Atheism and Sadness

[Ivan Denisovich]

Are atheists generally sad, unhappy people, as opposed to Christians (true and otherwise) and other believers?

None of atheists that I know are sad. And who told you that believers are generally happy?

Idk, it just seems sort of discouraging to me to go around thinking that when you die, you just become like a lump of dirt, or a glob of poop, and thats it . No after life.. no paradise in the sky with your dead family members and pets.. just nothing.. so sad .

Why should I be concerned with death? To quote Epicurus: Death does not concern us, because as long as we exist, death is not here. And when it does come, we no longer exist.

As for paradise - fact that fairy tales aren't real do not make me sad.

I just feel lucky that I don't buy into that ! The possibility of heaven after I die is really kind of a motivator, something to "hope for" if you will!

Your life must be empty then.

Am I right? Are atheists sort of an unhappy lot (Generally speaking?)

I highly doubt that you're right considering that atheist sadness seems to be a common misconception among believers who can't imagine how one could be happy without belief in sky daddy and sky hotel.