Atheists, Do You Hope You are Right?

[Athene]

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I'd like to answer your question, but I find the the fact that you quote-mined, using members' names and responses to another thread to start your own slightly off-putting. You seem to have a knack for writing and self-expression, so I'm not sure why you did that.
Why did you do that?

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It seems I made errors of judgment. I had no intention of editing quotes to misrepresent the positions of those whom I quoted. I felt that if I gave full quotes it would create a text wall out out of an already long post.I have nothing but respect for the people that I quoted and I truly believed that the parts are preserved represented the point made by the person.it's a bit late for me to retract and/or make corrections.

That makes sense. Thanks for explaining.

In taking a crack at your question, I hope that I am wrong in a general sense.
I'd like to believe that I and those that I love somehow continue after they've died, instead of accepting that everything that we ever were is gone once we're dead.

There's just no rational reason to believe that's possible.