Anonymous
Post 04/14/2024 12:53     Subject: Question for Atheists
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:No. Once you are dead, you’re dead. I’m not overly fearful so I don’t need some fantasy story to ease anxiety.


I wrote the next post after this one without even having read this one. Out thoughts crossed. I'm 99.9% sure this is true, and so what if it isn't? The accounts I've read of what heaven is like makes it sound pretty unappealing anyway.


And what accounts are those? The only person who has been to heaven and back to earth is Jesus. Have you read accounts of heaven from his words in the Bible?


prove it
Anonymous
Post 04/14/2024 12:52     Subject: Question for Atheists
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:In the end, on your deathbed, will you hope that you are right about your atheism or hope that you are wrong?


Nonsense question. Atheism is simply a lack of belief.

Will you wonder if you were “wrong” about Valhalla on your deathbed, OP?


Actually it’s not. If you don’t believe in God, you believe in something else- most likely yourself and your own virtue.


So believers only believe in god, not themself or their own virtue? They’re mutually exclusive?
Anonymous
Post 04/14/2024 12:51     Subject: Question for Atheists
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:No. Once you are dead, you’re dead. I’m not overly fearful so I don’t need some fantasy story to ease anxiety.


I wrote the next post after this one without even having read this one. Out thoughts crossed. I'm 99.9% sure this is true, and so what if it isn't? The accounts I've read of what heaven is like makes it sound pretty unappealing anyway.


And what accounts are those? The only person who has been to heaven and back to earth is Jesus. Have you read accounts of heaven from his words in the Bible?
Anonymous
Post 04/14/2024 12:50     Subject: Question for Atheists
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:In the end, on your deathbed, will you hope that you are right about your atheism or hope that you are wrong?


Nonsense question. Atheism is simply a lack of belief.

Will you wonder if you were “wrong” about Valhalla on your deathbed, OP?


Actually it’s not. If you don’t believe in God, you believe in something else- most likely yourself and your own virtue.
Anonymous
Post 04/14/2024 12:49     Subject: Question for Atheists
Anonymous wrote:I don't think about it at all and don't care. Do birds and cats and dogs think about this stuff when they're close to death? No, because there's nothing for them to think about.

Do I think it would be lovely for there to be an afterlife with everything you want? Of course. But I highly doubt it. I don't think there's a hell, either. What kind of god created us to be pawns in his game? That's demented.

I don't use heaven/hell as my incentive to be a decent human. I'm a decent human because it matters in THIS life - which to me is all we have. And it counts, now.


Animals do not have souls like humans do. They have no capacity to reason or even to love/ hate in the way that humans do.

God did not create hell. Man did that himself, by turning from God.
Anonymous
Post 04/14/2024 10:35     Subject: Question for Atheists
Anonymous wrote:In the end, on your deathbed, will you hope that you are right about your atheism or hope that you are wrong?


Nonsense question. Atheism is simply a lack of belief.

Will you wonder if you were “wrong” about Valhalla on your deathbed, OP?
Anonymous
Post 04/14/2024 08:22     Subject: Question for Atheists
I don't think about it at all and don't care. Do birds and cats and dogs think about this stuff when they're close to death? No, because there's nothing for them to think about.

Do I think it would be lovely for there to be an afterlife with everything you want? Of course. But I highly doubt it. I don't think there's a hell, either. What kind of god created us to be pawns in his game? That's demented.

I don't use heaven/hell as my incentive to be a decent human. I'm a decent human because it matters in THIS life - which to me is all we have. And it counts, now.
Anonymous
Post 04/14/2024 08:20     Subject: Question for Atheists
I don’t hope either way.

Eternal life does not appeal to me.

End of life is not something to hope for.

I will probably hope to rest in peace and live on in the memories of my loved ones who I would be hoping will all be ok.

I saw my strictly atheist father pass away and I imagine that this is what he was thinking.
Anonymous
Post 04/14/2024 08:19     Subject: Question for Atheists
I believe that life after death is the same as before you were born.
Anonymous
Post 04/14/2024 08:13     Subject: Question for Atheists
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:No. Once you are dead, you’re dead. I’m not overly fearful so I don’t need some fantasy story to ease anxiety.


I wrote the next post after this one without even having read this one. Out thoughts crossed. I'm 99.9% sure this is true, and so what if it isn't? The accounts I've read of what heaven is like makes it sound pretty unappealing anyway.


Great minds!
Anonymous
Post 04/14/2024 07:57     Subject: Question for Atheists
Anonymous wrote:No. Once you are dead, you’re dead. I’m not overly fearful so I don’t need some fantasy story to ease anxiety.


I wrote the next post after this one without even having read this one. Out thoughts crossed. I'm 99.9% sure this is true, and so what if it isn't? The accounts I've read of what heaven is like makes it sound pretty unappealing anyway.
Anonymous
Post 04/14/2024 07:55     Subject: Question for Atheists
Anonymous wrote:In the end, on your deathbed, will you hope that you are right about your atheism or hope that you are wrong?



When you're dead, you're dead. I'm asking sincerely and never get an answer - what is it exactly that goes up to heaven?
Anonymous
Post 04/14/2024 07:33     Subject: Question for Atheists
No. Once you are dead, you’re dead. I’m not overly fearful so I don’t need some fantasy story to ease anxiety.
Anonymous
Post 04/14/2024 01:57     Subject: Question for Atheists
It doesn't affect my life and I sincerely doubt it's going to affect my death either.

I do hope that whatever happens to us after death involves being reunited with loved ones as I would really like to be with my mom again. I doubt that will happen too though.

I think desires such as that one are the reason why humans came up with religion in the first place.
Anonymous
Post 04/14/2024 01:55     Subject: Question for Atheists
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Why? How would it make a difference? I try to be a good person. I would hope if there is a God that they would judge me based on my behavior and not worshiping them since I have no evidence they exist.


It makes a difference because, if you’re right, then you have nothing to worry about after you die. But if you’re wrong-well- I’d hate to be you.

The question is- do you HOPE you are right or do you HOPE you are wrong?

I’ve yet to meet an atheist IRL who hopes that s/he is wrong. So I’m asking here.


It isn't something I think about.