I have a dream

 I have a dream. There is enough logical scientific evidence that awareness and memory are brain functions which are destroyed when the brain dies. Awareness and memory develop slowly when the brain develops, you are your own witness to that fact, and they get destroyed when the brain deteriorates as observed by Alzheimer’s disease sufferers. Therefor an afterlife is not possible, unless we resort to pure speculation (fantasy). The human brain is capable of making up any story, such as Superman, Star trek or God and this capability probably served us well during evolution to be able to cope with the totally unknown, but that time is past. My dream? If we could convince everyone that there is no afterlife, and that this short journey in this magnificent universe, after overcoming enormous big odds, is the only chance they will ever get, we would not have suicide bombers, or even soldiers willing to give up their lives for any cause. Just like nobody, after winning a big lottery would say, no thank you, I will wait for a bigger pot.
For a better world I Dream the following:

1. Everybody realizes there is no afterlife
2. We do find cures for mental illnesses
3. We find out how to repair genetic defects
4. We develop 100% renewable energy
   
5. We find ways to stabilize the population humanely
6. We find a way to reuse and recycle all our waste
7. We prevent extinction of the existing flora and fauna
8. We extend our life span to the maximum

Would any body willingly die? When you look at the list then the first requirement is absolutely necessary. The others are not fantasies either but actual possibilities in the future centuries. We don’t have to wait until we accomplish the others. We CAN start number one right now. This message must go out. The supernatural does NOT exist. I have outlined the evidence and logic that this is the case in my book. “Why You Won’t Go to Hell”. I am sure that further research in the sciences will strengthen that case. It is a completely different insight, using the latest research and applying Occam’s Razor to  the development of religion and the explanation of how the belief of the spirit world came about. I wrote it so that people like us, have ammunition to spread the message. I did not write it to become rich. I assure you that I will use most profit, if there is any, on ways to educate, especially our youngsters, who now get abused by parents and religious leaders to believe in obvious myths. Not only does this apply to religions but also to people who believe in anything supernatural: psychics, snake oil salesmen, conspiracy advocates, faith healers, medical quacks, pseudo scientist, and so the list goes on and on. I would appreciate it if you also comment on this website’s blog page so we can see all of your comments of all the different groups together, rather than on facebook alone were the comments only reach the group. Your comments are so valuable, and what I learn from you will be passed on in my blogs and possible future book(s).
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