DolphinGremlin 938 Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 I do find myself thinking of death now and again. As a fellow atheist, I don't believe in an afterlife. When you die, your neurons stop firing and your consciousness ceases to exist. Honestly, sometimes I get pretty terrified of death. Time going on eternally while I don't even exist. Trying to comprehend that makes me anxious. In a way I wish there was an afterlife, but I just can't force myself to believe in it. What do you guys feel about death? Have you come to terms with it? If you feel anxious about it, what do you guys do to try and bring yourself out of being anxious? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Justin Seagull* 31,298 Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 Can an agnostic still join this convo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nsfw 5,496 Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 idk i feel like consciousness is such a weird thing that it can't just die like maybe we get reincarnated or something Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DolphinGremlin 938 Posted February 8, 2019 Author Share Posted February 8, 2019 Can an agnostic still join this convo? Yes sure! I'd like to hear agnostics' opinions too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Usagi. 13,668 Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 I don't think about it too much, tbh, so no opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Skinny-penis 2,876 Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 Ehh I just hope I die in an epic way honesty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimz 3,113 Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 I do believe we go somewhere after we die, I just don't know exactly where. It just gives me hope that when I die I'll be able to hug the people and the pets I've lost in life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DolphinGremlin 938 Posted February 8, 2019 Author Share Posted February 8, 2019 idk i feel like consciousness is such a weird thing that it can't just die like maybe we get reincarnated or something I wish I could believe in reincarnation. The closest I think reincarnation could happen would be that our molecules would eventually become part of some other living organism. That's kind of reincarnation? maybe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DolphinGremlin 938 Posted February 8, 2019 Author Share Posted February 8, 2019 I don't think about it too much, tbh, so no opinion. Ehh I just hope I die in an epic way honesty I think it's probably better not to think about it that much too. So props to you two. I mean we can't really change fate so might as well think of other things that we can. I do believe we go somewhere after we die, I just don't know exactly where. It just gives me hope that when I die I'll be able to hug the people and the pets I've lost in life. That's beautiful. I'd like that too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plutto 9,419 Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 I'm not that afraid of death anymore Whatever there is after death, I don't care about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shut Up And Take My Money 2,297 Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 It's pretty terrifying and I get hardcore anxiety when I really think about it. It's also just sad when you think about how your loved ones will also cease to exist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiccan 3,069 Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 Yeah it feels really creepy in a way... To think you literally just don't exist anymore... In a way, it's like the whole world is ending... I don't know how to explain really. But it just feels bizarre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hormones. 886 Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 It's a sad thing I will really miss my loved ones....but it's something I would have to accept and I do cry from time to time but...it's everyone that has to go through with it. Life is so beautiful but so fleeting at that same time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
begginforthread 869 Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 I'm closer to agnostic than athiest. As for death.. the brain probably switches off and that's it, the end. Gazillions of living things live in this universe there's no reason to think we're special. But who knows maybe there's a soul stream or some shit. The answer is I have no idea and neither does anyone else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DolphinGremlin 938 Posted February 8, 2019 Author Share Posted February 8, 2019 It's pretty terrifying and I get hardcore anxiety when I really think about it. It's also just sad when you think about how your loved ones will also cease to exist. Same. When I think about the people who I lost I just imagine them not existing and I just can't. I always tear up and feel such a deep sadness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hwiin 1,161 Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 I do believe we go somewhere after we die, I just don't know exactly where. It just gives me hope that when I die I'll be able to hug the people and the pets I've lost in life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shut Up And Take My Money 2,297 Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 Same. When I think about the people who I lost I just imagine them not existing and I just can't. I always tear up and feel such a deep sadness. The thing is humans, on average, live pretty long lives but I still feel like it isn't enough. It's weird I feel like I'm going through a very early midlife crisis with my new fear of death. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DolphinGremlin 938 Posted February 8, 2019 Author Share Posted February 8, 2019 The thing is humans, on average, live pretty long lives but I still feel like it isn't enough. It's weird I feel like I'm going through a very early midlife crisis with my new fear of death. I agree. Worrying about it definitely feels like a huge burden and our lives are relatively pretty long. Yet I still get intensely worried. I mean the mayfly only lives for 24 hours and here I am worrying about my potentially long life lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nsfw 5,496 Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 I wish I could believe in reincarnation. The closest I think reincarnation could happen would be that our molecules would eventually become part of some other living organism. That's kind of reincarnation? maybe? tbh i understand that i also feel like everything in the universe is connected i mean we all started out as energy in the big bang which makes me feel better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jcey 7,752 Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 Dying is easy, living is hard. I see death as the end. However small part of me is afraid that my conciousness may live on for months before it just stops. All that time I might feel trapped lying in my coffin under the ground as I slowy fade away forever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shut Up And Take My Money 2,297 Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 I agree. Worrying about it definitely feels like a huge burden and our lives are relatively pretty long. Yet I still get intensely worried. I mean the mayfly only lives for 24 hours and here I am worrying about my potentially long life lol. Lol true. I've actually tried these past few months to become spiritual and just believe because that would calm me down but I just couldn't. I'm skeptical so I am going to need like...a ghost to lift me up and toss me across the room for me to believe in some sort of afterlife. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DolphinGremlin 938 Posted February 8, 2019 Author Share Posted February 8, 2019 tbh i understand that i also feel like everything in the universe is connected i mean we all started out as energy in the big bang which makes me feel better Yeah exactly. We are all part of something bigger. You reminded me of a quote that I like from Neil deGrasse Tyson: “I look up at the night sky, and I know that, yes, we are part of this Universe, we are in this Universe, but perhaps more important than both of those facts is that the Universe is in us. When I reflect on that fact, I look up—many people feel small, because they’re small and the Universe is big, but I feel big, because my atoms came from those stars.†Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DolphinGremlin 938 Posted February 8, 2019 Author Share Posted February 8, 2019 Lol true. I've actually tried these past few months to become spiritual and just believe because that would calm me down but I just couldn't. I'm skeptical so I am going to need like...a ghost to lift me up and toss me across the room for me to believe in some sort of afterlife. Same I'd need some real crazy Exorcism like phenomena to convince me LOL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shocking blue 7,514 Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 I try not to think about it. If I think hard about it, it freaks me out. I know that it's nothing to really be afraid of but just the idea of never experiencing life again and never being able to enjoy anything again because I don't exist freaks me out. Aaaand I shouldn't have opened the thread because now I'm freaked out again lol T_T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DolphinGremlin 938 Posted February 8, 2019 Author Share Posted February 8, 2019 I try not to think about it. If I think hard about it, it freaks me out. I know that it's nothing to really be afraid of but just the idea of never experiencing life again and never being able to enjoy anything again because I don't exist freaks me out. Aaaand I shouldn't have opened the thread because now I'm freaked out again lol T_T Oh I'm sorry! Don't think about it! You're probably young and have a long life to look forward to! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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