An extremely friendly question to athiests. ^_^

[ImmaculateShadow]

I'd like to emphasize that this question is purely out of curiosity. It is not meant, in any way, to be inflammatory. This is just something I cannot comprehend on any level, so asking for an explanation from those who do understand is the most logical course of action.

Those who have belief also have hope. Hope in something greater that happens after death. Hope that they will be spared something aweful during life. Hope that their choices make a difference in the long run.

Those without any faith, pure atheism, do not have this hope. It's completely out of their range unless they accept some belief. To me, this lack of hope is worse than death. I'd have commited suicide a long time ago actually if I did not have hope. It's the hope that has allowed me to live as long as I have, otherwise I wouldn't be making this thread right now.

So my question to atheists is: how do you live without hope?

I'd rather not have this thread shut down too early, so try not to troll. Thanks. ^_^

Atheism, being more of a philosophy that a theology — since it's the absence of theos, is a philosophical stance that doesn't support or deny hope in the way you are posing.

For instance, since our universe can't be said to have an observable 'supernatural' aspect to it due to the fact that all of observable reality is in fact called reality. There for even in the position of atheism one can hope for an after life — reincarnation, the transformation of consciousness, the transmigration of mater & energy, levels of consciousness, conscious being as multidimensional entities, etc..

After all, depending on your definition of the divine an atheist can also be a pantheist.

[Algalon]

I'd like to emphasize that this question is purely out of curiosity. It is not meant, in any way, to be inflammatory. This is just something I cannot comprehend on any level, so asking for an explanation from those who do understand is the most logical course of action.

Those who have belief also have hope. Hope in something greater that happens after death. Hope that they will be spared something aweful during life. Hope that their choices make a difference in the long run.

Those without any faith, pure atheism, do not have this hope. It's completely out of their range unless they accept some belief. To me, this lack of hope is worse than death. I'd have commited suicide a long time ago actually if I did not have hope. It's the hope that has allowed me to live as long as I have, otherwise I wouldn't be making this thread right now.

So my question to atheists is: how do you live without hope?

I'd rather not have this thread shut down too early, so try not to troll. Thanks. ^_^

i have plenty of hope in things that are actually possible

personally I think the worse thing that can happen to a living being is to exist for ever, ever been really bored? i bet you have, but in one life span you have things to do so you ignore those times youre really bored and frustrated

ok now try to comprehend the meaning the word ''infinite'' holds, even if you cant imagine it (no human can btw) if you understand certain aspects of it you see that to live for ever would suck ... well, infinitely

[Passion]

I'd like to emphasize that this question is purely out of curiosity. It is not meant, in any way, to be inflammatory. This is just something I cannot comprehend on any level, so asking for an explanation from those who do understand is the most logical course of action.

Those who have belief also have hope. Hope in something greater that happens after death. Hope that they will be spared something aweful during life. Hope that their choices make a difference in the long run.

Those without any faith, pure atheism, do not have this hope. It's completely out of their range unless they accept some belief. To me, this lack of hope is worse than death. I'd have commited suicide a long time ago actually if I did not have hope. It's the hope that has allowed me to live as long as I have, otherwise I wouldn't be making this thread right now.

So my question to atheists is: how do you live without hope?

I'd rather not have this thread shut down too early, so try not to troll. Thanks. ^_^

I don't. I hope that there's life after dead, but I don't believe in God. I was never taught to. Atheism doesn't limit hope at all.

[zoezoe]

well hope in something soon because jesus christ said that you are either with him or against him .... hope to choose wisely

[★Shinta]

I'd like to emphasize that this question is purely out of curiosity. It is not meant, in any way, to be inflammatory. This is just something I cannot comprehend on any level, so asking for an explanation from those who do understand is the most logical course of action.

Those who have belief also have hope. Hope in something greater that happens after death. Hope that they will be spared something aweful during life. Hope that their choices make a difference in the long run.

Those without any faith, pure atheism, do not have this hope. It's completely out of their range unless they accept some belief. To me, this lack of hope is worse than death. I'd have commited suicide a long time ago actually if I did not have hope. It's the hope that has allowed me to live as long as I have, otherwise I wouldn't be making this thread right now.

So my question to atheists is: how do you live without hope?

I'd rather not have this thread shut down too early, so try not to troll. Thanks. ^_^

Well, the way I see it is eventually we will all die. I do not have any hope for a better life after death, I only hope that in some way I have made a memorable contribution to society. This involves me having to put a lot of work in so that I can find my path in life and provide something to be remembers for. In a way I see death as an encouragement to achieve, not as something to look forward and start a new 'life'. The way I see it while I may be out of range of your hope in a new life, you won't be able to fully commit yourself to the hope I hold thus making you out if it's range.

This is my answer and I think many atheists would answer you question in this way.

[Valen]

I rather put hope and faith in my life and work hard to succeed in what I want to do in this life

Than putting faith in fiction book written prob around 2,000 years ago when human didn't know shit yet

[Zero Kelvin]

Honestly, who could possibly flame you for that? I m an atheist and everything you said was correct. Atheist's typically believe in things that are or can be proven by science and what they believe is logical ties in with what is scientifical.

Wut?
As an Atheist, one does not hold any belief in God.
Atheist - without belief.
Being an Atheist, I'm not, per definition, claiming that your God doesn't exist, I simply hold no belief in the aforementioned diety, or any deity for that matter.
I hold no belief, therefore I am an Atheist.
If Atheism was a religion, it wouldn't be Atheism, because you would hold belief in a supernatural being. When you claim that Atheists 'believe' in Science, you're no longer talking about Atheists, as Atheism has nothing to do with science.
I could be an Atheist and believe that Jewish Zionists were behind 9/11. You don't have to be 'logical' or 'sciency' to be an Atheist, you simply have to not believe in a deity.
When most of you think of Atheists, you think of people who claim that God doesn't exists. While many do just that, Atheism, by itself, is simply the absence of belief.
Atheists who argument for the notion that God doesn't exists are known as Gnostic Atheists, because they're sure that God dooesn't exists. (There are many levels of this - some Gnostic Atheists are just as ignorant as Gnostic Theists, their counterparts)
Atheism is not a religion - Just as not believing in Santa doesn't make you a non-santa-believer. You simply hold no belief in Santa, just as Atheists hold no belief in God.