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Can anyone really know if there is an afterlife? Major religions promise eternal reward for believers and punishment for skeptics. Naturalists, however, view the afterlife as wishful thinking.<\/p>\n
Science supports the naturalist view: our thoughts, memories, and identity depend entirely on a physical, functioning brain. When the brain dies, consciousness ends. There is no remaining ghost in the machine\u2014awareness simply ceases.<\/p>\n
Immortality is a comforting fantasy. Instead of harboring false hopes for eternity, we should accept reality and fully embrace the present life we have.<\/p>\n
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