Dealing with Death as an Atheist

[Whateverist]

I guess I'm a minority among atheists in that death bothers me - a lot. I don't remotely buy into the platitude that death gives life meaning. I believe involuntary death sucks - big time.

But didn't you de-convert later in life? Not hard to see how immortality would be hard to give up if you've been banking on it half your life.


When I was sure I was an atheist I also was immensely disappointed to lose, not only immortality, but the perspective that comes with that. But then I was only about 10 and there has been a lot of water under the bridge since then.

I too will dispense with any platitudes about the benefits of death. I will say that life with death is still infinitely better than never to have been born at all. It is the loss of something important to us and something we've been avoiding with a passion all our lives. But having thought plenty about it I accept it and intend to do so gracefully only if it comes late enough. Won't be going gladly into any dark night just yet.