+Bob Owen great comment except I can't wrap my brain around it because I've never believed in god therefore I've never had a thought about death with an afterlife. So I don't have a before and after experience in thinking about death. just a no god death. As far as life is concerned I can live without religion.
Atheism makes both harder, because, despite of releasing us from oppression, it also strips us of things such as hope, meaning, etc. And I say this as an atheist. A sad atheist. edit: I think I meant "repression" when I wrote "oppression", but I'll leave it like that.
This video is the reason my girlfriend and I are dating right now. At 1:47 I heard what he had to say and I quickly paused the video and asked the girl out that I really liked and she said she felt the same way about me. She was hoping I'd ask her out. 2 days after I asked her out a guy at her work asked her out, she smiled and replied "sorry but im already dating". Thank you so much for saving our relationship, she really does mean the world to me. This video changed my life :)
I did the same thing. I asked a girl out because I thought: what the heck, you only have this one life and it is short. So I asked her out, she was sort of surprised, and then said no. Now I am only living once and this one life is so short, and for at least some of it I am going to feel like crap.
+Cindy Lopez I realize that I spend way too much time watching videos and then making comments below them. But I actually like doing it and I think he is talking about those who write comments that insult with never any intention of actually saying anything constructive.
People fear death because death is not natural. Its a direct result of disobedience to God. For the wages of sin is death but the gift of God is eternal life in Jesus Christ.
I was raised to believe that we either go to Heaven or Hell, but now I realize there is no afterlife. Heck, one of the only reasons I stayed in the Christian faith long after I became disgruntled with it was because of my unreasonable belief that I would go to Hell for not believing. Damn, that's a good way to keep people in line
Well, as a nihilistic agonistic, i have to say you can't really "realize" there is no afterlife, since it is not an established fact. Sure, one can say it is most likely based on current knowledge, but not a certainty.
A lack of ultimate purpose does not imply a lack of proximate purpose. Besides, if you just continue existing forever after death, what is the purpose in that? At some point, you'd have accomplished anything that you wanted to. Remember, this is literally eternity. The prospect of ceaseless existence sounds horrifying. Would it be nice if maybe we had a few hundred years to live instead of a few decades? Maybe. But living forever doesn't even appeal to me, I don't know why anyone would even want that.
Neither do I. Even though, I can understand why one would be inclined to such an idea, initially. However, people can be way too short-sighted that they just overlook the long-term consequences. Just because they only know what _they_ want, they easily ignore the future outcomes of their choices/beliefs.
K3wlG33k Agreed. Even when I was a Christian, I never bothered to amalgamate all of my knowledge with what I claimed to believe to be true religiously. It never even occurred to me to reconcile the secular with the religious. It isn't surprising that people can believe in things which they haven't fully considered.
Because usually we (humans) don't understand the meaning of eternal , we didn't evolve to understand big numbers so when you tell people that have no math background "you're going to live for eternity" they usually think that they're going to live for a long time that's why they buy to religious nonsense.
Can you imagine having to worship a blood thirst killer from the old testament? Religious people say they do not know the mind of god (and their fairy tale book says yes and no and contradicts it self on this matter) and then they say no one knows who enters the heavens or not. On this case, I guess if Bin Laden was considered not guilt, they would be happy to live with him for eternity in heaven.
Tyler Durden Indeed, most Abrahamic theists will claim that belief in Jesus as the messiah is the only requirement for entry into heaven, and the Bible supports this claim, regardless of how illogical it is that non-belief is the only unforgivable act. But then, oftentimes, when you ask them to defend such a stance, they indeed will claim that they don't know the mind of God and that they are not the judges. Well, in that case, I'm not too worried about being an atheist.
I'm fucking terrified of death man. Not like panicking and losing control over myself, but when I think about it theoretically and realizing that I'm not going to know what will happen to my family and friends in the future and where will the human race go... Also not knowing where will technology go and how will it affect our lives, what will become of artificial intelligence and all of that sci-fi things. Basically the idea of me not knowing new things and stopping to learn freaks me out, it's pretty selfish but genuinely this is what instinctively jumps to my mind- that I'm not going to be around and that I'm not going to know everything. This is why I like to fantasize about a superphysical computer that will calculate the future (and past) by deterministic principles of the universe, or in a more practical way I'm seriously considering to contribute to the development of a technology that can upload the human mind into a computer (so we'll be immortal).
Well im like you, and ive eventually come to the conclusion that whatever happenes. Its gonna happen, so make the most of it. When i see these athiest videos i am almost doing a sigh of relief yano? Becasue to me, they talk more sense and THINK about things, religion, no thinking its there, you dont think for yourself you think by a book written by people 2000 years ago, so enjoy life, dont live it by any standards but your own, THEN you'll find happiness :) whatever happens, happens, no use worrying about it now because you should enjoy life while you still got it.
I don't believe in a god but i like to think that were reincarnated as a different human or animal. Who knows? Maybe if reincarnation is real, i could be an alien from a different galaxy
@Josh S I get what you're saying, and I've thought about it myself. But I'm fine with being asleep or being under anesthesia because I know I'll wake up eventually. I'm even fine with being in a comma in a preserving machine for 2000 years, as long as I wake up. When I'll die of course I won't mind (because I'm... dead), or before I was born. But as soon as I became alive and started making memories, there's no turning back. I'm not afraid of being dead, I'm afraid to stop being alive- to stop collecting new experiences.
I can't handle the thought of death. Its NOT OK. I CANT GRASP THE CONCEPT... ITS NOT REGISTERING...... OMG.... IT FREAKS ME OUT TO THINK ILL BE JUST NOTHING... FOREVER.. LIKE BEFORE I WAS BORN ... LIKE.... WHAAATTTT. WTF! I do not ,, will not... CANNOT accept it! Its so terrible and disturbing and unfathomable to me... a permanent sleep that lasts forever WITH NO DREAMS... JUST VANISHED..
As a Funeral Director who is also an Atheist, I applaud you for this explanation. I often talk about 'legacy '. I think that that's the important part. Even at the funerals of young adults, gone too soon, their legacy is palpable. I can learn an awful lot about a family's dynamic and the kinds of things that really matter to the deceased. The things they will be remembered for. It's a really beautiful and humbling experience.
But how is knowing that after you die there is nothing not comforting? As soon as you're dead, there is just nothing, you don't feel anything, you're not aware of anything. It's not like you're deaf & blind all the sudden, floating around in an endless space. There's just... nothing.
Steyn it terrifies me at least. If I had the choice to live forever, I would take it. Because to me, life itself is the ultimate "heaven". You take the good of the mystical "heaven" and the bad of "hell" and you get life. There is nothing in your life that time can't heal. I would be willing to stay until the eventual heat death of the universe.
You're too late. That was already started several thousand years ago and is called religion. If they pray really hard they can make Reality go away, at least in their minds.
Reality is just that, wishful thinking and irrational beliefs will not, and will never change reality. The only thing that changes reality is physically doing something, creating a church? Yes, that changes the world around us... But sitting in it and chanting? That accomplishes nothing when it is directed to what would be your god, the reason: Believing in something simply doesn't change anything. If you want to make a positive change in the world, do it yourself... Don't pray and do nothing... Don't tell others that Death is only the beginning when you don't know, and don't discredit a scientific theory as if it's some third grader's book report, the people who went about to prove this have done more in their lifetime than you ever will sitting and praying. I wish people would see things from the other's perspective, I don't hate religion, I hate religious people who refuse to let others hold their own beliefs or disbeliefs and as the OP said here I think we should mention death as another thing that they refuse let us as atheists accept simply because they can't.
Evolution and climate change can be proven ultimately. All that death-no death stuff... not so much. It is a topic where you can move the goalposts forever.
My grandma's last words before she passed were " I can't wait to go because i want to be in heaven and with god". To this day it has left me heartbroken because I realize now that religion was the reason she didnt care about the life she had and wanted to die to go to the after life. Being athiest has helped me value life more than when i was a christian so please value what you have right now
You also stop experiencing forever. You return to the exact same state you were in before you were ever conceived. You didn't exist for billions of years and it didn't inconvenience you one bit. Neither will being dead after this life is over.
RhondaH I would say that ceasing to exist puts a slight damper on most things. It also inconveniences anyone who cared about or depended on you as well.
blfry Yes, when people we care about and/or depend on cease to exist it is a real bummer. Even other social animals grieve when they lose members of their group. However, it is a fact of life and we find a way to carry on.
A friend of mine once said to me, "chill out man, stop worrying over nothing! You can only die once!" I see his point and your video reiterates that point also. Another great saying I adhere too is; "worry about the things you can change, not the things you can't change." Life is for the living so grab every opportunity and live it to the fullest! The "Pale Blue Dot" is very poignant in its addressing of 'worrisome' issues. Great video!
#3 goes with my favorite Dr. Seuss quote, "Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened." That quote can also be misleading, IE talking about the holocaust, for instance.
Why does nobody ever think of the Golodomor? Stalin cut off Ukraine from the entire world and took all of it's food so that everyone in the country would starve to death. Many deaths were caused by cannibalism and starvation. Anyone that tried to leave was shot.
All atheists don't neccessarily think there is no sort of afterlife, reincarnation, etc. It's like how atheists can still believe in the supernatural, even though it's just as wacky as theism.
It's weird that a lot of atheists do make blanket statements about what "we" believe and aren't allowed to believe and still call ourselves atheists. There is a difference between denier and skeptic, but many don't seem to know or care.
Bill wtf you even talking about? atheists can believe in all sorts of things, what they dont have is faith of any kind, or a belief in a god. what is your point?
Technically true, yes. Buddhism, for example, is an atheistic religion. I think all supernatural claims are absurd but some atheists actually do believe in ghosts and stuff.
Nik Led Onou B You misunderstood me, friend. I said that they CAN believe in spirits and the supernatural and alien abduction and ouija boards. They CAN believe in color therapy and Fung Sheui and Christmas, then what I was saying is that a lot of people go around saying that "Atheists don't believe in any such thing" and they (those people) call themselves Skeptics when they are not skeptics, but deniers. My point is that I was agreeing with the OP and adding the conversation. Feel free to give it another read through.
Amelia Hartman To me, the concept of ghosts is more of a potential magnetic phenomenon. That, or people just in the mindset to see something, and see it. Our world is a crazy thing . . . I'd rather learn more about it than cower in fear of it.
When people ask," What is the meaning of life?" I know the answer. It is your choice to choose what the meaning of it is. To make your life wonderful, to make other people's lives wonderful, to care for people whose lives turned in a wrong direction and help them out. But one thing is for certain, every life moves humanity in a way, if it is to learn from a mistake so others don't make it, to make people think, or to make something that boosts humanity to a closer point of a certain goal, they all move humanity in some way.
@@rubencervantes8222 What is it then? You can’t say that it’s wrong and just end there. If it is wrong you need to tell us WHY is is wrong and what the real meaning is. And that’s the thing, everyone has different opinions of what it is, just like CalicoJo said.
You should make a video about what to say when someone is in trouble without referencing the supernatural. Phrases to replace the Christian "God bless his/her soul", "He's in a better place" "God is watching over you", etc. Things like that.
I think the phrase ''He's in a better place'' is not very misleading. While ''he'' may not exist per se, his suffering doesn't either, so in a way you could say that the person is relieved of their suffering, in a better place.
Well ***** , I could think of a different array of situations in which one would wish to express empathy without the need of referencing the supernatural. That's the key to my query. Expressing empathy. Our English language is full of colloquialisms and idiomatic expressions that have been influenced by the dogmas. I'm an atheist and I still say things like OMG, and "god no!" or "god forbid me" without hesitation. It's just an integral part of our language now. I'm in a family surrounded by Catholics, and when someone dies, I still struggle to empathize and offer condolences while still avoiding references to religious/supernatural phrases.
I've watched your video's progressively delve into what Atheists know about god gods or an afterlife. I really wish you would take a more of a don't know approach. That's the most honest stance we can take.
I agree. It's always kinda irked me when people (atheist or religious) say something as fact (_____ happens after death) about something that's basically impossible to know.
My cousin died two days before thanksgiving, on my second wedding anniversary. of course I cried because he died young at age 29 but he had a terminal condition that pained him each and everyday. After I cried. I went out and had the best day off my life because I knew if he were around that's what he would have wanted. We had a party after his ceremony to celebrate his life. And when I tell people that it was the most beautiful party I ever went to they look at me like I'm crazy. That celebrating after a funeral isn't something to do. I laugh and just tell them "that's what we do."
This is why I would trust an Atheist over a Believer. For the Believer, on some level, this life and this world is disposable. It's only a dress rehearsal for heaven. "He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it." Matthew 10:39
But you misunderstood alot just because I believe in heaven aka the afterlife doesn't mean I don't care about this life on the contrary I care about how I treat others in this life god or no god but I do believe God will judge us based on how treated others
I used to wanna die, but hell kept me from offing myself. Ironically, after becoming atheist I realized I only have one life and that I didn't wanna waste it xD
I find it funny that Jainism has non-violence as it's core principle, but has a Swastika on their flag. (I know that the Swastika is a ancient symbol, but still)
Even though neither religion (and no religion whatsoever) is true, at least Jainism's "good" afterlife sounds much cooler than being around happy, clappy Christians forever.
i want to find a way to eliminate this video, as in, get rid of death, im a materialist and i think of the body like a machine, and like a machine there are ways to keep is running, i just gotta figure out how
Thank you man, you really helped me! I am 14 and I live in a super religious family. I am near getting my confirmation and I just can't handle it anymore. For years now, I have pretended to believe in God, because I was afraid if I didn't- my family would hate me- and so would God. I am now recognizing that I (unlike my family), do not believe in God, and I'm okay with that. I honestly feel like I have to come out of the closet- just to admit that I don't believe in God anymore. You really helped me to recognize my true opinion, and even though you probably won't read this, I want to tell you how thankful I am for you. Atheists are not bad people like my Mom says. She ignores me if I try to talk about it and I respect you for helping me. Thanks again! -Sam
I do not like the thought of not being conscious or not thinking or just really nothing.... This makes death sound displeasing, I'd rather go on to a place like heaven
But think about the fact that you are conscious right now..if atheist are right then in death we aren't anything. Literally you can label death as nothing if this were true
ibravosp5 Do a blind person see though his soul? Do a deaf person hear though his soul? Do the soul take place in thinking, remembering...when your brain is damaged? No. So, even if there's a soul, it's completly useless.
This nothing death displeases me still...I think we all deep down want to live forever. My aunt informed me the other day that my cousins grandma was about to die but she's still alive..after that moment I'm thinking "She's old, do we really want her to live longer and longer until she dies? We are going to be sad, shouldn't she just go ahead and pass away?"
"Death makes my one and only chance to live actually important. I want to live the best life possible while I still have time, before my eventual demise consumes me and I'm wiped from existence forever."
I'd add one more: the human mind is not made for perpetual existence. Humans, no matter how well-off they are, tend to become more or discontent if they remain in the same situation for too long. Ultimately, an afterlife would just be punishing.
I used to sometimes consider suicide as a Christian because I would think I would get a second life. But now, THERE IS NO DAMN WAY I am committing suicide because I do not want to be gone forever anytime soon!
Well I agree and also the other reason I believe is because with heaven and hell aka the afterlife is makes this life have consiquences and that all the chaos in the world will have justice aka evil people get punished while the good people get eternal life it makes things FAIR in the I never understood atheists just accepting how fair life on earth is I bet they wouldn't say that when this world gets worse and worse which is it I hate to say it it will never be utpoia on earth no matter how humanity tries lol I mean come on it's 2020 and most people still argue and fight and if you look on the news killings and All sorts of bad stuff everyday I mean come on this is the world we live in and no one wants to have faith and I bet god is like up there saying ok guys you said you didn't want my help see what you got and I bet god is letting this Happen because he wants humanity to figure out this is what the world will be like in a world without him complete Chaos and destruction thank God I won't be here when it gets worse aka the tribulatiom ect peace and God bless
This video bugs me and there are some reasons why: 1.When he said that it's the end of your life when you die, it's the end of your life 2.When he said that atheists don't believe in Heaven or hell, that makes me not want to be an atheist!
Death doesn't motivate anybody! That's absurd! People make the most of their life whether they believe in the afterlife or not. Btw...heaven and hell DO exist. Those who reject Jesus Christ go to hell....PERIOD! Have a nice day :)
That's just your opinion death is beautiful in a way, knowing that one day you'll no longer exist is scary yet makes every moment count. Imagine diving a second against eternity you'll get zero, but if you divide a second against your lifetime you will get something. So I'm sorry heaven and hell are indistinguishable cause it's an eternity with no meaning.
Drago says the great sage whose mellon registers a whopping 1498.5 cm3...at best ;) What makes you the great expert on death and the afterlife? Have you been there? No...of course not. You are just picking and choosing to believe whatever appeals to you...whereas i stand on truth. God's word is truth.
kukak bear "Been there" lol The electrical signals in your brain cease and your consciousness ceases as a result. This is so simple, the only reason people like you deny it is because it makes you feel bad. You can't be honest with yourself, nobody else is going to suffer for eternity at the hands of your magical infinity Hitler just because they don't have to delude themselves to spare their feelings.
Alex Kitchens Alex Kitchens8:56 PM kukak bear "Been there” lol Where? To hell? No…i hope not. The electrical signals in your brain cease and your consciousness ceases as a result. I have no idea what you’re saying? Are you talking about being brain dead? This is so simple What? the only reason people like you You mean a Christian? deny it is because it makes you feel bad. Oh…so when we both die…one of us is gonna enjoy the experience more than the other. Well... maybe...i don't know? You can't be honest with yourself The Bible is TRUTH…that…i will honestly tell ya. nobody else is going to suffer for eternity Oh…so you HAVE been on the other side??? Well…looking at your profile picture…i could almost believe it, ha! And it ain’t heaven! No body looking like that... tall and proud and arrogant is gett'n in partner. So you better put on a different robe. Yes…like the Robe of Righteousness (Jesus)..or you’re screwed! at the hands of your magical infinity Hitler Hitler wasn't all that magical. He’s not likely going to be in heaven unless he did some quick talk’n at the end there. Even then..God might not let him in. Oh..i guess that comes later…at the Great White Judgement. My mistake! just because they don't have to delude themselves to spare their feelings. The only deluded that’s going on here…is the one that has 4 heads and 9 eyes..now THAT’S delusional. Cheers…way to get destroyed! :)
I get so Happy and contempt when watching these videos. As an ex-christian my life as been stress-free, I've more confident, and happier. And whenever I start having doubts about me being agnostic atheist i watch these videos to reassure me that I made the right decision.
Part of being an adult is sometimes doing things you don’t want Also, it’s not that easy to say « if you’re depressed, go to a doctor » You talk like you’re not an AmeriKKKan and don’t know how so many ppl cannot afford that
I’m an atheist but I feel like when we die, we enter an eternal sleep with others who died where in our dreams of our dead body we can make anything happen, we could control our dreams. I could be wrong of course, but it’s my belief.
I am absolutely terrified of the idea of life after death, in whatever form. Obviously hell is a horrible idea but to me also reincarnation is. The idea that after I’ll die I’ll start another life without the people I love and that I would have to start over (i.e. I would have to re-educate myself, I would have to find another partner, another job, going through suffering again) is absolutely terrifying and I honestly don’t get how so many people think that life having a definitive end is bad. What bothers me the most is that we actually have some kind of evidence for reincarnation (see Ian Stevenson’s work about children remembering their past lives and their stories actually corresponding to real events)
I realize that nobody will ever take me seriously due to my name and avatar being Biggie Cheese, but I have to get this out. When I think about death I get scared, nervous, and I shake. I feel a chill down my spine that makes me cold even on a blazing hot day. I fear eternal nothingness, and I don't know why. My mom used to tell me, "Don't be afraid of death, when your dead you'll be too dead to care" I should have listened, but even now when I think back on her telling me this I still don't feel comfort. I don't know why, is it natural to be this afraid of literally nothing. It is so bad that I take medication, I have been taking it for years, it helps a lot, but when I am reminded of death it happens. I get chills, I feel scared, I shake, and sometimes I cry, but that last one is extraordinarily rare. I always envied religious people that don't have doubts, because they are certain that they will live forever with their loved ones. They have the luxury of not seeing our world in it's true form. They don't see all of reality, because they live in fantasy land. A comment on an atheist RUclips channel comes to mind, it said "Believing in god is like believing in unicorns, except unicorns are more realistic.". Nothing but avoiding the topic of death helps me. I have been to therapy, but they only suggested upping my medication, which I have tried. I realize that almost nobody will read this, but I just wanted to get this out. If you read the comment then either reply with your opinions or like it, just so I know that you read ALL of it, thanks! :) Have a great day.
some people happy stealing,.. some people happy giving, then both share exactly same destiny in the end, death and nothingness. So, why bother giving instead of stealing? it's the easier way, the happiest way..
These benefits are great even for believers like me because I don't know if I can do any of the things I want to do in Heaven that I can do on Earth. I'm a Christian but I try not to take things for granted, try but struggle with fighting over little things. These suggestions are great for everyone including believers.
Why do people say, lord have mercy on him or her, and lord be good to him or her when their dead, why didn't he have mercy, when they were in drastic pain dying slowly from cancer, what kind of god, would be so heinous.
when you die that's the end 1.) death motivate us ...... 2.) remind us to look at the big picture ...... 3.) help us appreciate what we have ....... 4.) let us prepare our exit ........
Hi Hemant :) I'm reading Richard Dawkins' "The God Delusion" for the first time, up next is "The Young Atheist's Survival Guide" :) thank you for taking the time to create these videos and inspire people in a calm friendly way that atheism is something to be proud of :)
I am an atheist but I do (sort of) believe in an afterlife and a soul. I acknowledge I have no grounding in this belief, and certainly won't argue for it, but I do feel like there is something more to us than just a body and a mind. I also suspect I believe it mostly because I don't like the alternative, but the point is atheists don't necessarily dismiss the existence of some afterlife or the soul, they just dismiss the idea of a god or gods.
This reminds me of a quote to a CollegeHumor video (of all things). It goes something like this: "You can't avoid danger, just go on and try! No matter your actions, ＹＯＵ'ＲＥ ＳＴＩＬＬ ＧＯＮＮＡ ＤＩＥ."
Yes, celebrate life rather than being sad that it's over. We recently had a few church members pass away. One of our pastor's relatives and the mom of one of my friends. There is no sadness because we know we'll see them again soon. Even the funeral's will be celebration of life events. We're happy that they were with us for a time. Now, they've simply gone to be with the Lord. I wish I could join them now, but my time will come.
He at has inspired me video clip after video clip. I am in old age, suffering from Cancer and undergoing oncology treatment, and this clip has inspired me to make the best of what is left of my life. Thank you so so much!
I don't understand why people are afraid of death .. (HOW you die might be concerning) but it will happen eventually. It is all a matter of how and when. I would much rather enjoy my life NOW then keep worrying about death. I do not need some "eternal purpose" to my life ... I am just happy to be here.
Gaining knowledge is one of my favorite things to do. If I died and no longer would even know I ever existed would be a waste of time. Thank God I will live forever, and continue to learn new things for eternity. Carl Sagan would have loved that.
Death ensures that eternity is nicely divided into 3 parts. There's the part where you don't yet exist, the part you do exist, and a part where you no longer exist. Seems pretty well-balanced, actually.
It's really horrifying to think about the concept of eternity, and how there will never be an end to time, it is always ticking and nothing can stop it, or ever will. I think that is why many people choose to make themselves think there is an afterlife in which everything is great. Being an atheist, I find eternity very terrifying, yet I'd rather stick to common sense than grasp on a religion I know is false
I want to live long enough for me to realize that eternal life might not be a good idea.
me too, I dont want to keep this constant thinking of death. I want to be more passive about it, dont get teary-eyed trice a Day cause of death.
Beliveme live thinking about what is waiting you after life is gonna kill us mentaly
that is a good way to think about it.
+Federico Sanchez If there is no after life, these life is meaningless. If there is no God, there is no morality.
Alice Ng If God is the source of your morals, then are you keeping slaves?
Atheists were doing YOLO before it was cool
Best. Comment. Ever.
Death can be seen as a release, or an eternal rest.
@Kevin Calhoun why?
@Kevin Calhoun same
Quietus.
Facts, every journey has an end, that's why you should enjoy every moment
I feel like meditation is a mini death. Relaxing into non existence
Religion makes death easier while it makes life harder.
I'm stealing that phrase.
+Julio Castillo stole it
+Bob Owen great comment except I can't wrap my brain around it because I've never believed in god therefore I've never had a thought about death with an afterlife. So I don't have a before and after experience in thinking about death. just a no god death. As far as life is concerned I can live without religion.
+writerconsidered how do u feel about death are u scared of death ? Why ?
Atheism makes both harder, because, despite of releasing us from oppression, it also strips us of things such as hope, meaning, etc. And I say this as an atheist. A sad atheist.
edit: I think I meant "repression" when I wrote "oppression", but I'll leave it like that.
This video is the reason my girlfriend and I are dating right now. At 1:47 I heard what he had to say and I quickly paused the video and asked the girl out that I really liked and she said she felt the same way about me. She was hoping I'd ask her out. 2 days after I asked her out a guy at her work asked her out, she smiled and replied "sorry but im already dating". Thank you so much for saving our relationship, she really does mean the world to me. This video changed my life :)
yep that made me think about asking out my crush
Wonderful! And I started searching for other jobs online!
I did the same thing. I asked a girl out because I thought: what the heck, you only have this one life and it is short. So I asked her out, she was sort of surprised, and then said no. Now I am only living once and this one life is so short, and for at least some of it I am going to feel like crap.
you broke up yet?
Because of this video, I asked a girl out. She said no. Now, our friendship is awkward and we don't hang out as much anymore. Thanks alot!
When he said "stop spending time comenting on youtube, you know who you are" I felt guilty 😂 lol
Lol me too
+cindylopez67 Well, he did point out the _idiotic_ comments, rather than all comments in general. Just the idiots.
I know 😂
I'm pretty sure he was talking to me. :)
+Cindy Lopez I realize that I spend way too much time watching videos and then making comments below them. But I actually like doing it and I think he is talking about those who write comments that insult with never any intention of actually saying anything constructive.
The lord is not my shepherd
for I am not a fucking sheep
😂😂😂😂😂😂
lol
+Vultux watch what you say! Jesus Christ said our words defile us. Seek Jesus Christ, Jesus is lord and is the only way to heaven.
Vultux *high five*
+Vultux He did exist. However, his sanctify is disputable. And yeah, I am an atheist.
My favorite benefit of death is that I won't be able to give a crap about how I die.
Unless you have consciousness of it happening... i.e. not dying in ur sleep.
Dieing? Dying? I'm genuinely not sure how to spell it right now, wtaf.
And after you're dead, there's just nothing anyways. No memories or consciousness.
How do you know?
It's the act of dying that causes anxiety while living.
People fear death because death is not natural. Its a direct result of disobedience to God.
For the wages of sin is death but the gift of God is eternal life in Jesus Christ.
The number one benefit of death is Eternal Peace.
what peace? youre nothing and thats it according to this guy you wouldnt know what peace is you are without a human body because ur nothing
hubertheuber being nothing is peace to me. I see it being just as before I was born. I didn't know/feel anything, and that's perfectly fine with me.
@@trevagraham1605 Me too, it's like the void of sleep. You don't feel anything, and that feels so good. Feeling nothing is the best feeling ever
@@daadirroorow5214 agree
Life wouldn't be so precious, dear, if there never was an end.
@Peter Kazavis why not?!
Life is not precious.
@@RosemaryTurner2002 yes, life is horrible and it deserves and end for that.
When you were a child life was priceless and you had little to no understanding of death
I was raised to believe that we either go to Heaven or Hell, but now I realize there is no afterlife. Heck, one of the only reasons I stayed in the Christian faith long after I became disgruntled with it was because of my unreasonable belief that I would go to Hell for not believing. Damn, that's a good way to keep people in line
Well, as a nihilistic agonistic, i have to say you can't really "realize" there is no afterlife, since it is not an established fact. Sure, one can say it is most likely based on current knowledge, but not a certainty.
Dude, you're like... literally me...
Where's your "top ____ Aetheists have for _____" Videos eh?
rodrick160 The word literally should, like, literally be banned. Like, literally.
The pot calling the kettle black
A lack of ultimate purpose does not imply a lack of proximate purpose. Besides, if you just continue existing forever after death, what is the purpose in that? At some point, you'd have accomplished anything that you wanted to. Remember, this is literally eternity. The prospect of ceaseless existence sounds horrifying. Would it be nice if maybe we had a few hundred years to live instead of a few decades? Maybe. But living forever doesn't even appeal to me, I don't know why anyone would even want that.
Neither do I. Even though, I can understand why one would be inclined to such an idea, initially. However, people can be way too short-sighted that they just overlook the long-term consequences. Just because they only know what _they_ want, they easily ignore the future outcomes of their choices/beliefs.
K3wlG33k Agreed. Even when I was a Christian, I never bothered to amalgamate all of my knowledge with what I claimed to believe to be true religiously. It never even occurred to me to reconcile the secular with the religious. It isn't surprising that people can believe in things which they haven't fully considered.
Because usually we (humans) don't understand the meaning of eternal , we didn't evolve to understand big numbers so when you tell people that have no math background "you're going to live for eternity" they usually think that they're going to live for a long time that's why they buy to religious nonsense.
Can you imagine having to worship a blood thirst killer from the old testament?
Religious people say they do not know the mind of god (and their fairy tale book says yes and no and contradicts it self on this matter) and then they say no one knows who enters the heavens or not.
On this case, I guess if Bin Laden was considered not guilt, they would be happy to live with him for eternity in heaven.
Tyler Durden Indeed, most Abrahamic theists will claim that belief in Jesus as the messiah is the only requirement for entry into heaven, and the Bible supports this claim, regardless of how illogical it is that non-belief is the only unforgivable act. But then, oftentimes, when you ask them to defend such a stance, they indeed will claim that they don't know the mind of God and that they are not the judges. Well, in that case, I'm not too worried about being an atheist.
"death is like going home from an awesome field-trip" you want it to last but can't do any thing
-Some random commenter
I'm fucking terrified of death man.
Not like panicking and losing control over myself, but when I think about it theoretically and realizing that I'm not going to know what will happen to my family and friends in the future and where will the human race go...
Also not knowing where will technology go and how will it affect our lives, what will become of artificial intelligence and all of that sci-fi things. Basically the idea of me not knowing new things and stopping to learn freaks me out, it's pretty selfish but genuinely this is what instinctively jumps to my mind- that I'm not going to be around and that I'm not going to know everything.
This is why I like to fantasize about a superphysical computer that will calculate the future (and past) by deterministic principles of the universe, or in a more practical way I'm seriously considering to contribute to the development of a technology that can upload the human mind into a computer (so we'll be immortal).
Well im like you, and ive eventually come to the conclusion that whatever happenes. Its gonna happen, so make the most of it. When i see these athiest videos i am almost doing a sigh of relief yano? Becasue to me, they talk more sense and THINK about things, religion, no thinking its there, you dont think for yourself you think by a book written by people 2000 years ago, so enjoy life, dont live it by any standards but your own, THEN you'll find happiness :) whatever happens, happens, no use worrying about it now because you should enjoy life while you still got it.
I don't believe in a god but i like to think that were reincarnated as a different human or animal. Who knows? Maybe if reincarnation is real, i could be an alien from a different galaxy
I feel you man. Put it this way, whenever its your time, just remember you had to die sometime.
@Josh S
I get what you're saying, and I've thought about it myself.
But I'm fine with being asleep or being under anesthesia because I know I'll wake up eventually. I'm even fine with being in a comma in a preserving machine for 2000 years, as long as I wake up.
When I'll die of course I won't mind (because I'm... dead), or before I was born. But as soon as I became alive and started making memories, there's no turning back.
I'm not afraid of being dead, I'm afraid to stop being alive- to stop collecting new experiences.
I can't handle the thought of death. Its NOT OK. I CANT GRASP THE CONCEPT... ITS NOT REGISTERING...... OMG.... IT FREAKS ME OUT TO THINK ILL BE JUST NOTHING... FOREVER.. LIKE BEFORE I WAS BORN ... LIKE.... WHAAATTTT. WTF! I do not ,, will not... CANNOT accept it! Its so terrible and disturbing and unfathomable to me... a permanent sleep that lasts forever WITH NO DREAMS... JUST VANISHED..
As a Funeral Director who is also an Atheist, I applaud you for this explanation. I often talk about 'legacy '. I think that that's the important part. Even at the funerals of young adults, gone too soon, their legacy is palpable. I can learn an awful lot about a family's dynamic and the kinds of things that really matter to the deceased. The things they will be remembered for. It's a really beautiful and humbling experience.
"Don't spend your time making idiotic comments on youtube. You KNOW who you are!"
Me: "Aww.. but it's fun." :P
Lol xD
Ikr
"fun being a troll?" LOL
Death Only Exists When We Don't. Why Should I Fear Death?
Because death is the cause of you ceasing to exist, which is something the vast majority of us fear and dislike.
Epicurus. He's the one who said it.
No Problem. =]
But how is knowing that after you die there is nothing not comforting? As soon as you're dead, there is just nothing, you don't feel anything, you're not aware of anything. It's not like you're deaf & blind all the sudden, floating around in an endless space. There's just... nothing.
Steyn it terrifies me at least. If I had the choice to live forever, I would take it. Because to me, life itself is the ultimate "heaven". You take the good of the mystical "heaven" and the bad of "hell" and you get life. There is nothing in your life that time can't heal. I would be willing to stay until the eventual heat death of the universe.
You never cut us short of a wonderful video, thank Hemant!
Thanks!
No. 5 - Eventually, all your mistakes and regrets won't matter. It's a relief knowing I won't have to live with those things for eternity.
Agree :)
Very encouraging video, I really need to get help with my anxiety and depression
I think that we should start mentioning "death denial" with "climate denial" and "evolution denial".
You're too late. That was already started several thousand years ago and is called religion. If they pray really hard they can make Reality go away, at least in their minds.
eventually, as religion slowly dies out, we will. Maybe even in your lifetime
Reality is just that, wishful thinking and irrational beliefs will not, and will never change reality. The only thing that changes reality is physically doing something, creating a church? Yes, that changes the world around us... But sitting in it and chanting? That accomplishes nothing when it is directed to what would be your god, the reason: Believing in something simply doesn't change anything.
If you want to make a positive change in the world, do it yourself... Don't pray and do nothing... Don't tell others that Death is only the beginning when you don't know, and don't discredit a scientific theory as if it's some third grader's book report, the people who went about to prove this have done more in their lifetime than you ever will sitting and praying.
I wish people would see things from the other's perspective, I don't hate religion, I hate religious people who refuse to let others hold their own beliefs or disbeliefs and as the OP said here I think we should mention death as another thing that they refuse let us as atheists accept simply because they can't.
WEll, I've noticed that as our lifespan improves, religion decreases . . . a sign that people actually WANT to live.
Evolution and climate change can be proven ultimately. All that death-no death stuff... not so much. It is a topic where you can move the goalposts forever.
My grandma's last words before she passed were " I can't wait to go because i want to be in heaven and with god". To this day it has left me heartbroken because I realize now that religion was the reason she didnt care about the life she had and wanted to die to go to the after life. Being athiest has helped me value life more than when i was a christian so please value what you have right now
That's so painful, I'm 18 and I'm already freaking out
when you die, you do experience eternity.
eternal death as in you stop breathing forver
You also stop experiencing forever. You return to the exact same state you were in before you were ever conceived. You didn't exist for billions of years and it didn't inconvenience you one bit. Neither will being dead after this life is over.
RhondaH Well said.
RhondaH I would say that ceasing to exist puts a slight damper on most things. It also inconveniences anyone who cared about or depended on you as well.
blfry Yes, when people we care about and/or depend on cease to exist it is a real bummer. Even other social animals grieve when they lose members of their group. However, it is a fact of life and we find a way to carry on.
***** Sorry if it's over your head. Just think warm fuzzy thoughts.
Life doesn't have a meaning. That's why you make your own meaning.
A friend of mine once said to me, "chill out man, stop worrying over nothing! You can only die once!"
I see his point and your video reiterates that point also. Another great saying I adhere too is; "worry about the things you can change, not the things you can't change." Life is for the living so grab every opportunity and live it to the fullest! The "Pale Blue Dot" is very poignant in its addressing of 'worrisome' issues. Great video!
#3 goes with my favorite Dr. Seuss quote, "Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened."
That quote can also be misleading, IE talking about the holocaust, for instance.
If they take it that far then, they're in a bad position either way..
Why does nobody ever think of the Golodomor? Stalin cut off Ukraine from the entire world and took all of it's food so that everyone in the country would starve to death. Many deaths were caused by cannibalism and starvation. Anyone that tried to leave was shot.
loli loli lol
RandomCanEHdian
Jesus Christ will win in the end whether you àre with Him or not
Barbara Kerr get out of here you Christian. Or join us
No one will agree with me but my home is in heaven. I'm just walking on this world.
I believe the same.
don't put idiotic comments.
Dude no way I agree too lol
an eternity of anything seems like hell
That is pretty smart for a you tube guy.
An Eternity Of Nothingness Is Impossible.
@@Dark_Force_Of_Wishes how so?
@@Dark_Force_Of_Wishes Because say so?
I believe in life before death :-)
Excellent video! Congratulations!
eternal life right?
or a different thing?
Steph1890 Eternal life? No...one life only: life before death...there is no other... :-)
have a good life!
+xerox1959 okay
xerox1959 Ohhh life before death I get it
All atheists don't neccessarily think there is no sort of afterlife, reincarnation, etc. It's like how atheists can still believe in the supernatural, even though it's just as wacky as theism.
It's weird that a lot of atheists do make blanket statements about what "we" believe and aren't allowed to believe and still call ourselves atheists.
There is a difference between denier and skeptic, but many don't seem to know or care.
Bill wtf you even talking about? atheists can believe in all sorts of things, what they dont have is faith of any kind, or a belief in a god. what is your point?
Technically true, yes. Buddhism, for example, is an atheistic religion.
I think all supernatural claims are absurd but some atheists actually do believe in ghosts and stuff.
Nik Led Onou B You misunderstood me, friend.
I said that they CAN believe in spirits and the supernatural and alien abduction and ouija boards. They CAN believe in color therapy and Fung Sheui and Christmas, then what I was saying is that a lot of people go around saying that "Atheists don't believe in any such thing" and they (those people) call themselves Skeptics when they are not skeptics, but deniers.
My point is that I was agreeing with the OP and adding the conversation.
Feel free to give it another read through.
Amelia Hartman
To me, the concept of ghosts is more of a potential magnetic phenomenon. That, or people just in the mindset to see something, and see it. Our world is a crazy thing . . . I'd rather learn more about it than cower in fear of it.
When people ask," What is the meaning of life?" I know the answer. It is your choice to choose what the meaning of it is. To make your life wonderful, to make other people's lives wonderful, to care for people whose lives turned in a wrong direction and help them out. But one thing is for certain, every life moves humanity in a way, if it is to learn from a mistake so others don't make it, to make people think, or to make something that boosts humanity to a closer point of a certain goal, they all move humanity in some way.
Wrong
@@rubencervantes8222 What is it then? You can’t say that it’s wrong and just end there. If it is wrong you need to tell us WHY is is wrong and what the real meaning is. And that’s the thing, everyone has different opinions of what it is, just like CalicoJo said.
You should make a video about what to say when someone is in trouble without referencing the supernatural. Phrases to replace the Christian "God bless his/her soul", "He's in a better place" "God is watching over you", etc. Things like that.
I don't think it's necessary. I oftten say things like "Oh god..." or "Goddamnit", they're just expressions. I wouldn't mind a video on it though.
I think the phrase ''He's in a better place'' is not very misleading. While ''he'' may not exist per se, his suffering doesn't either, so in a way you could say that the person is relieved of their suffering, in a better place.
Well ***** , I could think of a different array of situations in which one would wish to express empathy without the need of referencing the supernatural. That's the key to my query. Expressing empathy. Our English language is full of colloquialisms and idiomatic expressions that have been influenced by the dogmas.
I'm an atheist and I still say things like OMG, and "god no!" or "god forbid me" without hesitation. It's just an integral part of our language now.
I'm in a family surrounded by Catholics, and when someone dies, I still struggle to empathize and offer condolences while still avoiding references to religious/supernatural phrases.
I've already replaced the phrase "oh my god" in my vocabulary with "oh my glob".
Thank you Adventure Time!
***** lol.
People say in heaven, there is no sadness or anything bad up there, but wouldn't you experience sadness because you are no longer with your love ones?
Awesome. This is an AWESOME video. Keep up your EXCELLENT work Hemant.
These are the same arguments and points I've been trying to tell all kind of believers. I'm glad to see somebody else formulating them.
I've watched your video's progressively delve into what Atheists know about god gods or an afterlife. I really wish you would take a more of a don't know approach. That's the most honest stance we can take.
he does, but since that has been said and done before, he also does a lot of scenarios (without explicitly stating that they are)
You can say the same thing for the tooth fairy.
I agree. It's always kinda irked me when people (atheist or religious) say something as fact (_____ happens after death) about something that's basically impossible to know.
Sure, we don't know but it's not 50-50, it's more like 99-1.
LightInTheNight1337
Why do you say it's 99-1?
My cousin died two days before thanksgiving, on my second wedding anniversary. of course I cried because he died young at age 29 but he had a terminal condition that pained him each and everyday. After I cried. I went out and had the best day off my life because I knew if he were around that's what he would have wanted.
We had a party after his ceremony to celebrate his life. And when I tell people that it was the most beautiful party I ever went to they look at me like I'm crazy. That celebrating after a funeral isn't something to do. I laugh and just tell them "that's what we do."
I really don't want to live forever, but I am a christian. It scares me to live forever.
Don't worry, out next eternal life will be nothing like this one. There will be no evil or sin, it will all be pure joy and love
Simon Zumbach sin is a byproduct of free will. So no free will in heaven? Forever a mindless robot? Sounds like hell to me.
lol. I'm an atheist but I'm afraid of death.
Please be a atheist you will be more happy.
"You won't know you're dead, so there's nothing to be afraid of."
HITCH.....
Very true. It don't hurt. Be scared of how your going not just that you are going. :)
This is why I would trust an Atheist over a Believer. For the Believer, on some level, this life and this world is disposable. It's only a dress rehearsal for heaven. "He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it." Matthew 10:39
But you misunderstood alot just because I believe in heaven aka the afterlife doesn't mean I don't care about this life on the contrary I care about how I treat others in this life god or no god but I do believe God will judge us based on how treated others
I used to wanna die, but hell kept me from offing myself. Ironically, after becoming atheist I realized I only have one life and that I didn't wanna waste it xD
I find it funny that Jainism has non-violence as it's core principle, but has a Swastika on their flag.
(I know that the Swastika is a ancient symbol, but still)
Even though neither religion (and no religion whatsoever) is true, at least Jainism's "good" afterlife sounds much cooler than being around happy, clappy Christians forever.
i am not after immortality or eternal life. i am after the TRUTH! and the word of God is truth (John 17:17)
If God appeared to me and took away my pain and suffering, I would pray forgiveness and worship.
I think the fact that our lives end after we die gives our lives more meaning than if we went to heaven.
Make a video about Josh Feuerstein
i want to find a way to eliminate this video, as in, get rid of death, im a materialist and i think of the body like a machine, and like a machine there are ways to keep is running, i just gotta figure out how
morning morality i was thinking getting rid of mortisis, so you can restart the body out of death
morning morality if we use technology to increase our life span, the greatest threat to our life becomes the off switch.
Robert Pysh it also becomes the greatest ability
Technology always breaks down eventually
You want to get rid of death and your profile picture is "shi" meaning death , how ironic,
Immortality would be best. Why would i want to loose all of my knowledge, my experience and my progress? There is no good of being dead.
Bro, if I lived every day as if it were my last, I'd be doing some serious jail time.
Same dude I mean wtf lol
Thank you man, you really helped me! I am 14 and I live in a super religious family. I am near getting my confirmation and I just can't handle it anymore. For years now, I have pretended to believe in God, because I was afraid if I didn't- my family would hate me- and so would God. I am now recognizing that I (unlike my family), do not believe in God, and I'm okay with that. I honestly feel like I have to come out of the closet- just to admit that I don't believe in God anymore. You really helped me to recognize my true opinion, and even though you probably won't read this, I want to tell you how thankful I am for you. Atheists are not bad people like my Mom says. She ignores me if I try to talk about it and I respect you for helping me. Thanks again!
-Sam
I do not like the thought of not being conscious or not thinking or just really nothing.... This makes death sound displeasing, I'd rather go on to a place like heaven
Wishful thinking never works.
I wanted to win the lottery, a lot...guess what happened?
But think about the fact that you are conscious right now..if atheist are right then in death we aren't anything. Literally you can label death as nothing if this were true
ibravosp5
Do a blind person see though his soul?
Do a deaf person hear though his soul?
Do the soul take place in thinking, remembering...when your brain is damaged?
No.
So, even if there's a soul, it's completly useless.
ibravosp5 Where were you BEFORE you were born? ? That's where you will go when you & I die... by; Hemant Mehta
This nothing death displeases me still...I think we all deep down want to live forever. My aunt informed me the other day that my cousins grandma was about to die but she's still alive..after that moment I'm thinking "She's old, do we really want her to live longer and longer until she dies? We are going to be sad, shouldn't she just go ahead and pass away?"
"Death makes my one and only chance to live actually important. I want to live the best life possible while I still have time, before my eventual demise consumes me and I'm wiped from existence forever."
I'd add one more: the human mind is not made for perpetual existence. Humans, no matter how well-off they are, tend to become more or discontent if they remain in the same situation for too long. Ultimately, an afterlife would just be punishing.
I used to sometimes consider suicide as a Christian because I would think I would get a second life. But now, THERE IS NO DAMN WAY I am committing suicide because I do not want to be gone forever anytime soon!
James Alexander Good idea. Don't commit fucking suicide, it won't bring you anything except for nothing. Sounds trippy.
there's too much evidence for god (for me at least)
What evidence?
You don't have any evidence xd
Well I agree and also the other reason I believe is because with heaven and hell aka the afterlife is makes this life have consiquences and that all the chaos in the world will have justice aka evil people get punished while the good people get eternal life it makes things FAIR in the I never understood atheists just accepting how fair life on earth is I bet they wouldn't say that when this world gets worse and worse which is it I hate to say it it will never be utpoia on earth no matter how humanity tries lol I mean come on it's 2020 and most people still argue and fight and if you look on the news killings and All sorts of bad stuff everyday I mean come on this is the world we live in and no one wants to have faith and I bet god is like up there saying ok guys you said you didn't want my help see what you got and I bet god is letting this Happen because he wants humanity to figure out this is what the world will be like in a world without him complete Chaos and destruction thank God I won't be here when it gets worse aka the tribulatiom ect peace and God bless
Sorry meant u fair life is on earth what I was saying was with god life becomes fair on judgement day without god then these is no justice
The thought of being at your own funeral just made me tear up a bit. I’m gonna do that.
This video bugs me and there are some reasons why:
1.When he said that it's the end of your life when you die, it's the end of your life
2.When he said that atheists don't believe in Heaven or hell, that makes me not want to be an atheist!
Death doesn't motivate anybody! That's absurd! People make the most of their life whether they believe in the afterlife or not. Btw...heaven and hell DO exist. Those who reject Jesus Christ go to hell....PERIOD! Have a nice day :)
That's just your opinion death is beautiful in a way, knowing that one day you'll no longer exist is scary yet makes every moment count. Imagine diving a second against eternity you'll get zero, but if you divide a second against your lifetime you will get something. So I'm sorry heaven and hell are indistinguishable cause it's an eternity with no meaning.
Drago says the great sage whose mellon registers a whopping 1498.5 cm3...at best ;) What makes you the great expert on death and the afterlife? Have you been there? No...of course not. You are just picking and choosing to believe whatever appeals to you...whereas i stand on truth. God's word is truth.
Hmmmm, Fuck your fake Gawd.
kukak bear
"Been there" lol
The electrical signals in your brain cease and your consciousness ceases as a result. This is so simple, the only reason people like you deny it is because it makes you feel bad. You can't be honest with yourself, nobody else is going to suffer for eternity at the hands of your magical infinity Hitler just because they don't have to delude themselves to spare their feelings.
Alex Kitchens Alex Kitchens8:56 PM
kukak bear
"Been there” lol
Where? To hell? No…i hope not.
The electrical signals in your brain cease and your consciousness ceases as a result.
I have no idea what you’re saying? Are you talking about being brain dead?
This is so simple
What?
the only reason people like you
You mean a Christian?
deny it is because it makes you feel bad.
Oh…so when we both die…one of us is gonna enjoy the experience more than the other. Well... maybe...i don't know?
You can't be honest with yourself
The Bible is TRUTH…that…i will honestly tell ya.
nobody else is going to suffer for eternity
Oh…so you HAVE been on the other side??? Well…looking at your profile picture…i could almost believe it, ha! And it ain’t heaven! No body looking like that... tall and proud and arrogant is gett'n in partner. So you better put on a different robe. Yes…like the Robe of Righteousness (Jesus)..or you’re screwed!
at the hands of your magical infinity Hitler
Hitler wasn't all that magical. He’s not likely going to be in heaven unless he did some quick talk’n at the end there. Even then..God might not let him in. Oh..i guess that comes later…at the Great White Judgement. My mistake!
just because they don't have to delude themselves to spare their feelings.
The only deluded that’s going on here…is the one that has 4 heads and 9 eyes..now THAT’S delusional.
Cheers…way to get destroyed! :)
All religions say you will live forever because people don't want to die. Live life without caring in the end you will care
I get so Happy and contempt when watching these videos. As an ex-christian my life as been stress-free, I've more confident, and happier. And whenever I start having doubts about me being agnostic atheist i watch these videos to reassure me that I made the right decision.
Death will give me answers to everything.
Part of being an adult is sometimes doing things you don’t want
Also, it’s not that easy to say « if you’re depressed, go to a doctor »
You talk like you’re not an AmeriKKKan and don’t know how so many ppl cannot afford that
We we die we don't have to listen to Ken ham anymore, which is nice...
I’m an atheist but I feel like when we die, we enter an eternal sleep with others who died where in our dreams of our dead body we can make anything happen, we could control our dreams. I could be wrong of course, but it’s my belief.
I once asked to a pastor as to why people are so sad if someone dies and goes to heaven, no answer
we are immortal even if heaven or hell isn't real there is still atleast reincarnation. it's explained scientifically not just a belief.
I am absolutely terrified of the idea of life after death, in whatever form. Obviously hell is a horrible idea but to me also reincarnation is. The idea that after I’ll die I’ll start another life without the people I love and that I would have to start over (i.e. I would have to re-educate myself, I would have to find another partner, another job, going through suffering again) is absolutely terrifying and I honestly don’t get how so many people think that life having a definitive end is bad. What bothers me the most is that we actually have some kind of evidence for reincarnation (see Ian Stevenson’s work about children remembering their past lives and their stories actually corresponding to real events)
I realize that nobody will ever take me seriously due to my name and avatar being Biggie Cheese, but I have to get this out. When I think about death I get scared, nervous, and I shake. I feel a chill down my spine that makes me cold even on a blazing hot day. I fear eternal nothingness, and I don't know why. My mom used to tell me, "Don't be afraid of death, when your dead you'll be too dead to care" I should have listened, but even now when I think back on her telling me this I still don't feel comfort. I don't know why, is it natural to be this afraid of literally nothing. It is so bad that I take medication, I have been taking it for years, it helps a lot, but when I am reminded of death it happens. I get chills, I feel scared, I shake, and sometimes I cry, but that last one is extraordinarily rare. I always envied religious people that don't have doubts, because they are certain that they will live forever with their loved ones. They have the luxury of not seeing our world in it's true form. They don't see all of reality, because they live in fantasy land. A comment on an atheist RUclips channel comes to mind, it said "Believing in god is like believing in unicorns, except unicorns are more realistic.". Nothing but avoiding the topic of death helps me. I have been to therapy, but they only suggested upping my medication, which I have tried. I realize that almost nobody will read this, but I just wanted to get this out. If you read the comment then either reply with your opinions or like it, just so I know that you read ALL of it, thanks! :) Have a great day.
some people happy stealing,.. some people happy giving, then both share exactly same destiny in the end, death and nothingness. So, why bother giving instead of stealing? it's the easier way, the happiest way..
Words do not express how appreciative I am of this video.
These benefits are great even for believers like me because I don't know if I can do any of the things I want to do in Heaven that I can do on Earth. I'm a Christian but I try not to take things for granted, try but struggle with fighting over little things. These suggestions are great for everyone including believers.
Why do people say, lord have mercy on him or her, and lord be good to him or her when their dead, why didn't he have mercy, when they were in drastic pain dying slowly from cancer, what kind of god, would be so heinous.
If there is no caring God we have to take care of each other more and be "caring gods" for each other...
I believe it is our duty to help advance the human race and make others happy.
I agree with you, and I wrote an essay on this.
I agree with you, and I wrote an essay on this.
Legit I did that.
when you die that's the end
1.) death motivate us ......
2.) remind us to look at the big picture ......
3.) help us appreciate what we have .......
4.) let us prepare our exit ........
I honestly wonder where I was before I was here
Hi Hemant :) I'm reading Richard Dawkins' "The God Delusion" for the first time, up next is "The Young Atheist's Survival Guide" :) thank you for taking the time to create these videos and inspire people in a calm friendly way that atheism is something to be proud of :)
Death is always fascinating as usual for a dreamer.
I am an atheist but I do (sort of) believe in an afterlife and a soul. I acknowledge I have no grounding in this belief, and certainly won't argue for it, but I do feel like there is something more to us than just a body and a mind.
I also suspect I believe it mostly because I don't like the alternative, but the point is atheists don't necessarily dismiss the existence of some afterlife or the soul, they just dismiss the idea of a god or gods.
I'm not afraid of death because when I die I will get reborn into any living creature.. Hmm I wonder what it's like as a plant.
I don't fear death because while I am alive death isn't and when death comes I will not be
This reminds me of a quote to a CollegeHumor video (of all things). It goes something like this:
"You can't avoid danger, just go on and try! No matter your actions,
ＹＯＵ'ＲＥ ＳＴＩＬＬ ＧＯＮＮＡ ＤＩＥ."
There is movie, "the last minute" remember what time is left of your life, what do you plan to do next week?
Yes, celebrate life rather than being sad that it's over. We recently had a few church members pass away. One of our pastor's relatives and the mom of one of my friends. There is no sadness because we know we'll see them again soon. Even the funeral's will be celebration of life events. We're happy that they were with us for a time. Now, they've simply gone to be with the Lord. I wish I could join them now, but my time will come.
He at has inspired me video clip after video clip. I am in old age, suffering from Cancer and undergoing oncology treatment, and this clip has inspired me to make the best of what is left of my life. Thank you so so much!
A addition to this wonderfull thoughts: Dale Carnegie - Stop worrying and start living!
I don't understand why people are afraid of death .. (HOW you die might be concerning) but it will happen eventually. It is all a matter of how and when. I would much rather enjoy my life NOW then keep worrying about death. I do not need some "eternal purpose" to my life ... I am just happy to be here.
Gaining knowledge is one of my favorite things to do. If I died and no longer would even know I ever existed would be a waste of time. Thank God I will live forever, and continue to learn new things for eternity. Carl Sagan would have loved that.
I think I am going crazy sometimes I talk to my monitor like I am having a conversation with The Atheist Voice lol. Thank you for your videos!
Wrong! I've known I'm going to die my entire life and it doesn't motivate me. On the upshot, at least you didn't ask me to subscribe.
If no one wants to die then I'm someone
Death ensures that eternity is nicely divided into 3 parts. There's the part where you don't yet exist, the part you do exist, and a part where you no longer exist. Seems pretty well-balanced, actually.
It's really horrifying to think about the concept of eternity, and how there will never be an end to time, it is always ticking and nothing can stop it, or ever will. I think that is why many people choose to make themselves think there is an afterlife in which everything is great. Being an atheist, I find eternity very terrifying, yet I'd rather stick to common sense than grasp on a religion I know is false
I don't wanna die I'm scared to die
Do what makes you happy, and let others do what makes them happy, unless they treat kittens badly, then smack them in the head.
Lol true
Thank you so much sir. You may have single- handedly helped me out of my mortality depression
live for the now, quit dwelling on negatives, think positive, and live and let live, right on!