Actually, that should read…
**Originally posted by HubZilla
Imagine…
No afterlife promise to get people to fight in wars.
Leader: “Go attack that fort!”
Underling: “No way, look at all those spears. I’ll die.”
Leader (thinking): “No you won’t. If you do die, you’ll go to paradise!”
Underling: “Cool! Charge!!”
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And if that doesn’t work, then there’s always the old.
Leader: “Go attack that fort!”
Underling: “No way, look at all those spears/pikes/guns. I’ll die.”
Leader (thinking): “No you won’t. If you do die, you’ll go to paradise!”
Underling: “But I’m an atheist/coward/pacifist/not-sucidial(not that these are the same thing). I don’t believe in paradise/don’t want to die/don’t want to kill”
Leader: “Okay, then listen to this. If you don’t charge that fort, I’ll kill you myself, and anyone else who refuses”