What the dead man taught me

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Hey Mike, welcome

Death is a tough subject for sure. The thing is, everlasting life was never on the table anyway. It was just a fake promise. Isn't it good that you've found that out now, rather than using your one and only life up thinking "This barely matters, I'm getting to the good stuff soon!"

Now you know this is it, you can truly make the most of it. You can pick your own purpose, and not be brown nosing Jesus or whatever for bling in the next life. Instead you can invest everything in this life.

I mean, if this is followed by an infinite existence, what would this life be worth in comparison? Nothing, basically. Now you know the truth, you've found out this life means everything.

As for death itself, how was 1768? Not so bad, huh? That's what it will be like after you're dead. You won't be there to worry about it. All we can do is make the most of the time we've got, and look after each other.

I hope my fevered rankings helped a little. There's many ex theists here who I'm sure can help you better than I can (I'm an atheist lifer). Welcome and enjoy the forum! Let me know if you have any questions.