eversomuchfun: Looking sideways. (== you will ever lie to me)
Sherlock Holmes, if you like ([personal profile] eversomuchfun) wrote in [community profile] alicornutopia 2016-02-06 05:23 am (UTC)

"Sentiment? Tradition? A desire to create lasting memorials, fueled by discomfort with the idea that in the long run most people will not only die but also be completely forgotten by history? Many humans also believe in an afterlife, although their hopes are largely unsubstantiated by any form of concrete evidence. There are assorted means by which particular individuals might persist after death, but I haven't heard anything that suggests something more comprehensive."

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