Atheists, where do you go when you die?

Question

I myself am monotheistic. I believe the God of the Bible is the only God in existence.

But I'm also of the opinion that it's your life, do what you want, I'm not accountable for other people's lives.

That being said, what happens after you die? Atheism is grounded in the rejection of all things supernatural so I can only assume that they have their own theories on how life started, and what happens after it ends here on earth.

One of the more popular answers is "you revert back into nothing". But if that's the case, then it genuinely means you are nothing right now living and breathing. And if that's the case, then what is the point of laws and morality and conscience? Life wouldn't matter, rules are nothing but restraints, and murder could not possibly be amoral or illegal because after all, life means nothing since it has no significant start or end.

Answer 1

There is no cure for birth and deaths save to enjoy the interval. - George Santayana



Birth and death are minor events it is what you do between them that counts! - David G Manley



‘Tisn’t life that matters! ‘Tis the courage you bring to it. - Sir Huge Walpole



Why waste the one life you get in the vain hope of getting another to waste? - David G Manley



Be thankful that you have a life, and forsake your vain and presumptuous desire for a second one. - Richard Dawkins

Answer 2

I believe the God of the Bible is the only God in existence.



- Sorry about the serious head injury.



what happens after you die?



- What will happen, will happen, REGARDLESS of what any one believes. The difference between yo and I is that you will waste your life thinking it is important to incessantly kiss the ecclesiastical a$$ while I live this life as if it is the most precious think ever to exist.



Atheism is grounded in the rejection of all things supernatural



- Since it, by definition, cannot be proven in any manner and can only be an opinion, yes we reject your personal fantasy.



I can only assume that they have their own theories on how life started,



- Science has explained that in great detail. The University of Manchester has proven the process of Abiogenesis, the last gap.



and what happens after it ends here on earth.



- Again, it makes no difference what we "believe" it will happen regardless.



One of the more popular answers is "you revert back into nothing".



- Other than the many fantasies out there, that is the most likely possibility.



But if that's the case, then it genuinely means you are nothing right now living and breathing.



- That really is THE most ignorant fundie concept ever conceived. I am something and I am contributing to making this earth a better place. You on the other had think kissing the ecclesiastical a$$ is actually something.



Life wouldn't matter,



- Life is the ONLY thing that matters. Your fantasies are fantasies, they do not exist except in your hallucinations. You heard some other idiot say that life does not matter unless you are kissing that a$$ and "believed" it. It is the most ignorant concept possible. This life is the most precious thing you possess.



rules are nothing but restraints,



- SO? You have far more restraints than I do.



and murder could not possibly be amoral or illegal because after all, life means nothing



- And here we are, the monumentally ignorant Comfort/Hovind concept. TO YOU life means nothing, to us who have functional brain cells it is THE MOST PRECIOUS, MOST IMPORTANT THING POSSIBLE. Which is why 99% of the murders in jail ARE RELIGIOUS since this life is meaningless to you, but precious to us. I cannot understand how you people can be so monumentally stupid. YOU DON'T CARE ABOUT THIS LIFE, it is the next one you are looking forward to, so to you THIS life is meaningless. But to us, it is the most precious thing possible, and then you say the incredibly ignorant things as you just did.

Answer 3

Your beliefs about God are wrong but right on other things. Atheists have no answer to this that if ultimately nothing matters then there is no difference between Hitler and Gandhi, between a good and bad person or is there any?



There is nothing after this life and it is the only thing we have to care about is the most nonsense thing one can believe in. We are not bags of flesh, blood and bones. We are not going to end up into oblivion. Our existence is not just by some random chance. Our existence is not meaningless and purposeless.

Answer 4

Your comment is an abject failure.



1. We end up as material to build a new star which is absolutley the most fantastic thing that could possibly happen.



2. Instead of making a stupid allegation explain why, just because we're not going to heaven, would that have any impact whatsoever on obeying laws, having morals or a conscience? That is unless you believe THEISTS don't use those whilst on earth (I tend to accept that)? You probably don't understand why atheists still use those because you are clearly a person who needs a bribe or a threat to follow what the rest of us follow naturally. That's your life choice problem, not ours.



3. As for life having no meaning, let the logical point something out to the deluded: The only possible reason a theist has for wanting eternal life after death is what they experience during their actual life or what they would like to experience based on what they have observed others experiencing so the bottom line undeniable fact or your primitive and deluded existence is that, if your life had no meaning whilst you were living it then you would not seek to extend it. And before you commit to saying something even more stupid consider: Sitting in church worshipping god 24 hours a day for all eternity isn't what any theist wants so your god isn't the reason for your desire for eternal life.

Answer 5

I am a spiritual atheist. I believe that I am an eternal creature. Life does not have meaning, but it does have purpose.



I watched a YouTube video recently where a former preacher was telling the story of how she came to be an atheist. The first thing she realized when she finally acknowledged that she really was an atheist and she couldn't ethically preach that Sunday, was "Wow! Atheists really do have morals!". It surprised her greatly

Answer 6

I don't believe I will "go" anywhere. It's like being unconscious..you don't leave your body, you just don't know anything. Except death is a more permanent version.



I believe that the biological/physiological processes in my body will cease. My nervous system, circulatory system, and all other systems will shut down. There will be no more activity in my brain. The messages that my brain sends to my body will stop. There will be nothing. It's like shutting off a computer.



Laws, morality, conscience etc are to guide and protect us in life. Life on this earth is short, whether or not you believe in an afterlife. Murder and other crimes are still wrong because they do harm against another person. You don't need to believe that a supreme being created that other person to value their life. After all, do animals have souls? If they don't would a good Christian or other theist believe in harming them? No, well you have your answer as to how you can self-guide in terms of morality. The existence of humanity predates religion and morals existed before religion. And the human race lived for millions of years before religion could serve as its moral guide.

Answer 7

When we die all the atoms in our body begin to disperse. Those atoms get recycled just as they did millions of years before they became of use to our bodies. So we fall back into the cosmos recycling bin. That is where we came from. Via of course our parents and the DNA blueprint. Soul is an unproven speculation. It has been around as long as civilized man. All cultures from as long as there are recorded findings show this. Yet in thousands of years, man has yet to prove either the soul or god/s exist. Science has proved more in just the past 200 years than religion has in the past 4000 years.

Answer 8

'Atheism is grounded in the rejection of all things supernatural...' - No it isn't, it's simply the rejection of the theistic assertion that God exists. You shouldn't misrepresent the position of others when debating them. It sets you up for failure.



'And if that's the case, then what is the point of laws and morality and conscience? Life wouldn't matter, rules are nothing but restraints, and murder could not possibly be amoral or illegal because after all, life means nothing since it has no significant start or end.' - These things are decided by the group (i.e society) with the intention of making our short lives better. They have nothing to do with what happens after we die, and everything to do with what happens while we're alive.

Answer 9

Nowhere. When we die, our brain ceases to work and a chemical reaction happens. Nothing more, nothing less.

Answer 10

Sadly you have no actual knowledge of what Atheism is as it is quire apparent you simply swallowed that which other ignorant people have told you.

Answer 11

We go the same place as you. Nowhere!

Answer 12

Wherever the living put my body.

Answer 13

I go to the place from whence I came! The Earth!

Answer 14

Really, well your obviously an idiot.



and a troll on top of it with that anonymous blue crap question.