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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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[-] ChairmanMeow@programming.dev 7 points 6 months ago

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.

[-] masterspace@lemmy.ca -2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

That's a matter of opinion.

No, it's a pretty objective description of the absence of being.

The fact you cease to exist may very well be considered scary, even by atheists.

Yes, because fear of death does not come from the logical part of your brain, not because they have anything logical to fear.

[-] ChairmanMeow@programming.dev 3 points 6 months ago

Death is still a process. You may not be scared of what comes after death, but can still be scared of dying itself.

[-] masterspace@lemmy.ca 1 points 6 months ago

So why cant theists?

[-] ChairmanMeow@programming.dev 1 points 6 months ago

Sorry, I don't follow your question. Why can't theists what exactly?

[-] masterspace@lemmy.ca 2 points 6 months ago

Be scared of dying. The whole context of this thread is someone asking why theists are scared of dying, when the answer is the same reason that atheists are, dying can suck, no one is 100% certain about anything except for zealots, and fear of death fundamentally does not come from the logical part of our brain.

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