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[-] jsomae@lemmy.ml 17 points 3 months ago

It is very difficult to accept mortality if you don't believe in an afterlife. Religion brings comfort, and comfort improves mental health (at the cost of some delusion).

[-] A_Very_Big_Fan@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

Not really. Altruism is ultimately self-serving whether an afterlife exists or not. People generally don't want to spend their life being wronged by others or have their life taken altogether, so we have a pretty good incentive to not do those things.

[-] jsomae@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 months ago

I'm not sure how that relates to what I said. Morality โ‰  mortality.

[-] A_Very_Big_Fan@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

Ooooh I 100% read "morality" lol, my bad

[-] jsomae@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 months ago

All good. Yeah I think morality is not really something religion helps with.

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