Have you ever seen an Atheist on their death bed?

Question

a bit cliché but......

Answer 1

The Idea of "Death Bed" is hardly a literal term these days...For one I work in An Emergency Room at a hospital and Death comes at all different times and under alot of different Circumstances. It's usually the family who does all the talking when someone is dying. And when they are up on the floor...they usually are so sedated that they say nothing...so don't go creating stupidity...Have you ever seen a Christian Burned at the Stake? or A woman Killed for being a free thinker?? NO?? Well early Christians Killed woman for being free thinkers...and the founders of Christianity used to burn Christians ...ya know the Romans...the ones who finally set up christianity...yeah..think about that

Answer 2

Yes I have seen more than a few. Contrary to what some believe, it matters as to what you did with your life. You don't have to be religious to die a good death. The people I knew were very fulfilled people who led happy lives. There were probably regrets to be sure, but in the end they were ready to move on because they didn't have the baggage that some people do when they get to that point. You will always have someone that looks for a higher power because they may be suffering or dwell too much on what they should have done. It doesn't mean that the person on their deathbed needs to become a convert to Christianity. If you want to learn about death and dying, read some books on Buddhism. They understand quite a bit about the concept of Death and suffering and have really helped people when they get to that stage in their life. Also Hospice has some really good literature on what it's like for someone when they are dying of cancer and the various stages they go through on the way to their death. Understanding is the best way to vanquish fear.

Answer 3

It's true that some supposed 'atheists' tend to turn their principles when things don't go so well and they wonder, "what if I'm wrong?"
A true believer (or rather non-believer) won't question like this, I mean who would they ask? Yet I have seen atheists who have stuck to their beliefs even as their breath failed them.

Answer 4

Yes. An atheist who stayed an atheist on his death bed if that's what you're wondering.

Answer 5

One of those tactics used by certain religious groups to frighten someone in his/her weakest moment (most likely the dying person is no longer rational in his/her thinking process!) into accepting their "god" or "gods". by using the carrot ("heaven") and stick ("hell") trickery.

An omnipotent Supernatural Power, must surely treat all mere mortal Earthlings created by him anyway,(regardless of their race/creed, colour, language, culture, status and man-made beliefs), equally.and with kindness and respect.

It is ludicrous and logic-defying to profess that even hard-core criminals (rapists, murderers, fraudsters, etc) can get to "heaven" just before dying by proclaiming "I believe in God X".

And where do the theists who unleash weapons of mass destruction on the thousands of innocent humans (including women and children) go to when they die? Heaven.

Where do the theists of the higher order (priests, pastors,etc) who molest/rape the altar boys go to when they die? Heaven.

On the other hand, the millions of so-called atheists (who are totally illiterate viz the South Africans & who have never even heard of God X, but who are morally upright in every other way) are condemned to "hell" when they die!

Answer 6

I don't know what you'll think of this but after my former mother-in-law passed away, she came to my sister in a dream and said, "I never thought it would be like this!" She always truly believed that when you died you became nothing but fertilizer and had no belief in God. Apparently, she knows something different now.

Answer 7

No, but I heard about (I think) W.C. Fields. He was a lifelong atheist, but when he was dying, a friend came to see him, and was shocked to see he was reading the Bible. When asked just what he was doing, he replied, "Looking for loopholes."

Answer 8

Yes, but he was dying of blood alcohol posioning and was totally out of it. It was like looking at him sleeping. When I went in to see him the doctors and nurses wanted to know my relationship to him because it was family only. (they knew he was going). I responded with " Well, if I had married him when he asked me to I would be his Ex- wife by now". They let me in to be with him.

Answer 9

Here's a paste from the blog on my 360 page.

Francois Voltaire, the noted French philosopher, once stated,
"In twenty years, Christianity will be no more. My single hand
shall destroy the edifice it took twelve apostles to rear."
Yet when he faced death he cried, "I am abandoned by God and
man!" Voltaire's doctor expressed astonishment at the emotional
torment his patient experienced before passing into eternity.

In contrast, the great evangelist John Wesley declared on
his deathbed, "The best of all is, God is with me!" He finished
his pilgrimage satisfied and content to be in the presence of
his Lord.

Answer 10

yes once, and this guy was afraid to death. He wants to be baptized, and follow jesus.
and another guy who has a near death experience, he's in coma for two weeks, and then he woke up and tells us all that he wants to follow jesus