My Life After Death Story - Take that Atheists!
Posted: Tue Aug 31, 2010 2:16 am
The thing about Atheism is this, people often talk about it, like it is a religion, and it is not. It has no doctrine, no system, there are no ‘churches’ for atheists to gather and not pray, there are no atheists knocking door to door trying to uncovert people, there are no atheist priests & stuff.
Atheism is a general discretion of people who do not believe.
I for one consider myself an atheist. I was raised in the Catholic Church and always had a great interest in a many different forms of religion and learned a fair amount about many of them.
I do not deny that there is a possibility that there could be something greater than us out there. Just watching a beautiful sunset would make you wonder.
However, I do not believe in religion, I do not believe that the men, who designed religion and use religion to suppress people, (particularly women) or be self righteous thinking that they are the ‘saved ones’ or better than other people who practice other religions.
I think that God, if there is one, would be so above all that, and he/she/whatever, would be laughing at the behaviors of those on this planet who think that they are somewhat supreme because of their beliefs.
Maybe there is an afterlife, maybe there is not one, I don’t know and I don’t care. The only thing I know is that this is the life, here now, that I know and am living, and until I die I will live life to its fullest, love as many as allow me to, be happy, treat the earth with respect so I can pass it on to my kids, and get on with it.
I will be more that happy on my last day to stand before any God, if there is one, and justify my life as a good man. If I am damned because I did not spend my life on my knees praying into the wind, then so be it.
I would not comment on your experience, it sounds like a marvelous one and I am in no position to believe or disbelieve. If it is what gives you strength, then more power to you.
Atheism is a general discretion of people who do not believe.
I for one consider myself an atheist. I was raised in the Catholic Church and always had a great interest in a many different forms of religion and learned a fair amount about many of them.
I do not deny that there is a possibility that there could be something greater than us out there. Just watching a beautiful sunset would make you wonder.
However, I do not believe in religion, I do not believe that the men, who designed religion and use religion to suppress people, (particularly women) or be self righteous thinking that they are the ‘saved ones’ or better than other people who practice other religions.
I think that God, if there is one, would be so above all that, and he/she/whatever, would be laughing at the behaviors of those on this planet who think that they are somewhat supreme because of their beliefs.
Maybe there is an afterlife, maybe there is not one, I don’t know and I don’t care. The only thing I know is that this is the life, here now, that I know and am living, and until I die I will live life to its fullest, love as many as allow me to, be happy, treat the earth with respect so I can pass it on to my kids, and get on with it.
I will be more that happy on my last day to stand before any God, if there is one, and justify my life as a good man. If I am damned because I did not spend my life on my knees praying into the wind, then so be it.
I would not comment on your experience, it sounds like a marvelous one and I am in no position to believe or disbelieve. If it is what gives you strength, then more power to you.