No, that would be a betrayal of my principles. I know there is no God. I know there is no afterlife. I would embrace death, not try to seek something else beyond it.
I have been in situations where I thought I was going to die. I didn't pray or think about god. For some of those situations, the people who were with me were deeply religious and those people didn't pray or think about god either. You know why? because when the pucker factor is high, all you can think is: OH! ****!
I have been in situations where I thought I was going to die. I didn't pray or think about god. For some of those situations, the people who were with me were deeply religious and those people didn't pray or think about god either. You know why? because when the pucker factor is high, all you can think is: OH! ****! Frattracide
Nah, my motivation to pray would never be the fear of death, it would be the chance to communicate with a god.
Unfortunately though I know of no reason to think that a god exists or any method of prayer that doesn't involve presupposing a god's existence. In that way then it's impossible for me to genuinely pray, regardless of whether or not I'm going to die in five minutes.
No, instead I would think about how I lived my life and coming to terms with the inevitable end to it. I would never think of religion, and would certainly not make any last-minute conversions to any, as even if it were to be done, I'm sure God wouldn't accept it anyway.
No, instead I would think about how I lived my life and coming to terms with the inevitable end to it. I would never think of religion, and would certainly not make any last-minute conversions to any, as even if it were to be done, I'm sure God wouldn't accept it anyway.michaelP4
What good would it do? I'd rather try relaxing, focusing on what has made me content for living my life and telling those I love (who are around me, if they are around me) that I love them. Praying to an invisible deity in the sky won't bring solace to someone who doesn't have faith that being actually exists and can bestow mercy or grace on them. Praying before death is how the religious relax their minds... thinking about what made my life enjoyable is what I would do.
No, instead I would think about how I lived my life and coming to terms with the inevitable end to it. I would never think of religion, and would certainly not make any last-minute conversions to any, as even if it were to be done, I'm sure God wouldn't accept it anyway.michaelP4
What good would it do? I'd rather try relaxing, focusing on what has made me content for living my life and telling those I love (who are around me, if they are around me) that I love them. Praying to an invisible deity in the sky won't bring solace to someone who doesn't have faith that being actually exists and can bestow mercy or grace on them. Praying before death is how the religious relax their minds... thinking about what made my life enjoyable is what I would do.foxhound_fox
Good answers. I suppose it would be cowardly if I caved in to Pascal's Wager. :P
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