I think the important question is “is life real?”
That’s the entire premise of Buddhism. Life is an illusion, the afterlife is the real life.
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Pick your religion or not as you choose but be good and enjoy heaven on Earth. Its the only thing you can REALLY be certain of.
In a college Philosophy paper I "proved" that man had a conscience and knew right from wrong.
Absent mental illness, ALL surveyed, agreed that "causing a sentient being harm/pain/death, NEEDLESSLY", was wrong, understood as an innate feeling/knowledge.
Got an A+ recorded grade but my paper disappeared (it was placed in a box outside the Prof's office after exams and was gone and lost forever. Oh well ...
I extrapolated from there another set of principles but concluded that our conscience was either proof of G-d's existence and that he wanted us to be good or that it was a built-in survival instinct.
I lean to the former. ;-)
In case I wasn't clear, enjoy this beautiful world, do good and if there is an afterlife you'll be good to go.
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