Bingo.
Presenting god as a answer is a positive claim, and is superfluous to our understanding of how the world works in the modern era.
Thus where the burden of proof lies, with the one making the positive claim. Not meeting your theology's burden of proof means rationalist types won't buy what you're selling.
Presenting god as a answer is a positive claim, and is superfluous to our understanding of how the world works in the modern era.
Thus where the burden of proof lies, with the one making the positive claim. Not meeting your theology's burden of proof means rationalist types won't buy what you're selling.
If the hypothetical idea of an afterlife means more to you than the objectively true reality we all share, then you deserve no respect.