Question for atheist-If you were in a sudden accident,or got a deadly?

Question

disease,Tell me,would you be afraid to die,and would you re-think your decision to assume there is no God???

Answer 1

they would turn to Jesus as usual

Answer 2

Well, I didn't really "decide" not to believe in God. It wasn't a conscious decision I made. You either believe in something, or you don't. It's not really something that you have a choice in. Think of it like this, would you be able to "decide" to believe in unicorns? Of course you wouldn't. I wouldn't start believing in God if I was in an accident or got a deadly disease.
As to whether or not I'd be afraid to die, well, sure, to a point. I think anyone who says that they have NO fear whatsoever about dying isn't being honest. I don't have any sort of irrational fear of it. I don't want to die to early. I think I'm more afraid of being in pain when I die then actually being dead.

Answer 3

This question supports the atheistic argument: that God is a device created by the mind when faced with identity or lack of existence. If I got into a deadly accident, I would expect my fear of non-existence to reach such a high level that it may induce my mind to grab onto a belief system that tells me everything is ok.

Answer 4

I don't assume there is no god, I just know that there is no real proof of his existence. And if I were about to die, I would be afraid - so would most christians. And no, I would not re-think my decision about the existence of god. At that point it is too late to change my mind.

Answer 5

I think I would be sad to find that my life was going to be cut short -- very sad. If I knew my death was going to be very painful I think I would fear the pain. But I don't think I would fear what comes after death.

But many people do fear death, and who knows, maybe I would too. Does fear of death somehow validate belief in something that has no bearing on reality? Are you saying that it is better to believe in something that is not true, just to reduce fear?

And finally, are you really sure that people who sincerely believe in the existence of God fear death less than atheists do? I doubt that is true.

Answer 6

No I would not. A disease is biological in nature and I would fight it with modern medicine and if it couldn't be fixed with that I would accept that and accidents, well they happen so you just play the hand your dealt so to speak.

I am not afraid to die and I would not turn to any deity - why would I turn to something in which has no proof and I do not take as real until proved.

Answer 7

Why would I be afraid to die? Really, the only people who fear death are the ones who actually believe that hell exists.

I seriously doubt if I were in a sudden accident I'd choose that particular moment to rethink my beliefs. I'd most likely have far more important things to worry about.

Answer 8

I'm not sure why you think that would make a difference. If I'm sick, I'm sick; if I'm injured, I'm injured. It wouldn't change how I feel about religion. It wouldn't make the concept of a supreme being any more logical in my eyes. Why would it?

Answer 9

i've been in this situation, and no, i was not more afraid to die than anyone else would be, and no, i did not for one second quesiton my decisions about god.

Answer 10

I would be even more enthusiastic about improving medicine.

The truth isn't about being comfortable. It's the truth.

Answer 11

No. Why should I? There wouldn't be any more evidence for one then than there is now. Why? Are you dying of cancer and suddenly realized that there isn't a god? Or maybe you're insulted? Welcome to the club.