Thoughts of a Dying Atheist

[cesar]

So during the week we talked about the reaction you would most likely have, if you knew when and (maybe) how you were going to die.We came to the conclusion that we would at first freak out, then we would start going through our bucket list and finally, make peace with God. But what if you're someone who doesn't believe in some sort of after life?

If you knew when you were going to die and you believed there is nothing after death. how will that affect your last few days?

The thought of there being nothing after death is frightening. Everything you are, everything you were, everything you could have been is and will be over when you die. Only the memory of who you were will be left behind, and even that will fade away at one point or another. Even trying to think what it would be like to have no consciousness is ominous and ironic. This is something I think everyone will have to deal with, even if you do beleive in some sort of afterlife, it's something that you will think about in one point in your life. How does this make you feel?


Bonus Muse Song

[cathysjun]

I think I will try my best to make the best of what I have left. I will try my best to be remembered.

[seongrae]

I will still try my best to seize the days, the few days left until I die. If I can prevent to die later, I might try to extend the day I will die. I will do things that I have not done and feel no regrets when I die. I will also spend some times with family because I usually have troubles spending time with them.

[sujeonggg]

Because I know when I'm going to die but do not believe in afterlife, I would do whatever I needed to do before I die. But of course, I might be freaked out and crying for half the time left. I think it really would be hard to be straight and start going through my bucket list after I heard about my death date.

[jessicak016]

More likely I would feel very scared and terrified that I would disappear into nothing after I die. At the same time, I try to think in an optimistic way and try to spend my time in an effective way. I would try to seize my day even though it is going to be very hard and it is hard to forget the fact that you have to die and disappear into nothing afterwards.

[hannahs]

I think the thought of no afterlife is pretty scary too. If I believed that there was no afterlife, I think I would waste my life just living in fear for the day where I would be nothing anymore. But, I guess in another sense it wouldn't really matter. It would just be like sleeping except you never wake up.

[sarahlee2]

I've never thought of it like that because I've been a Christian all my life. I've thought of hell and heaven but never not having an afterlife. I think that would change a lot of the views that I have. I think if I found out I was going to die and I was atheist, I would just make most of my time I have left. Everyone dies and gets forgotten after awhile, so it would be sad but I would still accept the same fate.

[sageda]

I personally never understood the idea behind being afraid of being forgotten. I'm dead so why do I care anyways? I think if I didn't believe in judgement and heaven and hell then my last few days would be a lot more relaxing cause I'd have nothing to look forward to be or be apprehensive about anyways. I'd be a lot less afraid of death if I didn't believe in an afterlife.

[joannekim]

I think I would be less afraid of death if I do not believe in afterlife. I would not have to care if I will get punished or rewarded in hell or heaven. I would go through the bucket list and do whatever I have always wanted to do. I would perhaps meet my family and friends. I would also feel calm about everything about me ending eventually.

[ginayang]

If I was an atheist and believed that there is nothing after death, I would not fear dying in my last few days of life. Also, I would stop trying anymore because I have no point in life. As a Christian, my goal in life is to reach heaven. But as an atheist, I would have no future after death. I think I would feel like my life was not worth living.

[sojounggg]

If i know the date of the end of my life, i would spend my life wisely.

i will do everything i want to do.

[minchoi0923]

Hmm, if I believed that there was nothing after death, I think I would go around and do whatever I want. I will spend all of my money on things that I wanted to do but couldn't do. I'll go to the most expensive hotel and spend some time there. Or maybe I could travel around the whole world without worrying about saving money. I think I'm gonna have so much fun.

[elijahlee]

Sheesh, I already don't want to die even if I am not atheist. I think that if i was an atheist, I would probably spend everything, and experience the things I always wanted to experience. If I had a family, I would want to make sure they were going to be okay once I passed on. Also, I would try and leave my legacy, because I still want to be remembered.

[stormy44]

I would try so hard to make the best out of it. I think I would tell all my friends and families how much I really love them.. gosh it sounds so cliche. I would go shopping for pink clothes and pink accessories which would make me soooo happy!

[alexkoo]

I am currently atheist because I stopped going to my catholic church. My baptized name is Alexander, my dad wanted me to become someone great like Alexander the Great. I really do not care about being an atheist because not having a religion makes my life easier and better. If i have religion, there are so many things i can't do which makes me feel trapped. I want to be free., but i will be nice to people around me and appreciate the nature.