Atheist-agnostics ignorant about life & death (was: Will Rome Return? )

Doug Weller wrote:
The nice thing about being an atheist is that you don't have to worry
about death (other than the effect your death will have on others). It
is, in a sense, a non-event.

Well, it does mean that I won't be able to be with my family and friends,
and learn and think, anymore, and that kind of saddens me. I think that
saddens most people, really, and is a good reason to make the most of
what limited time there is.

Think of it as the flip side of Pascal's Wager, if you like: If I'm wrong,
and there is some kind of thoughtful existence after death, then I'm no
worse off, but if there isn't, at least I did what I could in my allotted
span on earth.

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Brian Tung
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Brian Tung wrote:

Think of it as the flip side of Pascal's Wager, if you like: If I'm wrong,
and there is some kind of thoughtful existence after death, then I'm no
worse off, but if there isn't, at least I did what I could in my allotted
span on earth.


I couldn't have said it better, Brian.

Cheers, Dan Chaffee