The end of Religion is inevitable?

[Joij21]

Which brings us back to the same question - what if we're wrong?

And how can we be wrong when it's clear that bodies stay lifeless after death?

What evidence exists that suggests in favor of the theists there is something after death?

Or is this simply an intellectual hypothetical? In which case it very much depends on the kind of afterlife, if it is in fact the whole "you'll burn in hell unless you bow down to me" than sure hedonism would be an utter waste. And then the so called Christian lifestyle would be a pragmatic necessity.

 

[Gorbles]

And how can we be wrong when it's clear that bodies stay lifeless after death?

It's a "what if", yeah?

Anyhow, I guess that answers my question.

 

[Core Imposter]

There is no evidence that death ends consciousness. On the other hand, we have endless testimonies of spiritual experiences including many from non-religious persons. Covering all cultures and all of recorded time. Among many who refute all known religion are those who look to the heavens in anticipation of alien others, which are, in most respects, God-like suppositions. Of all outlooks, the least intellectually curious is reducing the human experience to the level of dog like rutting in the muck and calling it pleasure. That is pathetic.

 

[Birdjaguar]

There is no evidence that death ends consciousness.

Consciousness is an ellusive term. You can't prove a negative or "not find" evidence of something that is not defined. We do have evidence that brains no longer function after death.

On the other hand, we have endless testimonies of spiritual experiences including many from non-religious persons. Covering all cultures and all of recorded time.

FTFY

Yes there are many many testamonials about after death experiences. My dad had one when his heart stopped for a bit several months before his final death. He was not religious. His only comment was "I've seen the otherside." We are much better at keeping tract of such events now than we were in the past. Anecdotal evidence is evidence but so far it has been insufficent to meet the basic standards of scienctific investigation. For now such ideas are left to the individual to decide. There are many questions about AD experiences and what causes them. Since they are not "final" death experiences, they may or may not resemble an actual death.

Of all outlooks, the least intellectually curious is reducing the human experience

This does have the ring of truth in that it does put an end to any inquiry of the transition from life to what follows. The rest of your sentence just added unnecessary vulgarity and diminished the lives we all live.