Originally Posted by
Koji
Perhaps at a time death scared me. Now, it does not impose fear on me anymore. If I stare it right in the face, I am sure I will be afraid. In a single passing moment though, I am not. Science tells us that it ends there, that there is no afterlife. One would think I would fear such an end, but I am a religious man too, so I suppose I find comfort believing there is something else.
In a philosophical stand point, for those that do not believe in a higher entity, no matter what it might be, it is rather pointless to resist. Many people find hope in religion. Why do they bother though? Death is actually one of the reasons. People fear death, so instead of facing an end to their existence, they believe it perpetuates in some other way. Like I said, it is rather pointless to resist a religious outlook because you either pass on or end. I would rather have hoped that I pass on to another life in some fashion.
I have a different problem though. I fear the afterlife. I am a Christian and from the way people deem heaven, it does not sound wonderful to me. I think the place itself is magnificent sounding, but what about that which I become? I can no longer hate or dislike people, at least from what I can tell. I can no longer sin, or make mistakes as it may be a bad example under God’s dominion. To me, this sounds like I become nothing but a drone in order to expand benevolence in his land. Do not get me wrong, I would rather this than hell or nothing at all. I still wonder though, will I lose who I am, and will that be the same as not existing at all?
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