Thinking about what lies beyond our existence is perhaps the question we’ve asked ourselves the most as a species. What happens after death? What is God? Does He exist? Where is He? Is He a He? Did He come, create us, and then vanish into the universe? Today, during a conversation with some friends, the topic came up. Someone asked, almost out of nowhere: “Would you rather live a full life or press a button, know the truth, and die?” I was surprised that more than half the people at the...