For some adherents of some religions, sure. But for all adherents of all religions? I doubt it.The promise of life after death is religion's lure. — CuddlyHedgehog
The promise of life after death is religion's lure. Freedom from religious dogmas originates from acceptance that there is no life after death. — CuddlyHedgehog
Yes it does:
"And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life and some to reproaches and everlasting abhorrence" [Daniel 12:2] — CuddlyHedgehog
Skepticism is inimical to your position in this situation. You have made two claims in the OP. The skeptical position is to doubt any claim. Your claims remain under a cloud of skeptical doubt unless you can find some convincing evidence to dispel that cloud.Now, if I may, I shall remain skeptical of your argument. — CuddlyHedgehog
Information is based on facts, — CuddlyHedgehog
That relates to a claim about one religion that was made part way down the thread. But you still have your OP sitting there consisting of two unsupported claims, covering all religions, not just one. A reader of this thread is entitled to be skeptical of your claims, and you have done nothing to dispel that skepticism.I have seen no convincing evidence that judaism does not believe in some sort of afterlife existence, therefore, I am skeptical about that claim. — CuddlyHedgehog
The promise of life after death is religion's lure. Freedom from religious dogmas originates from acceptance that there is no life after death. — CuddlyHedgehog
And right there lives the greatest of ironies. — Janus
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