How do atheists cope with the thought of nothingness when you die?

[QUOTE="spazzx625"][QUOTE="MoonMarvel"].............I'm not beating around the bush....My comment was easy to understand and clear. Whats so hard to understand about not coping with something? They dont face it, they dont think about it, so they dont deal with it because to most there is nothing to deal with......Whats so hard to understand? And nobody told you what yo think...So I am double lost here.MoonMarvel

[QUOTE="MoonMarvel"]

[QUOTE="spazzx625"] You keep saying "they" yet I am an atheist and find what you're saying to be completely wrong. That is my point. Don't tell others how they feel.spazzx625

If you're going to steal a thread from IGN, at least change the thread topic

:|

ElZilcho90

i'm sure he totally "stole" the idea for this topic, just like the guy on the IGN board probably "stole" the idea for that thread, and everyone else that thought wondered how atheist cope with the thought of nothingness after death "stole" it from the first person who ever thought of it.

How do youdeal with the possibility that death is the end?

CrocodileNuts

[QUOTE="spazzx625"][QUOTE="MoonMarvel"]Ugh...Notice I said most in that post, hinting at not all..Forget it....

MoonMarvel

My personal beleif is, your body dies, but your soul lives on, hence all of the life after death experiences.

Easy, I just don't care about how or when I might die, and everything in between doesn't really matter.

[QUOTE="spazzx625"][QUOTE="MoonMarvel"].............I'm not beating around the bush....My comment was easy to understand and clear. Whats so hard to understand about not coping with something? They dont face it, they dont think about it, so they dont deal with it because to most there is nothing to deal with......Whats so hard to understand? And nobody told you what yo think...So I am double lost here.MoonMarvel

Yeah, "to most there is nothing to deal with" makes everything clearer. Next time try not to generalize the views of other people. ;)spazzx625

[QUOTE="spazzx625"][QUOTE="MoonMarvel"]........Sometimes I wonder why I even bother. Why dont you deal with the guy who trolled me twice and the guy who flamed meinstead of bothering me by twisting my words? I am going to stop here before I do something that will get me banned forever.

MoonMarvel

I sit in a room and cry all day. Actually, I just don't dwell on it. I really have no idea what happens after you die, and since I cant change it, why worry about it?

[QUOTE="MoonMarvel"][QUOTE="spazzx625"] I haven't seen anyone flame you...And I don't think anyone is trolling you any more than you have trolled in this thread? I haven't moderated anything because I haven't seen anything worth moderating.spazzx625

Actually, I've already been "tapped" for Valhalla. So I don't fear death. The rest of you need to get off your rears and show some valour. You expect the valkyries to come for you? hahahaha. I laugh at your meager lives.

[QUOTE="MoonMarvel"] 1. Expressing an opinion based on answers given by that group isnt trolling.xaos

A few people above including the mod said they dont even think about. Meaning it comes across as a non-issue with them and choose to just live their lives and not face it at all for now. And I am not a theist.MoonMarvel

So trolling and insulting people is ok just as long as you dont agree with the comments of the person they are doing it to? Hardly seems fair. Doesnt matter, this place has become unbearable to post in. MoonMarvel

Cope? What is there to cope with? Death sucks.

Just because it is scary doesn't mean you have to make up some la la land fantasy about getting everything you ever wanted the moment you die. Surly religious people notice that? That religion just happens to make death sound oh so desirable when it is one of the greatest fears we have.

The fact of the matter is death is a unknown; and based on everything we know about the natural world it is when you cease to be. That scares people, scares them enough to believe in invisible men in the sky and become obedient to those who claim to represent them; under the promise of removing that fear.

Guys, observe this example. If you were blind and living in a cave, does it mean the Sun doesn't exist? Or does the Sun exist regardless of your condition here on Earth?

My point is that it doesn't matter what your backgroud or nationality is. The truth is that there is an Almighty God, and His Word can be read in the bible. And the Word applies to every one of us regardless if you're atheist, muslim, hindu, or christian.

Cope? What is there to cope with? Death sucks.

Just because it is scary doesn't mean you have to make up some la la land fantasy about getting everything you ever wanted the moment you die. Surly religious people notice that? That religion just happens to make death sound oh so desirable when it is one of the greatest fears we have.

The fact of the matter is death is a unknown; and based on everything we know about the natural world it is when you cease to be. That scares people, scares them enough to believe in invisible men in the sky and become obedient to those who claim to represent them; under the promise of removing that fear.

ADF_Game

Guys, observe this example. If you were blind and living in a cave, does it mean the Sun doesn't exist? Or does the Sun exist regardless of your condition here on Earth?

My point is that it doesn't matter what your backgroud or nationality is. The truth is that there is an Almighty God, and His Word can be read in the bible. And the Word applies to every one of us regardless if you're atheist, muslim, hindu, or christian.

darkhadou

The truth is that there is an Almighty God, and His Word can be read in the bible. And the Word applies to every one of us regardless if you're atheist, muslim, hindu, or christian.

darkhadou

Don't worry about it, death is inevitable, enjoy the time you have.

Guys, observe this example. If you were blind and living in a cave, does it mean the Sun doesn't exist? Or does the Sun exist regardless of your condition here on Earth?

My point is that it doesn't matter what your backgroud or nationality is. The truth is that there is an Almighty God, and His Word can be read in the bible. And the Word applies to every one of us regardless if you're atheist, muslim, hindu, or christian.

How do Christians cope with the thought of eternal life after death? Isn't that even a little depressing at all?

The truth is that there is an Almighty God, and His Word can be read in the bible. And the Word applies to every one of us regardless if you're atheist, muslim, hindu, or christian.

[QUOTE="ADF_Game"][QUOTE="darkhadou"]

Guys, observe this example. If you were blind and living in a cave, does it mean the Sun doesn't exist? Or does the Sun exist regardless of your condition here on Earth?

My point is that it doesn't matter what your backgroud or nationality is. The truth is that there is an Almighty God, and His Word can be read in the bible. And the Word applies to every one of us regardless if you're atheist, muslim, hindu, or christian.

darkhadou

[QUOTE="spazzx625"][QUOTE="darkhadou"]

The truth is that there is an Almighty God, and His Word can be read in the bible. And the Word applies to every one of us regardless if you're atheist, muslim, hindu, or christian.

darkhadou

Well the book of Ezekiel, the book of Daniel, and the book of Revelation have a description of God, and I can tell you it ain't no pink Elephant! :-)darkhadou

And those books are correct because...? Regardless of what you claim; someone else will have just as much faith in some other book.

You do have to wonder why religious people don't see how silly their arguments are at times. We are at the peak of technological advancement and understanding of the universe we live in throughout the entire of human history; but some desert tribe in the bronze age new the secrets to the universe, despite lacking even basic understanding of the world around them.

[QUOTE="xaos"][QUOTE="MoonMarvel"] 1. Expressing an opinion based on answers given by that group isnt trolling.MoonMarvel

The truth is that there is an Almighty God, and His Word can be read in the bible. And the Word applies to every one of us regardless if you're atheist, muslim, hindu, or christian.

Guys, observe this example. If you were blind and living in a cave, does it mean the Sun doesn't exist? Or does the Sun exist regardless of your condition here on Earth?

My point is that it doesn't matter what your backgroud or nationality is. The truth is that there is an Almighty God, and His Word can be read in the bible. And the Word applies to every one of us regardless if you're atheist, muslim, hindu, or christian.

darkhadou

[QUOTE="darkhadou"]Well the book of Ezekiel, the book of Daniel, and the book of Revelation have a description of God, and I can tell you it ain't no pink Elephant! :-)ADF_Game

And those books are correct because...? Regardless of what you claim; someone else will have just as much faith in some other book.

You do have to wonder why religious people don't see how silly their arguments are at times. We are at the peak of technological advancement and understanding of the universe we live in throughout the entire of human history; but some desert tribe in the bronze age new the secrets to the universe, despite lacking even basic understanding of the world around them.

We are at the peak of technological advancement and understanding of the universe we live in throughout the entire of human history;

ADF_Game

[QUOTE="MoonMarvel"]A few people above including the mod said they dont even think about. Meaning it comes across as a non-issue with them and choose to just live their lives and not face it at all for now. And I am not a theist.spazzx625

So trolling and insulting people is ok just as long as you dont agree with the comments of the person they are doing it to? Hardly seems fair. Doesnt matter, this place has become unbearable to post in. MoonMarvel

[QUOTE="darkhadou"][QUOTE="ADF_Game"] This argument has been made way too many times, I might as well claim God is a pink elephant and there is nothing you can do to prove me wrong.racer8dan

[QUOTE="MoonMarvel"][QUOTE="xaos"] Can you give examples of posts that you consider to support your notion that atheists "don't deal with death" and contrast how theists are different?xaos

[QUOTE="darkhadou"][QUOTE="spazzx625"] That isn't a truth...It's a belief. And if the Bible applies to everyone, why would muslims, hindus, etc. need their own religious texts? :? I also don't really see what this has to do with death?Lord_Omikron666

[QUOTE="darkhadou"]

Guys, observe this example. If you were blind and living in a cave, does it mean the Sun doesn't exist? Or does the Sun exist regardless of your condition here on Earth?

My point is that it doesn't matter what your backgroud or nationality is. The truth is that there is an Almighty God, and His Word can be read in the bible. And the Word applies to every one of us regardless if you're atheist, muslim, hindu, or christian.

BuryMe

[QUOTE="Lord_Omikron666"]

[QUOTE="darkhadou"] I had replied the thing on death, and I said that from the day we are born, we are guaranteed to die. So why fear it? I typed the rest as a 'message' to atheists.darkhadou

[QUOTE="racer8dan"]

[QUOTE="darkhadou"] Well the book of Ezekiel, the book of Daniel, and the book of Revelation have a description of God, and I can tell you it ain't no pink Elephant! :-)darkhadou

[QUOTE="darkhadou"][QUOTE="Lord_Omikron666"] Guess I'm going to hell then right? :)

Lord_Omikron666

[QUOTE="darkhadou"]Well the book of Ezekiel, the book of Daniel, and the book of Revelation have a description of God, and I can tell you it ain't no pink Elephant! :-)ADF_Game

And those books are correct because...? Regardless of what you claim; someone else will have just as much faith in some other book.

You do have to wonder why religious people don't see how silly their arguments are at times. We are at the peak of technological advancement and understanding of the universe we live in throughout the entire of human history; but some desert tribe in the bronze age new the secrets to the universe, despite lacking even basic understanding of the world around them.