To the atheists out there. Say you die, and you immediately realize there is an afterlife. You are in the presence of God, and he doesn't look too happy as your life is reviewed between the two of you.
What do you say?
2007-01-10 09:13:46 · 50 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Oh well. Seeya.
2007-01-10 09:16:09 · answer #1 · answered by Cold Fart 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
First, I am an atheist and I believe in an afterlife. There is simply no God involved.
Second, you certainly have a poor view of God's intelligence. God would require no "explanation." He knows how you have lived your life, the reasons for the decisions you have made, and that this all comes from that free will thing he is so adamant about. I see no reason why God would be unhappy about the way I have lived my life. I have devoted my entire life and thousands of dollars (so far) to non-profit work and helping those in need.
What would YOU say?
2007-01-10 09:19:32 · answer #2 · answered by Phoenix, Wise Guru 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
I don't say anything, but I think that in my life I wasn't needing to be a believer to avoid doing bad things to the others, assuming that the "good" and "bad" definition I believe in do not perfectly match with the definition of the different religions.
however, if I go to hell, I will probably see most of the believers there , so I won't get alone and bored, because going to the church often and pray isn't enough to mean that you are a good person.
2007-01-10 09:23:58 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm not an atheist, but I'm not religious either. I ask HER why SHE is not happy and if there is something I can still do to make it up to her. Much like life on earth now, no? We try our best and we learn from our mistakes. BTW, I do NOT believe in "hell". Everything in the universe has a purpose. What purpose would hell serve?
2007-01-10 09:19:57 · answer #4 · answered by clueless_nerd 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi you gave me a brain to reason with and I read the books, and analyzed the evidence and I came to the conclusion that there was no evidence to support your existence that could not be explained by naturally occuring phenomena. so instead, I lived a good moral life and tried to make heanven on earth instead of living for the possiblility of an afterlife.
sorry? Oh sure I can play golf with you on thursday. No miracle drives and putts ok?
What? No I don't mind sharing a single bedroom luxury condo with Nicole Kidman for eternity.
thanks god! See you thursday! Love the robes by the way, but the beard is a little 1960s.
2007-01-10 09:19:25 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
OK, I'll play your imaginary game here for a moment...
First, he wouldn't have an unhappy look. He'd be quite pleased with me. So then I'd say "Thank you, God, you're right, I was a good person....yeah, I know God, it IS funny how so many human beings believed that book "the Bible" written by man. Jokes on them. Who cares now that we get this magical eternal paradise? So lets party!"
Then monkeys would fly out of my b-tt and God would laugh.
2007-01-10 09:47:37 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
To the Christians out there. Say you die, and you find yourself standing before a tribunal of Egyptian gods. Jackal-headed Anubis steps forward, rips your heart from your body, and tosses it on a pair of scales, balanced against a white feather.
What do you say when he demands to know why you never sacrificed or prayed to the true gods of ancient Egypt?
That's just as likely to happen as your Pascal's Wager scenario.
Life is too precious to be lived being afraid of what might be. Make the best use of the time you have. No truly just god would fault you for that. And if there is an afterlife and God is not just, then we're all screwed--Christians, too.
2007-01-10 09:17:41 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 14⤊ 2⤋
It's not gonna happen so I guess we'll call this a fantasy question. So my answer would be this "Whoops, but I wanna say in my defense that I still behaved better than most of your so-called Christian followers."
But like I said, there is no hell so when I go, I'll just be worm food like the rest of ya.
2007-01-10 09:19:15 · answer #8 · answered by glitterkittyy 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Pick one!
"So, who died and made you president?"
"So there IS a Santa!"
"Table for one, please"
"So, if I'm made in your image, why do I have nipples? What do you use yours for?"
"What's up with you and homosexuals? If you don't like them, why even bother creating them?"
"If you're omnipotent, can you at last explain the holy trinity to me?"
"So, which Bible is the real one?"
"So, God. How's this for a hypothetical scenario neither of us is ever going to experience?"
2007-01-10 10:08:11 · answer #9 · answered by ThePeter 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
What, am I supposed to defend myself?
"Not enough evidence, God. Not enough evidence".
I'd say I was an honest skeptic. I was using the intellectual rationality that he apparently "gave" me and if I should be punished for that, I suppose there's nothing I can do to stop it, but I strenuously object.
2007-01-10 09:47:01 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I say "Based on the evidence available to me (the bible, in particular the old testiment), I don't feel that you are worthy of respect or worship."
My question to you:
You die. You are in the presence of Ombakubaku the monkey shaman, and he doesn't look too happy as your life is reviewed between the two of you [you didn't sacrfice enough babies].
What do you say?
2007-01-10 09:18:27 · answer #11 · answered by Om 5 · 7⤊ 1⤋