(May 24, 2011 at 9:38 pm)TLIG4EVER Wrote: I sadly know that most people that spend time at this site don't believe in either option and that's so sad.
You think it's sad that we don't buy into heaven and hell? Places that have zero evidence for their existence?
Do you want to know what I think is truly sad? The fear, guilt and sheer panic that Catholics show on their death beds. My mum is a nurse in a hospice for people who are terminally ill, usually from cancer. And in the whole 30 years she has been a nurse she has said there are no people more scared of death than Catholics. The emphasis and fear-mongering about hell that is instilled in the minds of all Catholics from such a young age amounts to nothing more than brainwashing and abuse in my eyes and makes your particular brand of bullshit a rather evil one.
So which is really more sad? Living a life full of fear and torment about what will possibly be awaiting you after you die? or, living a life free of such burdens and fear, appreciating fully the time we have here on earth?
Also, can you stop claiming Atheism is a world view or anything other than a lack of belief of god? You would find people a lot more tolerable of you if you didn't have such an incorrect view of the simplicity of Atheism. Like someone else said, if Atheism is a world view or ideal then not playing baseball is a sport. All Atheists share is their lack of belief, they could disagree on literally EVERYTHING else. Not a very coherent world view is it?
