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I wish I wasn't an atheist. I deeply envy people who have faith in an afterlife. [Spirituality & Religion]

It causes me a great deal of anxiety and stress when I begin to think about what happens to people I love when they die, and what will eventually happen to me too. I wish so badly I could feel safe and confident that, even though death is hard, my loved ones will be just fine, and so will I, and we'll eventually be together again, happy and secure.
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BlackNo1 · 26-30, M
You can be an atheist and have a belief in the afterlife. Religion doesn’t have a monopoly on the afterlife.

If I were you, I’d take comfort in not knowing. Just be as happy as you can be in this world, and if there’s anything beyond, you’ll experience that in time. Not knowing something can be very liberating.
BlueMetalChick · 26-30, F
@BlackNo1 Well, true, theism I suppose is the belief in god, and you don't need to believe in god to believe in an afterlife.