Do you think all atheists die with their beliefs? Or do most of them cry out to God on their death beds?

Answer 1

I I work with addicts who are now recovering from their disease. They almost all have a higher power after finding out that "they were not it". I can almost assuredly say that even those who won't confess. Athiests do not die alone. They want to believe that there is something greater than they. Especially on their death beds.

Answer 2

It is apparent that you think that people have got to be out of their minds not to believe in God but there are millions of people who do not believe in a God as you apparently do. For example the Hindu does not believe in the god you believe in and the Budist does not believe in the god that you believe in although the teachings of the Buddha have been altered considerably. The answer to your question is no, they do not cry out to your God on their dying beds, they will not cry out to a being that do not exist they will consider it very foolish to do so, they die with their beliefs.

If you study the history of religion you will conclude that all gods are man made. It all started with the medicine men who, in order to effect a healing of a difficult malady may have tried to invoke the spirits (men have always been superstitous) especially of their dead and if a cure was realized then that particular family spirit became a deity and later more celestial names were bestowed upon this being and a god was born. Earlier peoples would have worshipped the stars and moon but those were impersonal and could not be embraced as a human figure could. Remember that God as you know him is the creation of the Jewish people and they are very jealous about sharing him as history will show. It was not that their neibours may not have been wanting to join them in the worshiping of this unseen god but they were not encouraged to the jews would have none of that after all it was their creation and he belonged to them. Atheists feel the opposite to what you feel, that there just isn't a god.

Answer 3

Contrary to what many believe, I think most people would not change their beliefs on their death beds "just in case." That is ludicrous. And, for the record, when you are about to get hit by a bus, screaming out "OH GOD" just before you get flattened, doesn't count as crying out to god either.

Answer 4

Actually we will never know for sure unless we are an atheist and then only at the moment of our death. In WW I there was a saying there are no atheists in fox holes. Much would depend on our view of death when we know it is near. For most of these people there is a simple resignation. For me God is a slippery term meaning different things to so many people. Many millions have been killed because of their belief in their God.

Answer 5

I believe that when one is healthy and has a sound mind he can separate himself from influences of his culture and formulate beliefs contrary to what he may percieve to be the superstitions around him (i.e. James Joyce, A Portrait of the Artist As A Young Man) but ultimately at death he will return to his innately superstitious self. Our logical cogent creeds are merely a refinement of the fears that the eariest of homo sapiens had, and this value of being a good compatriot in his nation is merely the hudding together of a group of fearful people who know that if left totally free would tear each other to pieces. All of our religious and civil codes are done from fear and no one goes bravely into the night when they are weakened by disease. They turn to God, the Eternal Daddy, hoping that he will save them Absolutely not! Although I am an athiest I have a realistic perspective that no one gets out of this world without turning religious. All of our critical development will be thrust inside out when we are on the verge of death,

Answer 6

when the time comes most will cry out, it is just human nature to turn to the divine for help at the end. did you know that the only 2 constants found in all human cultures a re a belief in the existence of god or gods and family structure? gives you something to think about.

Answer 7

I cannot help wondering why someone would come up with such a question. I speculate that perhaps you need someone else, who has expressed the strongest skepticism about your beliefs, to suddenly agree with you at the last moment, all of which you will use to soothe your own doubts.

Be assured. I have been with at least one atheist as he died, and there was no crying out to any god. I humbly suggest you explore inside yourself why you need to ponder the reversals of others. Perhaps there are some benefits of your own beliefs that you can hold them even if others disagree with them. I know that I am happy with mine.

Answer 8

I will keep my absence of belief to the end. They say there are no Atheists in a fox-hole, this comes from fear of what may come not from a valued belief system. Oh, the comment above that Atheists have no morals, you sir are an ignoramus, comments like that show your false superiority..do we scare you because you cling to a Deity to make your life complete? People like you is what keeps the division alive and ignorance flourishing.

Answer 9

What beliefs do atheists have? I'm an agnostic and I certainly don't have any "beliefs". When I die "bury me in a field and let my rotting corpse feed the flowers, for me this is eternity".

Answer 10

They die with their beliefs. Why would they cry out to a God they don't believe exists?