This could be considered a nicer, more open-debate approach to the "God or not--who ****ing cares?" thread.
My question: Why do we need to debate God and the afterlife? Why are humans so obsessed with what comes after death? Why isn't it enough just to live as we can why we're here, and think about death when we're dead?
I suppose that the reason is that people are obsessed with knowing what they don't/can't know, and so they try to find it out, and when they can't, create something that seems plausible enough to believe.
Note: This isn't a "do you believe in god?" thread. It's a "should we even worry about believing in god" thread.
Comments, suggestions, thoughtful insights, purposeful remarks are appreciated. Comments that consist of "yes", "no", "I totally agree with Fred", and "OMFG U SUXXORS U R SO WRONG GO BURN IN HELL!11111oneoneone" are not.
That said... I'd like to know what you think. ;)