RE: feeling very depressed that when i die i wont see my children again- how do i deal?
June 1, 2013 at 9:52 am
(This post was last modified: June 1, 2013 at 9:52 am by Faith No More.)
(June 1, 2013 at 5:22 am)mamatobabybear Wrote: (Well actually some people have been very lovely but thanks to u I think I will leave
Don't take their skepticism personally. It is a common tactic for non-atheists to come here pretending to be an atheist and present an existential or moral problem that they believe can only lead to absurdity when approached from the atheist perspective.
I think getting checked out for postpartum depression is a good idea. Depression can make people obsess over things they otherwise would not have a problem with.
I think an important question to ask yourself, however, is not so much about how do to deal with not having an afterlife life, but what is it about this life that you find so insufficient that you desire another one?
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell