Any pronouns. 33.

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  • I personally don’t bother worrying too much about things we can’t prove or disprove like that, but it’s important to remember that just because we can’t prove something doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist. My philosophy is that if there is some sort of beyond that whatever is out there is similar enough to ours that they’d be able to empathize with the decisions I make and judge me accordingly, assuming there even would be some sort of judgement process. I’m at peace with it. I was raised evangelical, and lots of my friends were. One of my atheist friends used to have nightmares about an eternity in hell. I don’t think anyone who loves us could do that. And if whatever is there is different enough that our decisions don’t matter then it’s arbitrary anyways and there’s no sense worrying. It’s not about “being okay with an amoral god.” It’s just an acknowledgement that the idea of a reality we can’t prove further than our own could exist.

    But anyone making definitive statements about something like that shouldn’t be trusted. Which rules out pretty much all religions because many make claims like that.