If there is no afterlife, as I expect, then this life is all the more precious.
Religions that say this life is a sham do a grave disservice to the living. If this is the only time I get, I want to make the most of it. When your ride's here, that is it. Your chemistry is returned to the earth and others' memories of you, and your progeny, give you at least a chance of living on in stories and memories and in your genetic success.
The promise of an afterlife is among the most cruel concepts we as a species have invented. Since this life is nothing, strap this on and walk on to a bus, or a plane, or insert example here.
But if we instead shift that perspective to "we have limited time, let's try to learn as much about this life as we can" through curiosity, partnershio, teaching, and fun, we have succeeded
Religions that say this life is a sham do a grave disservice to the living. If this is the only time I get, I want to make the most of it. When your ride's here, that is it. Your chemistry is returned to the earth and others' memories of you, and your progeny, give you at least a chance of living on in stories and memories and in your genetic success.
The promise of an afterlife is among the most cruel concepts we as a species have invented. Since this life is nothing, strap this on and walk on to a bus, or a plane, or insert example here.
But if we instead shift that perspective to "we have limited time, let's try to learn as much about this life as we can" through curiosity, partnershio, teaching, and fun, we have succeeded
