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Originally Posted by IndigoGeminiWolf
Will atheists not see anything, and experience oblivion for a short time after they die? Or will they still believe they are alive?
I have a friend I care for deeply. He's my best friend, and I don't want him to be lost after death.
I would help him if I could, but he's like 20 years older than me and will probably pass over sooner. His health isn't the greatest, though I'm overweight too so who knows.
He is not afraid of death. He's had a heart fibrilation or something like that which wasn't painful, but he wasn't scared of death then either.
He just really believes nothing comes after death. I'm not trying to convince him otherwise. Who knows if anything really happens.
I don't live each day to the fullest. But we live similar, isolated lives. At least I have my mom who I can talk spiritual stuff with.
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Tell him even in empty space there is still something. The idea of nothing has no credence in reality. It's just an idea we give to our ignorance.
You have nothing to worry about. Your friend will be fine. The great thing about our spirituality, it does not require you to believe in it for it to believe in you. If he already has inner peace with his death, you don't need to deny him his certainty even if it conflates with yours. Okay?
Just love your friend and know that you two will remain friends when your time on earth expires. Another words, have faith large enough for the both of you.
sf