Is no life-after-death, something to fear?

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That is a deep and profound observation. And that’s why we recognize that life is short and we need to live it as fully as possible, in as good a way as possible.
 
I’m going to be honest, the thought of not-existing after I die is quite terrifying to me. The thought that all my ideas and pleasant memories would be just erased, or that I’d never experience such things again, is not something I can find any comfort in. Worse yet, without life-after-death I’d never be able to see my dead relatives again, and some of them I miss very dearly.
 
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SDA teach soul sleep. And this makes them happy. Safe and secure.
But the are spirituality deceived.
But it’s comfortable being deceived.
Dockins was deceived. So it’s EASY being deceived.
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So what makes you so sure that you’re NOT being deceived?
 
I’m with you on that. That’s how I feel, inside of my heart. However, IF God wills that any one of us ceases to exist altogether after physical death, we must trust that his will is righteous. Frankly, I can’t see that happening, but I don’t fully know the mind of God when it comes to each of us, individually.

If there is no afterlife, then what was the purpose of Christ’s sacrifice on the cross? And what would be the purpose of our living as physical beings, in general, if this is all there is?

I would say it’s very UNlikely that any of us will cease to exist after we die our physical deaths. Then again, nobody really knows for certain. If we are to be absolutely honest, we must admit that we don’t really know, because we haven’t died, yet.

I sometimes see what I perceive are “signs” from deceased relatives or ancestors that indicate their existence and presence in an unseen realm, and when I visited the grave of my biological grandfather recently, I could sense very strongly that he knew I was there.

How much of that is emotional response and how much is actually spiritual, I don’t know. But it was comforting, and I did feel hopeful.
 
The afterlife is a human Universal, so I’m not sure why we wouldn’t believe it. I don’t fear it, because every generation before me believed in an afterlife, I may as well do the same. Democracy has spoken.
 
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I’d like to gather some perspective on the concept of simply falling into non-existence (as many modern atheists profess - such as Richard Dawkins) vs life-after-death.

I am not looking for proof or rebuttal of the proposal, there are zillions of threads/articles/books on that. I am more looking for the believers contemplation of the idea from either a fear, or a theological, or both perspective.

What is your perspective on, for example, fear of the proposal in terms of, what if it is true. Now I know there are posters who may reply that there is a zero likely-hood of it being true. I respectively am not looking to debate that.
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If you’re not looking for proof or rebuttal of the proposal, why ask if it is true vs zero likely-hood of being true?

How is one to answer?
 
Goods that last longer are better, otherwise people would waste resources on things that end as soon as they begin.
 
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I’m going to be honest, the thought of not-existing after I die is quite terrifying to me. The thought that all my ideas and pleasant memories would be just erased, or that I’d never experience such things again, is not something I can find any comfort in. Worse yet, without life-after-death I’d never be able to see my dead relatives again, and some of them I miss very dearly.
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Understandable…
and.
Sounds like a need for an increase in Faith?
Ask God for Fortitude/Courage

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