
User28823
do not go gentle into that good night
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Why are we religious?
Because we fear death.
Why do we fear death?
Because it threatens our very existence.
The fear of the unknown.
The fear of separation — from your partner, your family, your friends, your dog, your cat.
The fear of becoming nothing.
Why do we seek an afterlife?
To transcend into another existence.
To escape the finality.
To believe that something — anything — continues.
But if we were cyborgs,
If our minds could upload, our bodies could be repaired, our lives extended beyond decay,
We wouldn't fear death.
We wouldn’t need to believe.
We wouldn’t need religion.
Because what is religion,
if not our best technology
for coping with impermanence?
Because we fear death.
Why do we fear death?
Because it threatens our very existence.
The fear of the unknown.
The fear of separation — from your partner, your family, your friends, your dog, your cat.
The fear of becoming nothing.
Why do we seek an afterlife?
To transcend into another existence.
To escape the finality.
To believe that something — anything — continues.
But if we were cyborgs,
If our minds could upload, our bodies could be repaired, our lives extended beyond decay,
We wouldn't fear death.
We wouldn’t need to believe.
We wouldn’t need religion.
Because what is religion,
if not our best technology
for coping with impermanence?