I think worship of death is an interesting basis for religion, because after all death is the one universal. It doesn't seem to matter what gods you pray to. We all die, in the real world and in fantasy worlds, and if there was some religion where you did not die I suspect that would be, that god would become very popular. They all promise us eternal life, but whatever.


At Authors@Google, August 2011, discussing the influence of real-life faiths on his work and its religious systems.

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I think worship of death is an interesting basis for religion, because after all death is the one universal. It doesn't seem to matter what gods you...

I think worship of death is an interesting basis for religion, because after all death is the one universal. It doesn't seem to matter what gods you...

I think worship of death is an interesting basis for religion, because after all death is the one universal. It doesn't seem to matter what gods you...

I think worship of death is an interesting basis for religion, because after all death is the one universal. It doesn't seem to matter what gods you...