Posted: Nov 14, 2010 6:33 pm
my_wan wrote:darwin2 wrote:my_wan wrote:
Problem is most of us know atheist who believe in an afterlife. So then why do you say atheist believe that conscioussness end with "death" ? Perhaps you pulled that claim from a dark smelly place?
That's very interesting. I have never met an atheist that believes in an after-life. Obviously you have. If some atheists believe in an after-life, they should be able to describe in some detail what the after-life is like. Since you have met these atheists, I would appreciate it if you describe their thoughts on the after-life and give me their scientific evidence to support an after-life.
Why should they "be able to describe in some detail what the after-life is like"? I have a pet, and now you have have reasonable grounds to believe I do. So now "describe my pet in some detail". By the logic you provided you should be able to! See how ridiculous that is?
Hmm, WOW. That's like saying: Imagine how surprised and scared atheist would be if they realized they were alive. After all, God created life so how can we believe we are alive now if God didn't exist. See how ridiculous that is?
Yet you characterized it as if it was not only logical, but also scientific. Not only is it not logical, logical doesn't make something scientific. That's why math is not science, but science requires math. In fact you said nothing that is even logical, and scientific wasn't even remotely involved. For instance, Luxembourg is 44% atheist, yet only 22% do not believe in any sort of spirit, god, or life force. So now I have used results from science to invalidate your claim. Thus your claim was neither logical, scientific, nor correct.
You shouldn't make statements you can't back up. I have doubt there are atheists that believe in an afterlife. Your response using the analogy of a pet just doesn't cut It.
You bring God into your response. This is not a thread about God. If you want to talk about God, create your own thread. This thread is about the survival or lack of survival of consciousness after death. Who cares what the people of Luxembourg believe? When we ask the question does consciousness continue after death or does it cease after death, there can be only two possible answers. Either it does or it doesn’t. There is absolutely no evidence to support either answer at this moment in time. Logically and realistically the best answer is that there is a 50% chance for either being correct.