(August 31, 2019 at 3:17 am)Darwin1245 Wrote: It is obvious that people prefer to believe in myths because they are consoling, and because they provide explanations for things like death that are relevant to us.
Except there one glaring issue.
Most religious scriptures, christians or pagan, etc..., especially in the Ancient world are not that consoling, and more often then not, don't offer any sort of rosy afterlife, and many Jews didn't believe there was one. The OT almost has nothing to say about life after death, let alone painting a comforting picture of what awaits.
The NT sure, has an idea of heaven, though it's quite vague. When folks ask Jesus about the nature of it, he's quick to be dismissive.