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The babelfish!!! Love Hitchhiker's Guide

I think fear of death is one of the primary motivators for the conscious belief. Deep down though I think many people know that it doesn't make sense.

this is why everysingle religious person cries at funerals. they know that most likely, they will never see that person again. if they believed in the afterlife they would be relaxed like most indigenous societies

I've been to several funerals lately and have found the opposite to be true.