Ah, hope of an afterlife.... a slightly different kettle of fish.
Well, i think it would be rather cool, if after death our consciousnesses were freed to roam the universe (preferably faster than the speed of light... otherwise could be rather boring, perhaps at the speed of gossip which is the fastest known thing in the universe).
However, i do not hope for even that, nice as it would be, because there is nothing to suggest it happens. To bring up the possibility of alien life again, i *believe* there is alien life in the universe, i *hope* that we will make contact in my lifetime (not that its likely... rather skeptical will be so lucky).
Perhaps a difference here is that a lot of atheists, while we have hope for many things, we reserve that hope for things that have some basis in reality and we are willing to accept things on a more "que sera sera" basis. I'm can only speak for myself of course, but I think we are more fatalistic and pragmatic in general than theists.
Well, i think it would be rather cool, if after death our consciousnesses were freed to roam the universe (preferably faster than the speed of light... otherwise could be rather boring, perhaps at the speed of gossip which is the fastest known thing in the universe).
However, i do not hope for even that, nice as it would be, because there is nothing to suggest it happens. To bring up the possibility of alien life again, i *believe* there is alien life in the universe, i *hope* that we will make contact in my lifetime (not that its likely... rather skeptical will be so lucky).
Perhaps a difference here is that a lot of atheists, while we have hope for many things, we reserve that hope for things that have some basis in reality and we are willing to accept things on a more "que sera sera" basis. I'm can only speak for myself of course, but I think we are more fatalistic and pragmatic in general than theists.
A finite number of monkeys with a finite number of typewriters and a finite amount of time could eventually reproduce 4chan.
