Arkurgal:
>Religion is not just a matter of comfort. It implies the perception
>of a sacred essence in things, everywhere, perhaps more specially
>here than there, but, anyway, above all: the superior meaning of
>reality.
But... isn't having this ordered perception of the cosmos a kind of
"comfort"? And again, I think that the whole reason why people are so
intrigued in describing the cosmos is fueled by the fear of death.
Understanding the world around you is a simple survival technique that we
picked up after millions of years of development as a species. By
understanding death, we may be able to cheat our ultimate and unrewarding
fate of "non-existence".
- gLeN
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