Eternal Life

How does anyone attain "eternal life"? Science, specifically biology, certainly can't make any promises. In fact, science can better explain why the cycle of life requires death. Only religion can offer the impossible. Only the impossible can be granted by a mythical deity. Only blind faith can bring a mythical deity to life and perpetuate its existence into eternity.

No human being desires death. That effectively is what I have described as the "curse of consciousness." Thus, in ancient times, early humans devised an elaborate cure for death, which eventually became what we now define as religion. Immortality of one kind or another is the underlying theme of all religions. However, I do not want to digress to a history of religion. Rather, I would like to posit that a fanatical belief in immortality increases the longevity of the believer.

I have made numerous references in the "blog" to moms' longevity, and my projection that moms will live to 120 years of age at the least. Moms is a case in point. Moms' firm belief in a mythical deity (and that non-existent entity's promise to offer fanatical believers a chance at immortality) is the source of moms' longevity. The entire premise of the cult, of which moms is a member, is "eternal life." And, the key event that precedes the assignment of "eternal life" to mortals is "Armageddon."

I have already discussed the fallacy of "Armageddon" in the old "blog" when I was conducting extensive religious research. So, I will defer the background of "Armageddon" to that prior discussion. What is important is that the cult has been eagerly anticipating "Armageddon" since 1975 or so. That's when the initial literal interpretation of the Unholy Scriptures allegedly pinpointed as the "time of the end. Well, 1975 came and went, but the cult would not be deterred. Instead, it annually reworks the same moldy scribblings to push the end of the world further into the future.

In the meantime, the cult increased its dystopian rhetoric and pointed to all tragic world events as evidence that the vague prophecies of clinically insane soothsayers were being fulfilled. "The end is coming very soon," is reworded every year and presented to gullible congregations worldwide. The fear, as culled in the Unholy Scriptures, of a mythical deity is what keeps the "flock" in check. The cult produces millions of publications every year, basically repeating the same nonsense that had been penned several decades ago.

The cult also keeps its members in check by providing numerous mandatory weekly meetings, required field ministry of which time expended is logged, mandatory studies with potential initiates, and personal study of all of the cult's literature. Any cult member who obeys the doctrines of the cult, assimilates the doctrines of the cult's version of the Unholy Scriptures, and devotes nearly every conscious moment to a mythical deity will most likely yield enough fanatical belief to increase that member's longevity.

What I just described is the profile of an extremely devoted cult member, usually one of the "remnant" (a class of cult members destined for "Heaven" to become "angels"). The profile also fits moms, although moms has not been gifted with the "Heavenly calling." And, that is why moms will survive to 120 years of age, even though "Armageddon" will never materialize. What about other ordinary cult members? Most of them are devoted, but not to the point of fanaticism. They have secular distractions like families, often with non-believing members. Or, they may have secular wage slave jobs. Distractions detract from fanaticism. More distractions, less fanaticism. At 93 years of age, moms has no distractions.

In conclusion, the fanatical belief in "eternal life" can induce a long healthy lifespan. The belief must be extremely strong. Usually, that kind of belief cannot be attained individually. Membership in a cult that can provide a staggering amount of multimedia and live material specifically aimed at brainwashing and reprogramming is imperative to fanaticism. And that, my friends, is the secret to "eternal life."

Ol' Lavahead Mini-Update®
I happened to espy Les when he boarded the bus that I was riding this afternoon. I almost did not recognize him. He could easily pass for 75 years of age, although he is younger than the ol' lavahead. His hair is nearly completely gray. He has a proliferation of old man splotches on his face. His skin has lost its elasticity, most obvious being the sagging jowls under his chin.