Nothing. When you die you cease to exist.
I don't believe all the religious BS about some divine afterlife determined by what you do on earth, however I cant accept that I simply cease to exist when I die.
Many intelligent "new age" atheists have a really tough time differentiating the science of why our consciousness exists from the existence of a god.
It makes it very difficult to have a reasonable conversation with the atheist trolls making blind comments.
I really think these new atheists are FAR worse than the zealous christians.
We don't dare speak that name anymore.
Let me get this straight. Are you saying they are atheists, yet they believe in the existence of a god? Also they are intelligent, but far worse than zealous christians? What is this? I don't even...
Technically.... When you unplug your computer the energy that was powering it is diverted somewhere else.....
It's really not a great analogy for the point you're trying to make.
ok. so when you die, the food and water that was going to sustain your life is diverted to someone else. however poor you feel my analogy was, your criticism of it is much weaker.Technically.... When you unplug your computer the energy that was powering it is diverted somewhere else.....
It's really not a great analogy for the point you're trying to make.
lol... who says you warrant a good afterlife?
who is to say anybody does?
When I die I will float into the clouds to be with Jesus where we will eat ice cream, ride roller coasters, sing hymns, and bash gay people forever and ever.
Amen.
It will become part of a bigger, infinitely more complex consciousness that is everlasting.
I don't believe all the religious BS about some divine afterlife determined by what you do on earth, however I cant accept that I simply cease to exist when I die.
I cannot accept that something as unique and special as self awareness simply ceases to exist. It is something more than the sum of our parts, ie amino acids, proteins, neurons, etc, and I have no doubt that some part of it transcends my death. I like to view my existence as being akin to fish in a fish bowl. We can learn as much as possible about what exists within the confines of our environment, but eventually you reach the edge and can only hypothesize about what exists beyond it. It's not just the edge of your physical existence, it's the edge of your reality, and every end has a new beginning. Attempting to claim with certainly to know what it is is just foolish, and is usually born of fear. I found peace when I chose to let go of all the religious BS, and accept that I have no idea what happens after I die. If it's simply nothingness, that would be a shame, but no sense in being afraid of simply not existing, though if "YOU" could simply cease to exist do "YOU" even exist now?
I have no idea, but I pretty much agree with what the posts said below. It's just as possible nothing happens and the lights just go out, but I'd rather believe something like below since we don't know anyway. Why not?
I dont understand why people care so much.
It'll just be like going to sleep. You don't remember going to sleep every single night, and what happened during that time do you?
Exact same thing. Just nothingness.