@[email protected] to Ask [email protected]English • 7 months agoShouldn't most religious people in theory be excited to die because then they get to experience the afterlife?message-square145fedilinkarrow-up1332file-text
arrow-up1332message-squareShouldn't most religious people in theory be excited to die because then they get to experience the afterlife?@[email protected] to Ask [email protected]English • 7 months agomessage-square145fedilinkfile-text
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink2•7 months agoYeah, but without the carrot, people would fight against the stick. Every religion has both the things you shouldn’t do and the reward for not doing them. As far as I know at least.
minus-squareFlying Squidlinkfedilink2•7 months agoYou’re talking about what people should think. I’m talking about people’s motivations based on what I am suggesting they actually do think.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink2•7 months agoThat’s absolutely fair. Sense making isn’t a requirement then.
Yeah, but without the carrot, people would fight against the stick. Every religion has both the things you shouldn’t do and the reward for not doing them.
As far as I know at least.
You’re talking about what people should think. I’m talking about people’s motivations based on what I am suggesting they actually do think.
That’s absolutely fair. Sense making isn’t a requirement then.