after believing death is the end of him/herself and all the beloved ones,,, how can they live with this pain & suffer & darkness ?
Or do they think about
" the possibility of after life " which I guess relieve their souls
2007-04-10 03:45:35 · 32 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
i believe most of you are thrilled by the fact of death but try to hide it by" oh, why would I fear it, it is a fact "
Hell is a place that is prepared for such people , having no sense, no conscious at all
2007-04-10 05:47:01 · update #1
Atheists don't believe they have souls. So enlightenment would almost necessarily shake them free of their atheism.
But maybe not, at least technically. I believe a person can believe they are an atheist, when what they really are is either an agnostic or a pagan of some kind. Lots of people believe in a spiritual side of life, but do not use terms like God. They say "higher power" or "the clear light," or something else which is sufficiently abstract that it does not seem to correspond to the typical definition of God as creator and boss of the universe. Such people may come to believe in the reality of their soul by falling in love or a near-death experience, or by quite a few other paths. Don't give up on someone just because they claim to be atheist.
2007-04-10 03:52:15 · answer #1 · answered by auntb93 7 · 2⤊ 3⤋
relies upon on what you mean via enlightened. while you're talking from the Buddhist perspective (inspite of each thing, Buddha only ability "wakened one" that's close adequate to "enlightened one") then sure, an atheist may well be enlightened, regardless of if i think of an atheist might reject the assumption of a soul. i think of that an atheist may well be enlightened as some sects of Buddhism realize it because of the fact a number of them do not place self assurance in a "god" in any respect. they only interpret enlightenment as transcending the ego and attachment, and a member of any faith (or none in any respect) can attain this (regardless of if in no way particularly ;)
2016-10-28 08:27:48 · answer #2 · answered by sherie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"how can they live with this pain & suffer & darkness"
see, I don't see that. I've often noticed that christians in general take a rather bleak view of the world, but from my perspective, things are better for some 90% of the human race than they have ever been in history. And this will continue to improve, picking up the stragglers as we go along. Its far from perfect, but it is certainly not pain and darkness.
And your views on decline of morality? Have you considered that a 2000-year old book (more, really) is morally out of date and will become more and more out of date as society evolves? We can see it now with homosexuality (and not too long ago with slavery, and before that with stoning people) but there will be other points of friction in the future.
2007-04-10 03:50:22 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
honey i am not living in pain, suffering and darkness. If you are you may wanna consider what your religion is doing for you. Ironically, i was living in fear and darkness when i was a theist. I don't know if it was the fault of the church but that was my experience. So i am happy now and chances are not in your favor that there is indeed a heaven or hell. So here's something to nibble on... misery now and death later. It sounds like a lose lose situation to me
2007-04-10 03:50:45 · answer #4 · answered by uz 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I can live with the pains of this life because of the pleasures of this life.
No, I don't believe in something after death, in fact, I reject even the possibility of it. After death is exactly the same as before birth -- nonexistent.
2007-04-10 04:06:42 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Since I believe this is the only life I'll ever had, I work to make it a worthwhile one. I don't know why there would have to be some reward in a hypothetical next life to make this one worth living.
2007-04-10 03:55:58 · answer #6 · answered by Let Me Think 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
That's a stupid question given that Atheists don't believe humans have souls, thus ponder this les miserabe, most Atheists live moral happy lives while on Earth, why is that the higher percentage of so-called religious people can't seem to find happiness on Earth?
2007-04-10 03:53:21 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
No such thing as a Soul, but a babies smile really does the trick!
2007-04-10 03:50:36 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Why would I need to cling to some fantasy about being an immortal, like a security blanket?
Do you still suck your thumb when you turn out the lights?
"I do not fear death, in view of the fact that I had been dead for billions and billions of years before I was born, and had not suffered the slightest inconvenience from it." - Mark Twain
2007-04-10 03:52:51 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
You forgot one little thing: atheists don't have souls (or anyone else for that matter - at least in the sense that lives on after death).
2007-04-10 03:50:02 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋