Re: the existence of
Atheists dont go around killing people, and religious people aren’t all saints either. many crimes against humanity have been committed by people who believe in God.
i think the reason why people believe in religion and God isn’t that it stops them from being evil, but it prevents us from fearing death as much because it makes us believe we will come back to life again at some point. no one wants to be dead forever. scary thought. we need answers for what happens after we die, i think that is the reason for religion.
when we ask whats our purpose, why do we need a purpose? what is the purpose of an anmial? to live? so why can’t ours be that aswell? only because we are smarter than them, we need to have a purpose?
when an animal dies, what happens to its soul? why cant the same happen to ours.?