How can you believe the story and the purpose of something wholeheartedly when its premise is scientifically untrue?<p>Religion is an artifact of one of the most ancient forms of control. Today, it is an institution used to espouse the morals of the elite.<p>There is no evidence that bad people will be punished when they die. There is no evidence that the good will be rewarded. The universe is ambivalent to the karmic relations we see from our perspective. Karma can be common sense (you do good, good will follow), but in speaking to the spirit, karma has placated humanity into believing that mother nature or god is at the controls.<p>It is time to abandon the belief in the soul, the spirit, and eternity, and unless evidence presents itself otherwise, embrace the temporal reality before us.