We all know or believe in something but there are a people at there that have no religion what so ever the "ATHEIST" you would call them. Now, they believe that this is it, a small 80 years or less on what we call earth. Isnt that said that the believe that this is it? I would be crying to think when I die I have no where to go but in the ground to rot. Now I believe in heaven, and hell. I believe thous are the two places that all of us will spend eternity at. Now Im not going to critizes anyone its there beliefs and it sounds like I am. Just need to let you know that it is really sad to think that there is no life after death. Who is with me on this?
2007-10-17 07:02:56 · 32 answers · asked by Fitz 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Ok for the person that said I am atheist with a religion, if you have a religion, then you are not atheist you believe in something, atheist believe that this is it. So get your facts straight and get a dictionary as well
2007-10-17 07:09:52 · update #1
Not me.
2007-10-17 07:06:01 · answer #1 · answered by God is love. 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I think that no one should live their life because of what may or may not happen in the future. I think it is sad that some people pin all their hopes and dreams on something that may or may not be the case. I personally believe that people should live every day of their life as though it may be their last. Try to balance life and work and do the things we want and respect the ones we love. Don't waste time on regrets and don't forget about the life you're living now because you believe you'll have a heaven to go to after. If you do, great, bonus, but don't forget about the life you're living now that is a guarantee. I'm not saying that there's no life after death, just simply that if there is, hey, bonus, and if there's not, well, at least I'll die knowing that I lived that life I had.
2007-10-17 07:10:39 · answer #2 · answered by Celtic-Candy 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
It is not sad, it is enlightening. As an atheist, I live my life to the fullest NOW, knowing that there won't be anything more. I experience everthing that I can because I never know when my last day will be. There is no putting things off because it can be done later. I love my family NOW, and I show it. I do the best I can with what I have, NOW. I don't sit and wait through sadness and despair, hoping I was good enough for eternal bliss in heaven and fearing hell. I pull myself up and appreciate everyday that I have.
2007-10-17 07:10:43 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Then why fear death? If you are going to go to paradise when you die, why not die right now? Only those who don't believe in life after death can truly appreciate the life we have on earth. I am an atheist and do not believe in life after death. This is why I think I am more appreciative of the time I have. I know I only have one shot at life, I might as well enjoy it to the fullest.
2007-10-17 07:07:29 · answer #4 · answered by RcknRllr 4 · 7⤊ 0⤋
Folks that think like you are the very reason God and Religions were invented. The leaders of those religions now control the masses by keeping them in a state of darkness. You, like all other living things on this planet, may live again if you have passed on your genes. If not, then you will be in the same state you were in before you were born. So relax and don't cry without reason.
2007-10-17 07:10:57 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
I'm a atheist and i think you need to research a bit more before you decide what OTHERS believe, as you have it set in YOUR beliefs, as I can see but your beliefs in what others KNOW to be true for them is completely wrong, i do believe in life after death but not in those two places heaven and hell.
so if you would do what most NOBODY does these days and RESEARCH/LEARN/EXPERIENCE what you are being judgmental abotu BEFORE you decide on whats right and wrong. that may make you a better person in the long run.
and just to let you know I do not think its sad that you feel you are going to heaven and hell I think that is your truth and thats ok with me! one will never know when till we get to that point!
2007-10-17 07:09:53 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I'm an atheist with a religion.
Your argument is invalid. All atheist means is lack of belief in gods. Many atheists are spiritual, some are even religious like Buddhists.
And I think that having only one life makes you appreciate life more. It's not sad, it's wonderful.
Edit: You seriously need a dictionary. Atheist = lack of belief in deities. There are religions in which there are no deities. I'm a Pagan who views deities as archetypal, ergo I'm also an atheist.
2007-10-17 07:05:26 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 8⤊ 0⤋
I'm sorry your life is so pathetic that you need to believe in an afterlife that has no proof or evidence of actually existing. I enjoy my life and live each day to the fullest. You, on the other hand, seem to be just waiting to die.
Hmm...thanks, but you can keep your sadness, I'll play the real odds and make the most of what I know to really be true.
2007-10-17 07:06:56 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
I feel sooo sorry for you. I used to feel the same exact way, and couldn't understand how Atheists found true happiness in life.
Like you, I believed a lie that had been taught to me my whole life, and that enveloped my sense of self worth.
I was brought up to believe that God made me special, and had a plan for my life. I couldn't imagine life without God, because I had been told that my sense of individuality and my meaning for life, were directly tied to God. If God didn't exist, then it meant that I wasn't special, and my life had no guiding plan. that is exactly what your question indicates about you.
The problem with this, as comforting as it appears, is that it is based on the existence of a being that has not one ounce of tangible evidence for its existence. Just like Thor, Neptune, Santa and Leprechauns. This means that you are struggling to find guidance and build a personal relationship with a God that doesn't exist, but you have no way of breaking the cycle, because your sense of self worth is tied to it.
This is what causes people to hear God, and some people to believe he requires them to do terrible things in his name. I am sure you know 'that guy' in your church who takes things a little too far. He is always coming up with crazy ideas or finding meaning in verses that just isn't or shouldn't be there. Or maybe you are 'that guy'.
That guy is blameless, it is religion that made him that way, and there is no way to get him out of they cycle that is causing his harm, until he confronts reality.
Please confront reality, you are valuable, and do have a purpose in life, even if God doesn't exist.
2007-10-17 07:06:56 · answer #9 · answered by ɹɐǝɟsuɐs Blessed Cheese Maker 7 · 6⤊ 0⤋
And, that's how religions got started...fear of death. Religion is the opiate of the masses who want to believe they are going to live forever, throughout eternity, and someone will always be taking care of them and their needs.
Everyone wants to think that there is "something" after your body dies...that it isn't REALLY the end.
That philosophy has started most of the wars throughout our history.
2007-10-17 07:11:21 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
What's sadder is to think that someone would be condemned to an eternity of torment for something that they did during a small 80 years or less on what we call the earth.
How is that fair or just?
2007-10-17 07:08:33 · answer #11 · answered by Nandina (Bunny Slipper Goddess) 7 · 5⤊ 0⤋