M|A|R|R|S - Pump Up The Volume (Official Video)

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[–]Node 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

That does seem plausible. The question is, does a spirit need a physical shell to function and be conscious?

[–]Vulptex 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

No, but they somehow have everyone convinced that that's a very unfortunate state, even though that makes absolutely no sense and I don't see where people would even learn such bullshit. Yet it's almost universally agreed upon. I even asked about that recently and no one could give me an answer: https://saidit.net/s/whatever/comments/asd2/why_is_being_a_ghost_considered_a_bad_thing/

[–]Node 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

To answer the title question, because it's an unknown state and normal people are highly invested in their current condition.

[–]Vulptex 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I think there's more to it than that. People fear the unknown, but don't assume it's always negative. I think people are brainwashed for physical survival. And recently there's been even more of a push for the divinity of the body, with every major religion suddenly substituting a bodily resurrection for whatever kind of afterlife it once believed in. And of course atheists were already "you are your body".