<p>Atheists fear death? I don`t think so either.</p>
<p>Um, I'm an athiest and I don't fear death.</p>
<p>Death? What has God got to do with fearing death? I guess the afterlife...but personally I am very skeptical of anyone who claims to know anything about the afterlife. Sure, God can exist, but I don't believe any of your details. You can't know what the afterlife is, or if there even is one. So shut it. Wow that sounds angry and mean. What I mean is, so what if there's an afterlife or not? You must be a pretty weak person if you need someone to hold the threat of an unpleasant afterlife over your head in order to behave properly.</p>
<p>You must be a pretty weak person if you need someone to hold the threat of an unpleasant afterlife over your head in order to behave properly.</p>
<p>Yes, I agree. From another thread:
I'm an atheist, and what gets me through tough times is the knowledge that where I go in life depends completely on my own strength of character. I know I can't rely on anything besides my own self, which sounds so negative, but it's actually liberating. It also forces me to take responsibility for my actions because anything I do is a reflection of my character and my integrity.</p>
<p>E.g.: I believe that I am fundamentally a good person, but that only holds true as long as I continue to do good deeds. If I [steal, kill, cheat, etc] I will have made myself a bad person. By removing the idea of "original sin" I place the responsibility entirely on myself.
To each his own, I guess.</p>
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<p>Not all atheists fear death, but MOST do. Atheists believe there is no life after death and they they realize their life is limited on earth. They fear death because they know that its all over once they die, all the memories and living. </p>
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<p>You are not a typical atheist.</p>
<p>I believe in God, and even though I am not a religous person, I fear and respect God and I am looking foward to cleaning my act so that God may perhaps forgive me for my sins.</p>
<p>I don't get how atheists fear death. If they feel that it's all over when they die, that makes them love life while it lasts, not fear death as it comes.</p>
<p>Yeah, I mean, just because Christians believe they have eternal life doesnt mean they should waste their chance at living this life, and they shouldnt act as if they can have a second chance for everything. Just because they made a mistake in this life doesnt at all guarantee any sort of rectification in the next and God is in not way all forgiving, otherwise there would not be a ****</p>
<p>Besides, if there is an eternal afterlife, wouldnt it be pretty boring after several eons?</p>
<p>Anyway let's not turn this into a criticism of Christianity or religion in general. We undecideds/atheists/non-Christians should let them be faithful if they want to, and make sure that we are left alone (or according to them, "not really alone cuz God's always at your side.")</p>
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<p>You are assuming that the afterlife will be like life on earth. You are wrong here. With you reasoning, looks like there is nothing wrong with killing 100 men, LOL.</p>
<p>Business_boi, no one can do anything but assume about the afterlife. Goldfish's guess is worth as much as yours in terms of truth/falsity. How can any of us know what the afterlife is like? So if we can't know, why bother. What we can know and bother with is our behavior here in life. Are we being nice to each other?</p>
<p>I know what the afterlife is because the Bible tells us about it , Jimbob so shut it! That sounds mean. What I mean is that the BIble tells us that heaven is paradise and God prepares for us a mansion. Have you ever heard the saying " You only have one life to live." That is what an atheist says. A christian knows that his life is eternal. God is Good, Y'all!</p>
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<p>You can always believe the Bible, Torah, Koran etc. Its way better than making assumptions by yourself at such a young, inexperienced age.</p>
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I know what the afterlife is because the Bible tells us about it , Jimbob so shut it!
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<p>Dude, why dont YOU shut it? We are trying to have a civilized discussion here.</p>
<p>I was repeating what Jimbob said! He told me to shut it. Stop making ludicrous accusations, Business_Boi.</p>
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I was repeating what Jimbob said! He told me to shut it. Stop making ludicrous accusations, Business_Boi.
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<p>Sorry, bro. Can you expect any less from atheists? LOL</p>
<p>I don't think taking the Bible on blind faith is wise. How do you know that it's true? Your mommy or daddy told you? Who told them? What evidence is there that the Bible is true? Justinian, you said earlier that you believe in God because "it makes sense." That holds little water in any metaphysical framework.</p>
<p>Yeah Business_boi...chill! Justinian was just repeating what I said, and we both acknowledged that we weren't trying to sound offensive. So turn the other cheek next time, please.</p>
<p>"You can always believe the Bible, Torah, Koran etc. Its way better than making assumptions by yourself at such a young, inexperienced age."
Actually, I think at a young age you don't really look for reasons to do things. You just take it at face value that you shalt not steal, cheat, lie, etc. Why? Because in kindergarten they teach you "Do unto others..." Then, when you come to an age when you start questioning things, you look for explanations as to WHY that should be the way to live. Nowhere does the Bible become mandatory. Sure, some people need/want the authority of a Bible/Koran/Gita/etc. to give reasons why you should behave. That's totally awesome in my book. It's just that some people find it more convincing to come to the conclusions through reasoning/rationality, not faith. Both ways are great. Of course there are people who use religion in bad ways and people who use reason in bad ways. But neither way is inherently better or worse. To each his own. And Jesus was a good man.</p>
<p>I accept your apology, business_boi...for now, at least.</p>
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Are you a spokesperson for atheists worldwide? Have you met, and spoken to, a majority of atheists? If not, what gives you the right to make assumptions?</p>
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You are really very immature.</p>