NationStates

Mavorpen wrote:

American Pride wrote:
And Why are my ideas shitty? Maybe i dont feel like debating with a bunch of Left-wing Atheists? (Which makes up the the majority of this site)

This is bullshit. The majority aren't left wing atheists.

Ah, if only...

Desocia wrote:I have sat down and thought about this for hours on end with no conclusion. I am an atheist but it is hard for my brain to register that all humans completely cease to exist when they die. It is easy to believe that when you die, you go to some magical world but I think that is a illogical way of thinking and understanding things. It is very unknown whether or not such a place exists and I think that is what scares me. I don't think anyone has a good understanding of what happens when a person dies, but I am going to throw it out there for NSG to discuss.

What happens after you die? Is there some sort of after life or do you completely cease to exist forever? Do you reincarnate into another living thing? Are scared to die?

Okay, here's my theory: if somebody has bid on your soul during your lifetime, they take it upon death and keep it stored somewhere. Other souls are taken in by merchants after the physical body has expired and a brisk trade is ongoing in these things, which are regarded as interesting conversation pieces for the insanely wealthy. Since souls are essentially ghosts, program one to be your bodyguard/mobile security system. They can physically stop somebody trying to break into your house or kill you, but they can't be killed, either - and their existence can't be otherwise proved.

Or - if you like to think inside a box - maybe we all simply rot in the ground. I don't care either way. Get back to you on that one after I open another bottle of vodka.

De La Fleur wrote:

Tyriece wrote:
Nothing dose not exist.

it does exist

Nothing is a pronoun denoting the absence of anything. Nothing is a pronoun associated with nothingness. In nontechnical uses, nothing denotes things lacking importance, interest, value, relevance, or significance. Nothingness is the state of being nothing. the state of nonexistence of anything, or the property of having nothing.

so if there is a thread about it on wikipedia
it exists

Theres a thread about LOTR on wiki. Does that exist?

You either get cremated -- in which case you are ashes-- or you're buried in the ground, in which case your body rots. In either casse, your emotional and intellectual existence is finished.
There is no you any more.

Big white fluffy cloud, on the other hand I've also seen ... well i won't go there

we go poof~

I believe that reincarnation is the mostly outcome. But, various forms of eternal existence sound reasonable.

Screensaver wrote:I believe that reincarnation is the mostly outcome. But, various forms of eternal existence sound reasonable.

Sure, they sound reasonable but after that tenth or twelfth millennium of just floating around in the ether, you are so going to be wishing for death.

Farnhamia wrote:

Screensaver wrote:I believe that reincarnation is the mostly outcome. But, various forms of eternal existence sound reasonable.

Sure, they sound reasonable but after that tenth or twelfth millennium of just floating around in the ether, you are so going to be wishing for death.

Even I thought I'd go mad by number 30, but I showed me!

Desocia wrote:I have sat down and thought about this for hours on end with no conclusion. I am an atheist but it is hard for my brain to register that all humans completely cease to exist when they die. It is easy to believe that when you die, you go to some magical world but I think that is a illogical way of thinking and understanding things. It is very unknown whether or not such a place exists and I think that is what scares me. I don't think anyone has a good understanding of what happens when a person dies, but I am going to throw it out there for NSG to discuss.

What happens after you die? Is there some sort of after life or do you completely cease to exist forever? Do you reincarnate into another living thing? Are scared to die?

This is what happens. There is no god, no heaven, no soul. You only have one life.

I personally have decided to be cremated. Everything that religion says is a lie. There is no evidence that suggests an afterlife exists, nor is there evidence to support the existence of any gods.

Didyma wrote:

Desocia wrote:I have sat down and thought about this for hours on end with no conclusion. I am an atheist but it is hard for my brain to register that all humans completely cease to exist when they die. It is easy to believe that when you die, you go to some magical world but I think that is a illogical way of thinking and understanding things. It is very unknown whether or not such a place exists and I think that is what scares me. I don't think anyone has a good understanding of what happens when a person dies, but I am going to throw it out there for NSG to discuss.

What happens after you die? Is there some sort of after life or do you completely cease to exist forever? Do you reincarnate into another living thing? Are scared to die?

This is what happens. There is no god, no heaven, no soul. You only have one life.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Clapton
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vagina
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soul_music
http://www.barzainter.it/wp-content/med ... 00x180.gif

Checkmate atheist.

Screensaver wrote:I believe that reincarnation is the mostly outcome. But, various forms of eternal existence sound reasonable.

I find reincarnation to be ridiculously impossible. how do *I* get from dead me to new me?

Ashmoria wrote:

Screensaver wrote:I believe that reincarnation is the mostly outcome. But, various forms of eternal existence sound reasonable.

I find reincarnation to be ridiculously impossible. how do *I* get from dead me to new me?

And in what possible sense are you the same person?

Honestly? My personal worst fear is disappearing after death. It just seems ridiculous to think that we could be just some sort of bright flash; high impact, but gone incredibly quickly.

There. I've admitted my number one worst fear on the internet.

Anachronous Rex wrote:

Didyma wrote:


This is what happens. There is no god, no heaven, no soul. You only have one life.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Clapton
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vagina
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soul_music
http://www.barzainter.it/wp-content/med ... 00x180.gif

Checkmate atheist.

lol

who could be atheist after that??

Anachronous Rex wrote:

Ashmoria wrote:I find reincarnation to be ridiculously impossible. how do *I* get from dead me to new me?

And in what possible sense are you the same person?

and.... if my new baby gets a terrible life outcome because YOU were an asshole who died at just the right time for my baby to be infected with your bad karma....well what the fuck!

Your heart stops.
/thread

Watch Neon Genesis Evangelion, particularly End of Evangelion, then re-read this thread.

we die...............

THAT WAS SUCH A DIFFICULT QUESTION

I believe in some form of afterlife. I know people who have had near death experiences and it is some pretty chilling stuff.

Maybe heaven is a dream that lasts for eternity, everyone's heaven (or hell assuming the person dying felt guilt or anything else that would cause nightmares) would be different. I always assumed it would be like an eternal sleep and there would be some brain activity.

I've always believed in ghosts though and that isn't much more far fetched than the idea of heaven or hell.

Madenia wrote:I believe in some form of afterlife. I know people who have had near death experiences and it is some pretty chilling stuff.

Maybe heaven is a dream that lasts for eternity, everyone's heaven (or hell assuming the person dying felt guilt or anything else that would cause nightmares) would be different. I always assumed it would be like an eternal sleep and there would be some brain activity.

I've always believed in ghosts though and that isn't much more far fetched than the idea of heaven or hell.

Interesting

Maltta wrote:we die...............

THAT WAS SUCH A DIFFICULT QUESTION

"BUT THAT'S YOUR OPINION AND A BELIEF!!11one1"

/sarcasm

These are all our opinions and beliefs ... none of which can be proved or verified.

I'm not sure. Hopefully I'll go to heaven but LOL I doubt it. I was medically dead for an extremely brief period, and I don't remember. Sorry about that.