How Do You Get Over Death?

[Whateverist]

Now you have me intrigued.  Is there any name or description for where you stand regarding matters religious?

"Not an atheist" means "a theist."  Double negation does that.  That does not mean that Aoi Magi will accept what follows logically, but it is what it means to be "not an atheist."

Or it would if everyone used the terms as we do.  Hahahaha .. as if.

[Athene]

I'll admit it: death does scare me.  The idea of no longer having awareness or memories of anything is frightening to me.  I like being alive.  And while it's true that the bulk of existence happened without me, that's not really a comfort.  I didn't have myself to lose.  I wasn't moving from a state of awareness to nothing.

So, yeah, it's scary.  I can understand why theists cling to their beliefs in the face of logic.

I think most people are scared of death.... atheists, theists and everyone in between. One might think that theists would have much easier time with the issue of dying, particularly those who claim that they're absolutely 100% certain  they're going to Disneyworld when they're gone. Yet, they fight against the death as much as anyone else. Deep down, I think they know that lights out means lights out.

[Shuffle]

Not at all. He could well be an "Idon'tknowist".
You don't like it when theists tell you what your atheism involves. You should avoid the hypocrisy of dictating to another member their beliefs, and at the very least give them the chance to, you know, explain for themselves.
Seriously, don't be so patronizing. It's not only insulting to the subject, it shows you in your worst light to the audience.

All of us are "Idont'tknowist." That is called an agnostic. He is not talking about knowledge, he is talking about belief.

[robvalue]

[Pyrrho]

"Not an atheist" means "a theist."  Double negation does that.  That does not mean that Aoi Magi will accept what follows logically, but it is what it means to be "not an atheist."

Not at all. He could well be an "Idon'tknowist".

You don't like it when theists tell you what your atheism involves. You should avoid the hypocrisy of dictating to another member their beliefs, and at the very least give them the chance to, you know, explain for themselves.

Seriously, don't be so patronizing. It's not only insulting to the subject, it shows you in your worst light to the audience.

Did you not bother to read the last sentence in my post?  I specifically said that Aoi Magi may not accept what I was saying.  So you are just wrong in saying that I was dictating to another member their beliefs.  

That does not alter the fact that "atheism" means "not theism" and therefore "not atheism" means "not not theism" or in other words "theism."

[RobbyPants]

Anyway, how did you get over the thought of dying?

I try not to dwell on it much and enjoy the several decades I get on this planet.

[vodkafan]

Death is terminal. Nobody gets over it, so I am in the same boat as everybody else on the planet. It's fine.

[pgrimes15]

Whenever I find myself pondering my own inevitable demise, I think to myself "Yes, I will die oneday . . . . but not today", thrust the thought to the back of my mind, and crack open another beer.

Grimesy

[surreptitious57]

I made my peace with death last year and so it can come for me whenever it wants. I am an old
man of fifty one in the autumn or winter of my life. And fantastically alone with no real reason to
carry on living and so any day shall do. No one will miss me not even myself and that is just how
I want it to be. And I am a burden to the state so if I do go earlier rather than later all the better

A MIND IS LIKE A PARACHUTE : IT DOES NOT WORK UNLESS IT IS OPEN

[Qwraith]

Like others, I'm just pissed I won't get to see what happens to humanity.

On the plus side, you'll miss the inevitable demise of our species via nuclear/chemical war, economic/environmental disaster, or the takeover by A.I.

But I want to see that!




I just hope I don't die before we make first contact.