this for the athiest. so what do you belive happens when you die?

Question

so what do you belive happens when you die? i'm not trying to start anything ok.
i just think it is impossible for the human mind not to belive in an afterlife.
there is no way i can't even imagine that when i die i will have no thoughts and that will be the end of me(body,mind,soul, & heart).

So what happens when you die?

Answer 1

This isn't hard to comprehend, but I'll try to explain what myself as an atheist believes:
The way humans are made up is extremely complex, with all the organs, bones, blood, skin etc. However for all of these organs to function properly, they need a brain and a nervous system. The brain works by burning glucose and sending off electrical signals which fire off our organs, muscles and they allow us to think. When we die, our brains cease to function. This could be because of damage to the brain, loss of blood flow or through disease.
It is that simple. There are no souls, no spirits. It's just like when a car's engine fails, it will not drive. Only brains can't be turned back on.

Answer 2

I am agnostic- but have atheistic beliefs on the after-life. I think I will simply die. Human awareness and life is nothing more than an incredibly complex formation of atoms that developed a collective awareness. The science to prove my idea doesnt exist- but I know it one day will. Thus, when we die, our atoms dont lose the awareness, just no brain and central connection for it to matter. We then decay and end up back as new humans- throught the laws of conservation of matter.

Answer 3

Well, the first thing will be loss of sensation and awareness. Depending on how i die, there may be an autopsy.Then my Body will start to decompose. Depending on where i am buried various insects will gourge themselves upon my flesh. In the end i will become dust. Mayhaps the parts of my body that are eaten and become Dirt will be incorporated into another living being at some point.

I truly would like to believe that there is something after death. I would sincerely like to speak with my Father again. Him and I had such great conversations. I would love to be able to Hug my Grandmother again and i would like to be able to see my Aunt again. Unfortunately i have seen no reason to think that this is what will happen.

Answer 4

Human don't believe in an afterlife until they are indoctrinated to believe in an afterlife. I admit, it would be great if we all lived forever. However, I see no reason to believe that.

When any animal dies the blood stops pumping, the oxygen doesn't make it to the brain, the electroneuron activity ceases and the animal expires. The body is then consumed by a variety of organisms which turn its meat into nourishment.

Answer 5

Assuming something can't be true because you cannot imagine it is called "Argument from incredulity", and it is a fallacy.

Asking what happens when we die assumes 1) that you have an adequate definition of self (identity), and 2) that this self is not simplythe subjective expression of the pattern of functioning of our physiology. If "we" are simply this pattern, then asking where we go after death is like asking where a flame goes when there is no more fuel - nonsense. If the pattern ceases, the "self" ceases, with no "going" anywhere.

Answer 6

i'm an atheist cos there are not any invisible sky critters. "What do athiests[atheists] belive[trust?] will ensue wen[even as] they die?" a million. it really is spelled 'atheists'; why can't you human beings spell this style of straightforward observe? 2. even as your mind ceases... 'you' quit to exist in any measurement. 3. truth is confronting and scary; it really is not any position for cowards. 4. Theism is a crutch for persons who can’t do truth yet are too scared to do drugs. ~

Answer 7

I would love to believe that when I die I will live again, that some thinking, feeling, remembering part of me will continue. But much as I want to believe that, and despite the ancient and worldwide cultural traditions that assert an afterlife, I know of nothing to suggest that it is more than wishful thinking. The world is so exquisite with so much love and moral depth, that there is no reason to deceive ourselves with pretty stories for which there's little good evidence. Far better it seems to me, in our vulnerability, is to look death in the eye and to be grateful every day for the brief but magnificent opportunity that life provides. [Carl Sagan

Answer 8

You presumably believe in a soul. Where was your soul before you were born? You didn't exist then, why is it so hard to imagine you won't exist in the future?

According to most, animals don't have souls. They have thoughts and feelings (primitive by human standards but still), but they cease to exist.

Everything dies, even stars. I understand that it comforting to believe in an invisible, undetectable, and unprovable soul that will survive for eternity, but come on, isn't that just a little egocentric?

Answer 9

I no longer subject myself to stupid questions like this one. I'm not trying to start anything OK. It's just that I have a lot of experience with nonexistence. I was nonexistent for an eternity before this life I am now experiencing and I don't recall anything unpleasant about it at all.

Answer 10

"i just think it is impossible for the human mind not to belive in an afterlife."
This is only a testament to your ignorance and gift for wishful thinking.

When I die I will be in the state I was in for the 13.7 billionyears before I was born. I don't recall it being a big deal.