(November 28, 2017 at 7:53 pm)Joods Wrote:(November 28, 2017 at 6:52 pm)Lek Wrote: If he's afraid, it's probably because he's not 100% convinced of his atheism. In order to not fear death an atheist must be totally sure that there is no God. Otherwise there will always be the thought of the possibility of existence afterwards and if he has prepared himself for that possibility.Bold mine.
I don't agree with that. The two aren't mutually exclusive. I am terrified of death. I still don't believe in a god though and I have yet to see evidence of any sort of afterlife.
Same here. I’m not afraid of stupid shit like hell. I’m convinced that it, or any other kind of afterlife, does not exist. What scares me is non-existence. Of everything that I am simply ceasing to be. Of no longer having any kind of awareness.
And, I think that similar thoughts are what convinced early peoples to concoct things like an afterlife or reincarnation. Because it’s utterly terrifying if you actually think about it.