esp if you’re one of the devout ones who think they’ve been really good
This is like saying that Atheists shouldn’t fear death because they know it will just be blank nothingness that they won’t perceive.
Fear of death doesn’t come from the logical part of our brains.
This is a stupid take. Of course they should fear death. It means the loss of everything they loved, even though they won’t experience said loss.
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Totally not the same. Religious people believe the afterlife is better than real life and the OP was curious why they aren’t speed running to get to it.
A blank nothingness is not an upgrade for most people.
It is the same because a blank nothingness isn’t bad so atheists have no reason to fear death.
a blank nothingness isn’t bad
That’s a matter of opinion. The fact you cease to exist may very well be considered scary, even by atheists.
It’s relatively worse. If you have nothing you won’t be around to complain about it. But having a good life is totally better than simply not existing.
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.
