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Originally Posted by horrorfangirl66
I am on point with you in this more agnostic seeker approach to religion. I was raised Christian. My dad is non-religious and my mom is Christian. Although they were very much more interested in passing down the morals to me and then allowing me to formulate my own beliefs from there. I will want that for my children. I think the world is too vast and unknown to make up my mind about it. I have have odd occurrences such and you and I think that is what makes the world and the unknown so much more interesting. I think the reason we love horror is because it brings the supernatural and all the things we don't understand to life for us. It shocks us and makes us wonder even more. Although some films you never want to be real or actually exist in the unknown. Haha.
But I love this quote by Marus Aurelius to sum up how I view religion and the afterlife :
“Live a good life. If there are gods and they are just, then they will not care how devout you have been, but will welcome you based on the virtues you have lived by. If there are gods, but unjust, then you should not want to worship them. If there are no gods, then you will be gone, but will have lived a noble life that will live on in the memories of your loved ones.”
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I've always found kindred spirits in people who are fans of horror. And I think, as you stated, that we wrestle with the unknown. That is why we love horror. Your quote captures my sentiments precisely. I don't think I could put it any better than that.