never be aware of anything ever again. When your brain dies, everything responsible for consciousness, awareness, perception, thinking, feeling, decision-making, etc. dies with it, and therefore 'you' also cease to exist.

The finality of death is a fact of life, it's better to accept it and come to terms with it, rather than delude yourself with false promises.