Science/psychology related religious question about atheists?

Question

OK, I'm just having a thought (it doesn't happen often) and I would like some feedback from those who care to contemplate:

It's fairly obvious that most people are afraid of death. Many find consolation in the idea of an after-life. But the atheist usually has no such consolation.

Many people also find consolation that they will be remembered by posterity by having their names remembered. They write books, and donate buildings at colleges to memorialize themselves.

Now, usually, it's the better educated that tend to write books and have enough money to donate buildings.

Could ONE OF the reasons that the better educated tend to become atheists, be that they are more likely to find consolation by being remembered after their deaths because of their life's works?

I'm saying that the educated person may be more likely to become atheist BECAUSE, they can feel secure about being remembered.


(Sorry, I know that's a bit confusing... it's a thought in progress.)

Thanks

Answer 1

Amazing! Atheists, who deny that God could exist because His attributes are impossible, then arrogantly assume one of those attributes -- omniscience, as they "know" God cannot exist, as they've never seen Him -- now argue that they "know" what happens after death!

Take God at His word: He is not willing that any should perish, but that ALL should come to repentance. Repentance to God includes repenting of the arrogance that discounts His existence. After you die, it's too late to repent. Better to accept Christ's offer now, while you can, than spend eternity in hell.

May God bless all who seek Him.

Answer 2

Quite the can of worms there. 2 things. 1st Christians see this world as temporal. IT will end. It will burn, It has fallen, it is corrupted. What people do or do not remember about us, matters not. Sure some would consider being a best seeing author to be an honor. But in a Christian’s view, having children who follow in our footsteps to serve our God is as high as it can get. That is, in our view, eternal. Everything else will pass away. Remember a few years ago, the Murphy Brown, Dan Quell issues? Where he made a commit about her show were she was a unwed mother. A friend at the time, said, he only wished he was as popular as she. I told her right there, that the day would come that she would be forgotten, but being VP Quell would be remember far into the future. This is similar. No the second issue of education would fit this, Paul 2000 years ago made this clear For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. For it is written: "I will destroy the wisdom of the wise; the intelligence of the intelligent I will frustrate." Where is the wise man? Where is the scholar? Where is the philosopher of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world? BTW, Our pastor retired from the Houston Space Center, he is a Mathematician, and was a rocket scientist.

Answer 3

most atheists won't have their name on the front of a building.. and they know this. Atheisms comes from all different walks of life and can't be funneled down into a single path. But SOME may become Atheists due in part to the reasons you have stated.. though I would say most do not. Now the underlying theme of peace with death.. I would say that is a big part of it.

Answer 4

First off I am not afraid of death. I would rather live. I have done some good in life and some dumb *** things, but when all said and done. I have been a good person. I have a great daughter and two grand kids. So when it happens it happens. I will live as much as I can until then. I am an atheist and take credit for my good and blame when I mess up its that easy be responsible and take the credit/blame for what u do. I do not need some BS story to behave myself. I use to not think religious people were weak, but my mind changes every time I have to listen to one.