if religion is wrong and there is no heaven, that I will simply not exist—that all of this was for nothing. — Play-doh
For me, I am comforted by the chance that there is an afterlife—an opportunity to keep on existing—but for those that believe in physicalism, there would be nothing after death. Isn't it scarier to believe in nothing than something? — Play-doh
.I agree with substance dualism. I am a theist
., and I think it presents itself as a strong choice for believers—believing the mind (tied with identity) is separate from the body. This belief would allow for heaven or spirituality or religion or an afterlife, and there's something comforting in that.
.Off of that, though, I don’t know how somebody who believes that the mind is tied to the physical comes to terms with death.
.I feel most people desire comfort when it comes to something scary (like death)
., even if they would prefer to know the truth than be comforted.
.If the mind is tied to the body, and the body dies, then one’s mind and identity die along with it
.; one ceases to exist completely
.For me, that’s a thought I struggle with—that if religion is wrong
.and there is no heaven, that I will simply not exist
.—that all of this was for nothing.
.For me, I am comforted by the chance that there is an afterlife—an opportunity to keep on existing
One shouldn't base a belief on the fear of being damned, one should base a belief on the evidence, or on the reason that support the belief. — Sam26
—believing the mind (tied with identity) is separate from the body. This belief would allow for heaven or spirituality or religion or an afterlife, and there's something comforting in that. — Play-doh
I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy catholic church,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and the life everlasting.
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