Religion

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@Dogfood:

The thing with your example is that you're using your biases to tell us who is happier.

The atheist knows what to expect. If he/she hasn't found peace with that then he/she's not a very good atheist. How does this make him/her ''less happy''?

The christian person lives in an illusion that gives him/her faith. You then say this person wakes up in heaven and everything is perfect and golden. If a god exists, why wouldn't he accept the atheist in this strict scenario of yours? He/she's an atheist, not a child murderer. Why can't the atheist wake up in heaven too?

Point is: your scenario is highly biased by your belief system and you're TELLING us that the christian is happier because he/she's a christian.

And again, i'm not a chest thumping atheist. I have my own system of beliefs and thoughts that don't come from judeo-christian religions.

Being happy near death is being prepared and at peace; not having a card (so to speak) that says ''i'm a christian, everything is fine''.

I'm using biases? i still hear the words "living in illusion" yes. So neutral of you.

If we're playing a game like this let me fix your post a bit "the atheist THINKS he knows what to expect"

I never really said that God throws every atheist to hell, i dont know, i'm not him and i'm not going to judge who goes where. But then again the correct definition of hell is not "Satan goat party with chains, spikes and fire" Hell is actually just absence of God. So if one is to reject the idea of God and refuses to think of a deity such as God then what does he have to complain about when someone says "you're going to hell". Also i'm not saying that atheists should go to hell because that would be unfair, i know a fair share of kind hearted atheists.

once again the "bias" i can only comment on that with..look who's talking. Sorry but i think everyone except bridge (<pleasent surprise) is so high on their horse when marking religious people "diluded, living in illusion" or just calling it fiction

edit: Ashtorreth yes i did and it doesnt really make any difference, he still marked everyone to be an atheist