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22. There is nothing that I feared about the time before I was born

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Fri Sep 10, 2021, 03:52 PM

Sep 2021

Why should I be afraid of my later nonexistence?

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I wonder if people who don't believe in God are more likely to [View all] Raven Sep 2021 OP

The very religious and atheists have the least fear of death. Irish_Dem Sep 2021 #1

I know a hospice nurse who told me that religious people seem more afraid to die liberal_mama Sep 2021 #2

God is soooo vengeful. Omnipresent Sep 2021 #11

The people I know who claim to be very religious seem very afraid of death. zuul Sep 2021 #16

That's definitely true for my super-religious sister. Buckeye_Democrat Sep 2021 #20

I think it's because, deep down inside, they're afraid they are wrong about it all. Earth-shine Sep 2021 #23

Did God say there was a hell??? Or did the people that wrote the Bible say there was a hell??? a kennedy Sep 2021 #32

Nope. Why would you think so? LakeArenal Sep 2021 #3

Same Piasladic Sep 2021 #37

Losing your partner is a whole different problem altogether. LakeArenal Sep 2021 #38

was it tosh or marley who said 'Everyone wants to go to Heaven but nobody wants to die'... samnsara Sep 2021 #4

I don't believe in Heaven or Hell, but I do believe in reincarnation. Haggard Celine Sep 2021 #5

I sorta believe in reincarnation because energy cannot be be destroyed so it has to go somewhere. LakeArenal Sep 2021 #39

yeah -but the odds Piasladic Sep 2021 #41

Not as unlikely as a deity. LakeArenal Sep 2021 #44

That's how I think of it as well. Luciferous Sep 2021 #46

Mainly no one knows. I might die here, go through a worm hole and come out in another dimension . LakeArenal Sep 2021 #47

Ha, that would be pretty cool! Luciferous Sep 2021 #49

Not me... MiHale Sep 2021 #6

Not Faux pas Sep 2021 #7

Atheist here. I'm not afraid of death lanlady Sep 2021 #8

Steve Jobs is definitely in Hell! Omnipresent Sep 2021 #12

I have a relative who is Pentecostal, and she believes more in Hell than she does in God viva la Sep 2021 #9

Nope. Sibelius Fan Sep 2021 #10

No, just the opposite I would think. Croney Sep 2021 #13

I think it's just the opposite. As a non believer, I accept that death is simply the end of life. sinkingfeeling Sep 2021 #14

What's to be afraid of? sarge43 Sep 2021 #15

I don't think so. nancy1942 Sep 2021 #17

Afraid? No, not me... ret5hd Sep 2021 #18

Not me. Lunabell Sep 2021 #19

Uuhhhh, rownesheck Sep 2021 #21

There is nothing that I feared about the time before I was born alphafemale Sep 2021 #22

This message was self-deleted by its author ExTex Sep 2021 #30

lol. What I think is funny is the number of people claiming to remember past lives alphafemale Sep 2021 #31

Yes past lives seem almost better. No one past life says I was a slave in India. LakeArenal Sep 2021 #40

oh god - I remember it all Piasladic Sep 2021 #42

Geez. I missed out on the affluent. I hope I do better in the next round. LakeArenal Sep 2021 #45

I don't. Lady Freedom Returns Sep 2021 #24

Why would we? It's not as if we're the ones concerned about what comes next. Solly Mack Sep 2021 #25

why would they be more likely? Skittles Sep 2021 #26

I am a hard-core atheist and I'm not especially afraid of dying. Laffy Kat Sep 2021 #27

No, check my tagline HAB911 Sep 2021 #28

The only way to avoid dying is to avoid being born. NNadir Sep 2021 #29

and still love Ron Reagan's "this is Ron Reagan, not afraid to burn in hell" a kennedy Sep 2021 #33

Not in my experience, and personally, no. malthaussen Sep 2021 #34

Nope we can do it Sep 2021 #35

Not at all for this Atheist. Mr.Bill Sep 2021 #36

This isn't lounge material. Mosby Sep 2021 #43

Why so harsh? Piasladic Sep 2021 #48