Where my atheists at?

[Roadster]

No one is trying to preach another religion or perspective on you. lol
You don't have to, but if you're willing to, do so.

I never said that was happening, lol

 

[Roadster]

This thread is about atheists dealing with loss compared to religious people. at least it was before it spiraled into an emotional dumpster fire

I really don't care what anyone believes. believe in a flying spaghetti monster if you so choose

How i deal with deaths,

1. Lay in shock
2. Think
3. Get over it

 

[Dolph'sZiggler]

How i deal with deaths,

1. Lay in shock
2. Think
3. Get over it

No offense bro but I'm dealing with some shit a little rougher than Ultimate Warrior passing. how I deal with deaths? step 1 I'ma spark dis bleeeeeeeeeeeeez. I'll let you know step 2 as I get to it

 

[CM Punk]

I saw my grandfather die in front of me, but I wasn't really sad or anything. This was when I was six, so that's probably why.

 

[Roadster]

I saw my grandfather die in front of me, but I wasn't really sad or anything. This was when I was six, so that's probably why.

I saw a skunk die in front of me, i didn't cry and i was 15 #mature :

Just joking off your post, not trying to make you look stupid. As some people believe i try to with a burning passion

 

[Nick]

outa my thread junior

I came in expecting some sort of atheist post, and got possibly the most emotional post I've ever seen

anyways, ever since I've become atheist (idek if I'm atheist to be honest, maybe agnostic atheism?) I haven't had any deaths in my family that were significant, so I can't tell you how id feel. Probably just sad

 

[Nero_x3]

Uh. You might not want to confuse atheism with agnosticism.

 

[Dolph'sZiggler]

I came in expecting some sort of atheist post, and got possibly the most emotional post I've ever seen

anyways, ever since I've become atheist (idek if I'm atheist to be honest, maybe agnostic atheism?) I haven't had any deaths in my family that were significant, so I can't tell you how id feel. Probably just sad

in my defense it did start off as some sort of atheist post

 

[Danielson]

I believe we live in hell and we're all fucking assholes forced to live with each other.

 

[Swift]

I believe we live in hell and we're all fucking assholes forced to live with each other.

This is pretty much fact

 

[Crayo]

Without making this thread all philosophical, sometimes "he's watching over you" doesn't mean the literal sense of him watching over you with a case of beer in heaven. It could be that you use his life to improve yours: do shit you wouldn't normally do, make yourself a better person, think "what would X think of this?" to improve your life choices -- that type of stuff. Atheists can go to funerals and be inspired by the service, too.

 

[Trip in the Head]

Ah religion. What a topic eh? I took time in my life to look into different types (even witchcraft as it dealt mainly with nature, which I know exists) but none of them really fit for me. My wife and I discuss this from time to time and I like what we seem to agree on. Its not religious beliefs that are wrong IMO, its ORGANIZED RELIGION. People at the top changing it and molding it over the years to USE it and the people who believe it. It still happens today really. You think someone who proclaims to not believe in god will EVER get voted in as POTUS while we're alive? I highly doubt it and that is a dumb shit reason. Anyway, I like to think of it as we are all energy that inhabits a physical body. When we die our energy returns to whence it came, but after that I have no idea (and no one ever will). Maybe our families are there waiting for us in spirit somehow? My wife likes to watch ghost shows and Long Island Medium, which I know are just tv shows - not reality as they claim to be - but damn if that shit ain't convincing in some way. I want to experience for myself first (ghosts, mediums, etc) but never have. Not yet anyway. so its hard for me to believe as I am kind of a "see it to believe it" type person.

And just to take this off track a bit more - has anyone watched Cosmos with Neil DeGrasse Tyson? If that shit does not refute the stories in the bible I don't know what else will. Maybe some kind of god kicked off the big bang, I could maybe buy that considering the immense amount of energy and complexity involved with it. But is he watching over us? I highly doubt it.

Not to say the bible doesn't have some good ideas. Like the golden rule - "Treat others the way you would like to be treated". What else could you want? I always refer to the movie Dogma too - these lines:

Rufus: Are you saying you believe?
Bethany: No. But I have a good idea.

Such an awesome movie. Now I need to watch it again lol.

 

[RedDwarfTechy]

my religion is ignorance, I am not joking, I have no idea whats going to happen after I die, so in a way thats something to look forward to, the big mystery and all that, I guess I'm just too much of a pansy to commit to anything, even a religion. Hence Ignorance truly is bliss.

Also sorry for your loss DZ, I know what its like to have regrets.

 

[Crayo]

my religion is ignorance, I am not joking, I have no idea whats going to happen after I die, so in a way thats something to look forward to, the big mystery and all that, I guess I'm just too much of a pansy to commit to anything, even a religion. Hence Ignorance truly is bliss.

Also sorry for your loss DZ, I know what its like to have regrets.

Doesn't that simply mean you're agnostic?

 

[RedDwarfTechy]

Doesn't that simply mean you're agnostic?

I don't know, see ignorance

But yah I guess I am, but tomorrow I might be atheist though, I don't really care about the whole religion thing, what happens happens, don't fuck up your life and you'l find out what happens when you die.... when you die. It's just a pointless battle of theories as far as I am concerned. (not insulting anyone, this is just my view)