Eternal afterlife

[vulcanlogician]

So you don't get sick, tired or die.

That' a pretty weak list of things to trade your mind, credibility and basic human decency for.  To each his own, I guess.  You could just take a vitamin and go to bed a little bit earlier...you realize?  The thord seems more than a little bit disingenuous, you know that you're going to die, it's conveniently -after- your death that you expect all the goodies in the first place.

Well said. But it might not bother people so much if they lacked mind/credibility/decency to begin with. I think the real crux of Banned's assertion is that religion offers a way out of despair.

But as Kai Nielsen argues, "the sources of human enjoyment are obviously too numerous to detail. But all of them are achievable in a godless universe." There are countless approaches to happiness and fulfillment. Religion need not be one of them. Security, peace, friendship, and creativity are all aspects of life which make us happy and bring us fulfillment. If we are lacking in one of these aspects, we may experience despair. But rather than resorting to God, one could just as easily make some new friends or focus on a creative project. Both ways work. Only one doesn't cost credibility, decency etc.