Religion
In reply to the discussion: Is Faith Just Habit? [View all]qazplm135
(7,654 posts)Personal: defined as you, the individual.
Annihilation: defined as complete destruction, nothing remains
Seems pretty accurate so what's your beef? It has zero to do, in and of itself, with a "pie in the sky deity."
Kudos that unlike 99% of humans who've ever lived, you don't fear death.
You are clearly better than the rest.
You don't have to "teach" someone to fear death and the annihilation of oneself.
It's a recognized primal drive to live and keep on living out of fear of death.
It's that which LEADS to religion or some other means of self-comfort to deal with that concept.
It's WHY the brain often generates NDEs to help the mind cope with the looming loss of self.
You appear to be operating as if I am theist advocating for the truth of religion, or even the need for it.
I am not.
I do understand why it exists, and I understand why it gives folks comfort.