I am Catholic, and a firm believer in heavan and hell. I find comfort in the fact that after I die, I will live eternally in a peaceful life with the Lord.
So, my question to you, is how do Atheists feel about never living again and being total nothingness upon death?
2007-06-29 13:59:38 · 41 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Sorry for the type-o in the title.
It is meant to be:
"How do Atheists cope with believing that nothing happens to their souls after death?"
2007-06-29 14:00:24 · update #1
I doubt it's a problem since they don't believe that anything happens after death. I think they just believe that once you die, that's it. I honestly don't think it bothers them.
2007-06-29 14:02:01 · answer #1 · answered by Purdey EP 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
What is there to cope with? You live, then you die and there is nothing. How do you cope with not having existed before you are born?
Should I make myself feel "better" by deluding myself into being convinced that there is something else? Do I live my life as a lie, all because some work of fiction is trying to allay my fears with promises of the undeliverable from the non-existent? Do I go from day, pathetically pinning my hopes on illusion?
Death is the end. There is nothing left to cope with. That's the reality. Deal.
2007-06-29 14:05:19 · answer #2 · answered by Nodality 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I find comfort in the fact that after I die, I will live eternally in a peaceful life with the Lord.
Sorry, but its a BELIEF, not a "fact". I'm not an atheist, but I deal with the possibility of non-existence by concentrating on what I can do in THIS life instead of one I probably never see.
Also, Christianity is based on a distortion of history. Look up the Council of Nicea, 325 A.D., and you will find that the first time that Jesus was worshipped AS "God" was then. Prior to that he was honored as a prophet. Thus, Jesus "became God" after 325 years. I think "God" could have done it in 5 nanonseconds.
2007-06-29 14:04:57 · answer #3 · answered by Paul Hxyz 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The comfort you feel in knowing that heaven awaits you. Is the same one that helped many nations historically and even today send soldiers to their deaths. Heaven is the bribe and hell is the punishment. It's easy to fly a plane into a building if you believe you will have paradise when you die. In fact all your doing is wasting the only life you ever get.
Being dead will be no different than it was before I was born. I don't need false beliefs or imaginary friends to make me feel good about death. I treasure life now. I want to make life on Earth the best it can be.
http://godsfake.blogspot.com/
2007-06-29 14:05:58 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
The atheists are correct in saying that the soul does not go on after death. Ecclesiastes 9:5 reads "For the living are conscious that they will die; but as for the dead, they are conscious of nothing at all, neither do they anymore have wages, because the remembrance of them has been forgotten." And Jesus Christ himself likened death to being asleep at John 11:11.
2007-06-29 14:05:48 · answer #5 · answered by Audrey O 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Easy, I won't be there to worry about it. Theres actually a certain level of comfort to help you live life to the fullest, because eventually noone anywhere will remember anything about you... therefore you only live life for yourself instead for others. Also, just because I don't believe in a god doesn't necessarily mean I believe this is all there is. Even though I don't believe I will exist in any recognizable state... the energy that exists in my body will be transfered elsewhere as it cannot be created or destroyed.
2007-06-29 14:01:38 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
How do you Catholics become so insecure in yourselves?..I am an atheist, I live my life, I make my OWN decisions, and decide what is right or wrong...I don't need a GOD for that to tell me what I SHould or Should not do, or lead a path for me to follow...
And for an answer to your question..WE don't want to live again becuase we will have to put up with Catholics in the next life again till they realize that god is a fable to give you something to believe in and make you feel "secure"
2007-06-29 14:06:07 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't feel anything about it; it is just there.
See, at least to me, the question seems to be linked that I must have some remorse about not believing in heaven or hell and I don't. Since neither exist, why would I need to 'cope' with something that is just merely a fact of life.
2007-06-29 14:03:25 · answer #8 · answered by genaddt 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I sure that the belief that you and all your loved ones that have passed on will go to a magical land where they will happy forever, makes you feel all fuzzy inside. But, in my opinion most of us atheist are not blind sighted by our emotion and rely on logic. How do I cope knowing nothing happens? Well, I guess you just have to not take anything for granted. To enjoy this life, because its all you get.
2007-06-29 14:05:25 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Aaaaarrrggghhh! I hadn't thought about that! Since I don't believe in god I still have to believe in a heaven and hell! Wow you ran rings around me logically! I'm am sooo screwed! Well, guess it's time to take up a religion. This stuff hopefully won't interfere with my Sunday morning cartoon shows will it?
2007-06-29 14:06:57 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
We're pretty sure nothing happens after you die because no one's ever been back to tell us otherwise. It's just a matter of coping with reality. We do that every day. Don't waste this life assuming you're going to get another.
Remember what it was like before you were born? It will probably be a lot like that.
Sure, I could lie to myself and tell myself that I'm going to a better place. But I know it's a lie. And I certainly wouldn't lie to others.
2007-06-29 14:02:58 · answer #11 · answered by eri 7 · 3⤊ 2⤋