Religion
In reply to the discussion: Do you believe in the supernatural? [View all]Speck Tater
(10,618 posts)On the subject of a transcendent being that exists outside of time and space, I remain agnostic. On the subject of the Christian version of "God", I say nonsense! If I wanted to believe in some kind of god I'm sure I could do a better job of inventing a god than the sociopathic Old Testament god invented by ignorant, prehistoric middle eastern goat herders.
On the subject of an afterlife, there's a lot of apparent anecdotal evidence, and lacking a proof of either existence or of non-existence it would be equally rational to provisionally adopt either hypothesis. Lacking justification for choosing any one alternative over the other I choose to adopt the hypothesis that is the most fun to believe, which is...
My favorite hypothesis is that this "reality" is a simulation and that the "afterlife" is what we do between rounds of the game, and "reincarnation" is "Hey dude! Let's play another round, only this time you be the bad guy and I'll be the good guy."