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But if we accept that organized religion exists at least partially so that one group of people can have power over another, then it stands to reason that the more members a church has, the more powerful and influential, not to mention rich it is (ever been in the Vatican?). Therefore the church needs something to lure the "patrons" in. The promise of an eternal life of liesure would certainly have done that, you'll have to admit.

Actually, LOGIC does say something about what happens after that. All life functions cease. The body begins to decay from the bacteria that, as a living organism, we are able to ward-off consume the remains. Eventually, all is left are the dry bones which can, depending on circumstances, last almost indefinately. When all bodily functions cease, the brain, also ceases and all that you were, all that you thought, dreamed, hoped for or knew disapears forever. While some cultures believe in a soul that lives on for eternity, logic only tells us that like reincarnation, its highly unlikely. We certainly cannot see a soul, hear it, or weigh it or find indirect evidence left by radiation or electromagnetic waves or ions, or any such. Like with God, the logical mind is left to conclude that there is no soul either.

Religion seems to be fraught with concepts that have no basis in observable reality or logic. If one is not predisposed to accept the basic premise of it all, there is little hope in believing any of it.

-- George Graves The health of our society is a direct result of the men and women we choose to admire.