Hi guys recently I started identifying as an agnostic humanist. I often find myself now worrying about what happens after death. How do you guys deal with things like this or what advice would you give.
When I first became atheist, it was a matter of morality for me. I couldn't lie and claim to believe in a god that I just didn't believe in. I figured that if there was a god, that he'd rather I be honest than to lie.
That said, it took years before the nightmares went away.
Fact is...whatever god you choose, more people believe in a different god. So how is one supposed to pick a god to believe in anyway? The pick of the draw from where you were born? The worst description of hell? The followers with the greatest dedication? Or greatest willingness to die for their beliefs? There are literally thousands of different takes on Christianity, each saying that all of the others are wrong. Same with Muslims. Not quite so many varieties of Jews... And that doesn't even get to the Hindus, etc, etc.
That said, it took years before the nightmares went away.
Fact is...whatever god you choose, more people believe in a different god. So how is one supposed to pick a god to believe in anyway? The pick of the draw from where you were born? The worst description of hell? The followers with the greatest dedication? Or greatest willingness to die for their beliefs? There are literally thousands of different takes on Christianity, each saying that all of the others are wrong. Same with Muslims. Not quite so many varieties of Jews... And that doesn't even get to the Hindus, etc, etc.