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Shouldn't most religious people in theory be excited to die because then they get to experience the afterlife? (lemmy.world)

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esp if you're one of the devout ones who think they've been really good

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[-] AstralPath@lemmy.ca 6 points 4 months ago

A blank nothingness might not technically be bad but there are plenty of ways that transitioning to that nothingness could be absolutely terrible. There are also many people living very enjoyable lives that want to keep the party going so to speak.

I for one am an atheist and madly in love with my wife. You bet your ass I'm gonna try and squeeze every last drop of goodness out of my life.

[-] masterspace@lemmy.ca 1 points 4 months ago

Congratulations, now apply the same logic to theists.

[-] AstralPath@lemmy.ca 2 points 4 months ago

Never insinuated that it couldn't be applied to theists. Not sure why you're seemingly hostile about this.

[-] masterspace@lemmy.ca 0 points 4 months ago

Given that the whole context of this thread is why theists are scared of dying, you kind of did insinuate that with your story.

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