Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-26512661-20200125162058/@comment-32346149-20200126215511

I would argue that if the world knew that the afterlife existed, humanity would not exist. There's no way people wouldn't decide, collectively at some point, to all just kill themselves. Kaitryona says that the afterlife makes death lose all meaning, and that's true. But what's also true is that the afterlife makes life lose all meaning. What's the point of a temporary stint in this world if it's followed up by an eternity in some place greater?

It's pointless to live if it's just a meaningless precursor to the main event. That's why any story that features characters that are aware that the afterlife exists is totally unrealistic. Why the hell wouldn't they all just kill themselves?