MarkDuffy
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The "good" way to live is all about getting to the afterlife. The religion sets the rules on how to get there.If religion came about later in our path toward civilization, it would be more scientific. That's is about the only difference. Religions are all about an afterlife. The fact they also have an origin story is not important. Believers want a place to goto that is better than this.
I disagree with this statement. Judaism, perhaps the first major religion, is based on the ideal way to live this life. Catholicism and Orthodox, a majority of Christian believers, teach that how we act in this life is what starts us on the way to eternal life. There are a few non-Catholic denominations that appear to focus only on the afterlife--a view many (including atheists) find troubling.
Most believers want to find the Way to have fulfillment in this life. Getting set on the right path in this life results in the next life taking care of itself. Non-Catholic Christians object to this way of looking at things because they think it results in people trying to "earn" their way into heaven. Far from it. That's like saying that people taking a well marked road into a city are trying to earn their way into that city.
It is always about the afterlife as first principle.