i dont believe in God but i believe in an after, does this make sense to anyone else?

Answer 1

Several years ago I had an unusual experience concerning an uncle, a distant relative who lived over a thousand miles away.

While driving my car I suddenly felt the unmistakable presence of this relative that I hardly even knew. He was more like someone I had heard about than someone I knew. It was very strange; it felt as though I was momentarily lifted right out of my physical body. I seemed to be suspended somehow beyond space and time, bathed in a love so intense It felt like I could have just disappear into it at any moment if It would have let me. It only lasted for a few seconds, but it seemed to last forever at the same time. I realize how crazy this must sound. The experience was so strong that at first I was afraid I was loosing my grip on reality. I finally managed to chalk it up to an over active imagination.

Three days later I got a call from my aunt telling me that this uncle we are talking about had gone into a coma and died the day I had the experience. It felt like ice water had been poured down my back when she told me this. I had lost any real ideas of God or faith and had become somewhat of an atheist. Needless to say this experience caused me to rethink some of the conclusions I had come to.

I feel blessed to now understand that even in our darkest confusion something loves us so much that it went out of its way to assist me and bring me back to a state of absolute certainty about Gods love for us.
During the experience it seemed like there was a vast amount of information that I was somehow allowed access to. One thing that I came away from this experience understanding beyond any shadow of a doubt was that any Idea that God is unhappy with us or would judge or allow us to be punished for any reason is simply impossible.

I can’t explain the love I felt with words. They simply don’t make words big enough or complete enough to do this. The only way I can begin to convey this love to you is to say that there was simply nothing else there. Nothing but love. No hint of judgment, no displeasure of any sort. It is as though God sees us as being as perfect as we were the day we were created. It is only in our confused idea of ourselves that we seem to have changed.

I hope this is of some help to you. Good luck. Love and blessings.

Your brother don

Answer 2

I think that you can not believe in God in the traditional sense but still believe in an after life. Who on this earth has a right to tell you what is right and wrong to believe.

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Answer 3

Seems contradictory to me that you would accept the possiblity of one but not the possibility of the other.

Answer 4

You are right. There is an afterlife. And you owe it to yourself to seek it out. Even if it means checking out God. This is about you and nobody else. Keep an open mind.

Answer 5

Then how is there an After? How did the After get there?
What makes you believe that there's an After?

Answer 6

No it doesn't. In my opinion, if you believe in an afterlife you do believe in God. Someone has to direct traffic, afterall.

Answer 7

where do you think you will reside in the in after. so if you don't believe in God where are you gonna be when you die.

Answer 8

It does not really matter what anyone else thinks. As long as you're comfortable with your beliefs thats what matters.
Personally I don't see how one can believe in an after life without believing in God. Unless you believe in reincarnation.

Answer 9

yes.
that's fine. you can believe what you want, and i respect your beliefs. i may not agree, but still, i respect the fact that you're entitled to your opinions. and i can see how their can still be an afterlife without a god.

Answer 10

beliefs are much like legos, you can arrange them in any way you fancy..