RE: Problem dealing with death as an atheist
June 11, 2011 at 6:31 pm
(This post was last modified: June 11, 2011 at 6:47 pm by The Magic Pudding.)
(June 11, 2011 at 6:09 pm)Ace Otana Wrote: Don't get it. What point does that argument make?
It is an argument against taking comfort in this particular comforting platitude.
People try to comfort themselves with the universe existed before I was born and that didn't hurt, so it will be just the same when I'm dead.
It's not really satisfying though is it, I don't want to be dead, I know it won't hurt after I'm dead, I still don't like it.
I can't say it's my view, but it could be argued the universe had a purpose before I was born, working up to me, when I'm dead it has none.
Personally I don't take comfort in any of the comforters, circle of life sounds nice but I'd rather be a line stretching into infinity.