"Cowards die many times before their deaths;
The valiant never taste of death but once.
Of all the wonders that I yet have heard.
It seems to me most strange that men should fear;
Seeing that death, a necessary end,
Will come when it will come"
My own view is that "religious" people have an impossible role model (god/diety/whatever) to match up to that they can never satisfy, so fear death and judgement. Personally I think the whole concept of religion dates back to having a pack leader to look up to, something I hope we will eventually outgrow. And yes, I'm afraid that does mean I'm saying religious people are stupider in general, and have sold reasoning, intellect and humanity's aspirations for "certainty".
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Shakespare (as always) says it best
"Cowards die many times before their deaths;
The valiant never taste of death but once.
Of all the wonders that I yet have heard.
It seems to me most strange that men should fear;
Seeing that death, a necessary end,
Will come when it will come"
My own view is that "religious" people have an impossible role model (god/diety/whatever) to match up to that they can never satisfy, so fear death and judgement.
Personally I think the whole concept of religion dates back to having a pack leader to look up to, something I hope we will eventually outgrow. And yes, I'm afraid that does mean I'm saying religious people are stupider in general, and have sold reasoning, intellect and humanity's aspirations for "certainty".