What happens after death for an atheist?

Atheists decompose with dignity.We become part of the greatest re-cycling scheme in history. Maybe I was part of an Egyptian princess in a past life? After all, just about every psychic channeller was.
So better make your days here count, else you are just taking up room and resources.

Hi, Rob, for something worthwhile, start your own religion. Easy entrance, plenty of side benefits, glorious afterlife. Just don`t forget to stress to bring plenty money.

Dunno about Beatific Vision, but I,`ve had a number of experiences in my life. Moments of exceptional clarity. I recall being a trifle chilly, but otherwise it was memorable. I had a different vision of myself and the world and set out on a different path afterwards. During the experience, I never met God, heard any voices or a heavenly choir, had no visions of apocalyptic events, just like an overview of existence from another angle. Does this count?

Lol. Well done.

Hi,Rob, nothing very mysterious or supernatural about the experiences. Most took place during periods of high stress. I never induced them with illegal substances (or legal, come to think of it ), but it was almost as if my thinking or vision moved to a higher level. While the coolness was a minor factor, the one lingering memory I had was absolute clarity, no emotions involved, just a new way of looking at my life from an overall viewpoint.One experience involved receiving (?) information necessary for the formation of a new welfare organisation. As fast as I could write, new ideas and directions flooded into my mind, most of which worked out in practice. Creos might say it was divine guidance, but it all involved human behavior, no warnings, no retribution. Was I finally getting my act together? Was I evolving? Who knows? Thing is, I am a better person today for the insights.

Actually, while I might have gained from the experiences,ultimately it was self-defeating. It wasn`t reproducible at will, and I couldn`t pass it on to others. Bit like the 'Eureka' moments by men of science after grappling with a problem for weeks,months,years, and the solutions popped into their minds. Do we have to wait for sufficient nerve connections to be made before we get an answer? I saw an interesting special once about brain damage. A lawyer had a tumour removed from the Broka area of his brain. While perfectly lucid, he couldn`t associate legal terms with what they actually meant. When a legal term (i.e. tort) was pointed out to him, he could read the word, even speak it, but said it wasn`t 'tort'.Do we hit a ceiling after years of acquiring knowledge and motor skills? Can we bypass the boundary? Many wonders await our knowledge of how the brain works.Edited for a--oops--spelling mistakeThis message has been edited by Nighttrain, 02-06-2005 16:21 AM