2006-08-05 15:44:19 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I guess I'll be the first to say it then. I do not desire an afterlife, at least not one that lasts for an eternity. Think about it for a moment, what are you going to do for eternity?
Imagine the afterlife as a place where you can do anything you want to do. Next, imagine you actually do everything that you ever wanted to do. You might decide that it was a blast so you do all of it over again. Then again and again and again to your heart's content. How much time do you have left after all of this? Forever. Eventually all of this is going to get rather tedious and boring.
This is why I don't want to live forever. At some point down the line it's going to get extremely boring. Eternity is a long time...and then some.
2006-08-05 16:06:12 · answer #1 · answered by s_dude702 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Who told you we don't?
Your question is loaded with assumptions:
1) That all atheists want or don't want the same thing(s).
That's not true, all atheists are different, just like believers are different from one another.
2) That you know what an atheist or all the atheists want.
That's not true either. You don't seem to have a clue.
3) That atheists don't want to live forever.
That's not true (at least in many cases). Atheism has nothing to do with "wanting" or not wanting an afterlife. It's about honest thought and reflection, without letting your assumptions, desires, prejudice, and unquestioned beliefs get in the way of wonder and careful reasoning.
2006-08-05 15:54:58 · answer #2 · answered by Carlitos 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a tempting theory, but that is all that it is. I choose to focus on this life and what I can do to leave behind a better world for the next generation. I love because I wish to, not out of fear from above or to barter for an afterlife.
2006-08-05 15:50:31 · answer #3 · answered by pkb 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is not about what one desires, it is about what one knows to be true, Of course everyone would like to live forever, but if there no evidence of an afterlife, I can't accept it. Is that what religion is,wishful thinking?
2006-08-05 15:50:02 · answer #4 · answered by October 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Er, who says atheists wouldn't desire an afterlife? I bet they'd all like Cadillacs, too; that doesn't mean they're going to get one.
2006-08-05 20:04:50 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Who said you have to believe in God to believe in an afterlife?
Neither reincarnation nor alternate realities require a God and both are candidates for what might happen to us after we die in this life.
If you want to talk of desire, how many would like to enjoy a healthy immortality?
2006-08-05 15:52:21 · answer #6 · answered by bobkgin 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I’m afraid of what happens after I’m dead because the notion that nothing happens scares the hell out of me. I hate the fact that no matter what we do, once life is over, it’s over. It seems unfair to me.
The concept of an afterlife is amazing. However, to make something up just to make myself feel better would serve no purpose.
Death is just a part of life. No one can change that. It’s a universal constant: life = death.
Religion is a by-product of fear.
Arthur C. Clarke
To YOU I'm an atheist;
to God, I'm the Loyal Opposition.
Woody Allen
2006-08-05 15:51:55 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Who said atheists don't want an afterlife? I personally would love one!
2006-08-05 15:46:55 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I do desire an afterlife, but there's no point in believing in one just to make myself feel better. I desire to be heterosexual and rich, but believing I am isn't going to make it so.
2006-08-05 15:50:28 · answer #9 · answered by holidayspice 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd love to have an afterlife!
I'd also love to ride a unicorn or see a 50 story dragon! But it doesn't mean there are such things.
2006-08-05 15:48:28 · answer #10 · answered by Spookshow Baby 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋