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If the apocalypse does come today (or perhaps tomorrow) less than half of Americans believe they will go to heaven (www.independent.co.uk)

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[–] Almacca@aussie.zone 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

The only thing I really believe about the 'afterlife', or whatever you want to call it, is that what we observe as 'reality' is only the tip of the iceberg of actual reality. In practice, it's unknowable and therefore not worth worrying about. What's happening right now is the only truly knowable thing, and right now I need to get off my arse and go to work.

[–] scarabic@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Yeah I’m not fool enough to call myself a gnostic atheist, and I do agree that there is much we don’t know. Recently I’ve thought a lot about what a narrow band of sensory experiences we rely on to perceive a vast and complex world around us. So I think what you say is true even in a very literal everyday kind of way. We barely have a pinhole to look at this universe through. Science is all about working around that so we can understand more.