Problem dealing with death as an atheist

[lilphil1989]

True that no brain activity is normally associated with death. That however proves nothing insofar as a "soul"/""spirit" is concerned, as it would not depend on electromagnetic activity.

How do you know? You haven't defined any of the physcial characteristics of a soul.

Yes, they have found what lifeless particles are present, yet unable to create a living organism using only those particles. It should be easy, should it not be? Just four little elements and the big wigs are unable to create a living organism despite the best technology and untold experiments? (They have to rely on existing living organisms)

Easy?!
Do you know how difficult it is to manipulate single atoms?
Do you have any idea how difficult it is to build a single molecule from single atoms, especially when those molecules are 10s or even 100s of nanometres in size?
What on Earth gave you the idea that it should be easy?

But I'll tell you on thing of which I'm fairly sure: if the rate of the expansion of our scientific knowledge and technological capabilities continues unabated, there will come a time when we can build living cells. And your god of the gaps will be forced into a still deeper recess.

Just because we are a newer model ape?

Actually, a model released simultaneously with the ape

Psychologically speaking, I feel like even if I find someone who is an atheist to talk to about it, that the chances are they won't be able to give me input that the intelligent atheist community would (hence me looking for input on these forums). And all the drugs in the world aren't going to change the fact that there won't even be a me to acknowledge that I don't exist anymore.

So why should you care? Surely this is just a reason to make the most of the tiny speck of time that you do have to exist?