Ask a forty something Atheist

[Spikey]

Ask away, anything you would like to know, I will do my best to answer

 

[SeraTaru]

Where does this universe come from?

 

[RaymondG]

What happens when we die?

 

[Spikey]

Where does this universe come from?

I was thinking more in terms of questions like "How long have you been married."

But okay my answer to that question is I don't know. I personally think we will never know for certain.

 

[Spikey]

What happens when we die?

Nothing as far as I know.

 

[Aryeh Jay]

Do atheists get haircuts like normal people?

 

[Aryeh Jay]

Does a forty year old atheist know what a Ten Bob Note is?

 

[Spikey]

Do atheists get haircuts like normal people?

Yes, but define 'normal'

 

[Aryeh Jay]

How long have you been married mate?

How old is your trouble?

 

[Spikey]

Does a forty year old atheist know what a Ten Bob Note is?

Yes, it doesnt exist, that's why it's bent.

 

[RaymondG]

Can I have one million dollars?

 

[Spikey]

How long have you been married mate?

How old is your trouble?

20 years, and she's 46

 

[Sarah G]

Many of the atheists I am friends with (or follow on social media) are depressive, anxious, addicted and or seem to lurch from one existential crisis to another. When life's disasters strike, or even threaten to, they seem somewhat anchorless and are tossed around on the waves of this material, dog eat dog reality that is all they believe and invest in. So, my question is: do you wish you could believe? To have that comfort, peace, hope and joy that can come with faith in a higher power, to never cry yourself to sleep in fear that you are on the verge of death, bankruptcy, homelessness, perpetual loneliness. Do you ever envy the simple bliss of the believer? (okay, that's two questions, if there's a limit take the second one )

 

[Spikey]

Can I have one million dollars?

No

 

[Spikey]

Many of the atheists I am friends with (or follow on social media) are depressive, anxious, addicted and or seem to lurch from one existential crisis to another. When life's disasters strike, or even threaten to, they seem somewhat anchorless and are tossed around on the waves of this material, dog eat dog reality that is all they believe and invest in. So, my question is: do you wish you could believe? To have that comfort, peace, hope and joy that can come with faith in a higher power, to never cry yourself to sleep in fear that you are on the verge of death, bankruptcy, homelessness, perpetual loneliness. Do you ever envy the simple bliss of the believer? (okay, that's two questions, if there's a limit take the second one )

I already have comfort without belief, my wife my kids, and knowledge that I am loved.
Death doesn't scare me, it happens to us all.

 

[Aryeh Jay]

Yes, but define 'normal'

Someone that belongs to the C of E but never attends, would rather drink a pint watching Manchester take on Arsenal than go to work, calls their MP for any old thing. You know, normal

 

[ToBeLoved]

Why are aetheists so concerned with Christianity in that most hate it? If they don’t believe in God, what
Do they care if we do?

 

[ToBeLoved]

I already have comfort without belief, my wife my kids, and knowledge that I am loved.
Death doesn't scare me, it happens to us all.

But you know, given that so many people do believe in some kind of God, isn’t it like taking one shot on A rhoulette wheel and staking eternity on red or black

 

[SeraTaru]

Do you play computer games? Anything online? If so are you a PC gamer or a console guy?

How about music? What floats your boat?

 

[Aryeh Jay]

You opened a can of worms mate!