Nonetheless, most of us consider that the whole function of Western religious tradition is to assure followers they will get into God's world when they die...while others, reflecting on the same content, view religion as no more than a crutch, a combination of superstition and vanity...But religion taken seriously, isn't really about living forever. It is far more intent on how tot get God into this world than it is on any certainty about providing an admission ticket into the next one."