If religion is supposedly so liberating then why so many strict rules?
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robertsnj · 56-60, M
i am an atheist but I think in terms of liberating as in liberating the believers from the fear of death. The notion that their is an afterlife providing the believers comfort in that life has no end by granting them an afterlife in exchange for the various rules they are presented with. In Christian religion that is the rub of "forgiveness" so you don't actually to follow said rules.
How we deal with death and end of life, especially in my country (USA) is beyond depressing. Pretending that doesn't doesn't exist and relabeling it as a "transition" (to the afterlife) feels really emotionally unhealthy. one could substitute transition (from life to afterlife) with liberate (from this life to some fairy tale afterlife) and address your question.
How we deal with death and end of life, especially in my country (USA) is beyond depressing. Pretending that doesn't doesn't exist and relabeling it as a "transition" (to the afterlife) feels really emotionally unhealthy. one could substitute transition (from life to afterlife) with liberate (from this life to some fairy tale afterlife) and address your question.