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I don't want there to be an afterlife. Not at all. I am horrified of the idea. I don't really understand the appeal of an afterlife. I get death is scary, and maybe I am not totally correct about the fact that I am not scared of death. But my fear does not even compare to the terror of eternal life.

There are only two ways death can be avoided:

1. You never exist at all.
2. You exist for all of eternity.

That's it. Just two options. Life and then eventual death is superior to be both of those. I am happy about the fact that I am alive, so I wouldn't want to never get the chance to experience life. I also do not want to exist forever. I want it to end at some point. I am glad there is an end.

The way Christianity portrays an afterlife makes me uneasy for the following reasons:

1. You only are capable of feeling positive emotions. This doesn't make much to me, negative emotions are not desirable of course, but they are an essential part of the human experience. If we are not able to feel sadness, are we able to feel compassion? My guess would be no, as feeling bad for another human being would be a negative emotion. Does that mean we are stripped of any empathy or compassion inside of us? If so, are we really still human?

Adding on to this point, the people who do not make it into Heaven are supposedly being tormented for all of eternity. What if that is your sister? Brother? Mom or dad? Son or daughter? How could you possibly feel happiness knowing they are being subjected to eternal torment? To still feel joy knowing this feels so incredibly inhumane. It gives me shivers just to think about this.

2. If there is an afterlife, was there ever really death to begin with? If you look up the definition of death, there are a million different ways to define it. The most simple one being "a loss of life". If you are still alive, you never lost life. I think the word "afterlife" is a bit of an oxymoron. How can there be life after death, when death literally means loss of life? Doesn't that mean there was never death?

3. I believe it is simply a way for humans to ease both grief and their fear of death. We are innately afraid to die. Biology designed us to have a drive to create new life and to sustain or own life. An afterlife diminishes this fear. It tells us conciseness never stops. When a loved one dies... well, they are still alive, just not on Earth.

I don't believe there is life after death. Nor do I believe there is a god. However, I'm not going to sit here and pretend that I am certain about all of this. This is why it is a such a horrifying concept for me. Because I very well could be wrong. And that is simply horrifying.

I don't want there to be an afterlife. Not at all. I am horrified of the idea. I don't think death should be viewed as such an awful thing. The alternatives to death are worse, in my opinion.

There are only two ways death can be avoided:

1. You never exist at all.
2. You exist for all of eternity.

That's it. Just two options. Life and then eventual death is superior to be both of those. I am happy about the fact that I am alive, so I wouldn't want to never get the chance to experience life. I also do not want to exist forever. I want it to end at some point. I am glad there is an end.

The way Christianity portrays an afterlife makes me uneasy for the following reasons:

1. You only are capable of feeling positive emotions. This doesn't make much to me, negative emotions are not desirable of course, but they are an essential part of the human experience. If we are not able to feel sadness, are we able to feel compassion? My guess would be no, as feeling bad for another human being would be a negative emotion. Does that mean we are stripped of any empathy or compassion inside of us? If so, are we really still human?

Adding on to this point, the people who do not make it into Heaven are supposedly being tormented for all of eternity. What if that is your sister? Brother? Mom or dad? Son or daughter? How could you possibly feel happiness knowing they are being subjected to eternal torment? To still feel joy knowing this feels so incredibly inhumane. It gives me shivers just to think about this.

2. If there is an afterlife, was there ever really death to begin with? If you look up the definition of death, there are a million different ways to define it. The most simple one being "a loss of life". If you are still alive, you never lost life. I think the word "afterlife" is a bit of an oxymoron. How can there be life after death, when death literally means loss of life? Doesn't that mean there was never death?

3. I believe it is simply a way for humans to ease both grief and their fear of death. We are innately afraid to die. Biology designed us to have a drive to create new life and to sustain or own life. An afterlife diminishes this fear. It tells us conciseness never stops. When a loved one dies... well, they are still alive, just not on Earth.

I don't believe there is life after death. Nor do I believe there is a god. However, I'm not going to sit here and pretend that I am certain about all of this. This is why it is a such a horrifying concept for me. Because I very well could be wrong. And that is simply horrifying.

I don't want there to be an afterlife. Not at all. I am horrified of the idea. I don't really understand the appeal of an afterlife. I get death is scary, and maybe I am not totally correct about the fact that I am not scared of death. But my fear does not even compare to the terror of eternal life.

There are only two ways death can be avoided:

1. You never exist at all.
2. You exist for all of eternity.

That's it. Just two options. Life and then eventual death is superior to be both of those. I am happy about the fact that I am alive, so I wouldn't want to never get the chance to experience life. I also do not want to exist forever. I want it to end at some point. I am glad there is an end.

The way Christianity portrays an afterlife makes me uneasy for the following reasons:

1. You only are capable of feeling positive emotions. This doesn't make much to me, negative emotions are not desirable of course, but they are an essential part of the human experience. If we are not able to feel sadness, are we able to feel compassion? My guess would be no, as feeling bad for another human being would be a negative emotion. Does that mean we are stripped of any empathy or compassion inside of us? If so, are we really still human?

Adding on to this point, the people who do not make it into Heaven are supposedly being tormented for all of eternity. What if that is your sister? Brother? Mom or dad? Son or daughter? How could you possibly feel happiness knowing they are being subjected to eternal torment? To still feel joy knowing this feels so incredibly inhumane. It gives me shivers just to think about this.

2. If there is an afterlife, was there ever really death to begin with? If you look up the definition of death, there are a million different ways to define it. The most simple one being "a loss of life". If you are still alive, you never lost life. I think the word "afterlife" is a bit of an oxymoron. How can there be life after death, when death literally means loss of life? Doesn't that mean there was never death?

3. I believe it is simply a way for humans to ease both grief and their fear of death. We are innately afraid to die. Biology designed us to have a drive to create new life and to sustain or own life. An afterlife diminishes this fear. It tells us conciseness never stops. When a loved one dies... well, they are still alive, just not on Earth.

I don't believe there is life after death. Nor do I believe there is a god. However, I'm not going to sit here and pretend that I am certain about all of this. This is why it is a such a horrifying concept for me. Because I very well could be wrong. And that is simply horrifying.