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“It is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring.” — Carl Sagan from his book The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark 

This is a great quote.  While it may seem like consolation for many people to have faith in a religion, you’re doing a disservice to the quality of your life.  Sure death is scary, but when you realize that this is the only chance you have to live your life, you’ll live it with more voracity than you would have thinking that you have an opportunity to experience a metaphysical paradise after you die.  Newsflash: When you’re dead, that’s it!