Common belief concerning the soul could not possibly be true.

Many religions promise that in the afterlife you will be completely free of any form of suffering. If the soul had anything to do with our current being and current lives whatsoever, this would be impossible. Because right now, our mindframes are designed for suffering.

What we are in this world is completely useless, utterly pointless, and overly insignificant (this is of course unless you see yourself for what you are). The way we perceive ourselves is completely wrong. If our souls are anything like what we are now, heaven could not exist.

But... If our souls have nothing to do with us, then what could they possibly be? What could the afterlife be? Bliss is obtaining the ultimate thing this world has to offer, and then not existing.

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