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If it was proven that there is no afterlife

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magicalkitty · 13/08/2023 21:17

No heaven, no reincarnation, no seeing our loved ones again...
Would it make you live life or see things any differently?

I think a lot of everyday life things may suddenly seem very meaningless. A lot of us like to believe there is something else to come, even if not religious.

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nonheme · 15/08/2023 20:21

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Friarclose · 15/08/2023 04:55

I'd be torn.

I'm a staunch atheist so I already believe there's no afterlife.

That said, since my beloved grandmother died in 2020, I have found it inconceivable to believe I'll never see her again. I feel almost panicked at the thought. Her death was sudden as she had a fall and died 3 weeks later and during those 3 weeks she became delusional and delirious and didn't know who I was. I never got to say goodbye. She was one of my favourite people in the world. To think I'll never get to see her again and have her know me... to have that proven, yes, I think I'd find that incredibly hard to deal with.

Im.agnostic
But if it comforts you to.think you might see her again why not hold on to that belief ?if there is no afterlife you will be oblivious anyway.

pharamondtravel · 15/08/2023 22:26

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Well that's just sad.

nonheme · 16/08/2023 05:12

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cavalier · 10/10/2023 20:12

I know there is … with animals our pets too

DinaofCloud9 · 10/10/2023 20:19

No I like the thought that none if it matters and our lives aren't important.

It helps me keep calm realising the little stuff doesn't matter and even the big stuff will be over soon enough.

StowOnTheWold · 10/10/2023 20:20

Most devout people I know have made the worst life choices.

The afterlife is a scam.

Thmssngvwlsrnd · 10/10/2023 20:49

I'd breathe a sigh of relief. I was sent to 2 Catholic schools and I worry about purgatory and Hell.

itsmyp4rty · 10/10/2023 20:56

Humans are surely the only animals that would be entitled enough to imagine there must be an afterlife ready and waiting for them after they die.

There have been around 117 billion people ever born - where the fuck would they all be? And how the hell would anyone find their loved ones among them all?

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