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Is everyone so depressed now partially because modern science has probably proven there is no god / afterlife?

By that I mean, it must be an inherently comforting thing to think - we inherently know this and want there to be something after death, because it feels right, or more meaningful. There’s a reason basically every civilization ever has some sort of afterlife ethos.

I realize I am basically horseshoeing my way into evangelicalism but still. Maybe life was better if we believed there was something beyond this.

pelletbucket ,

nah there is probably tens of thousands of years of human history before we invented an afterlife

theywilleatthestars ,

Never found the idea of god particularly comforting

Cosmos7349 ,

I think probably more influential is the accessibility to global knowledge, so now it’s really easy to see how shitty everything is, and also find more things to worry about

vividspecter ,

I doubt underlying depression rates are any higher today than in the past. It’s just not pushed under the rug anymore.

hendrik , (edited )

Don't think so. If life is just your SAT... I don't think examns are that enjoyable. And it's not like God gave us clear instructions anyways. If that sucks, it's on him. And the bible is more treating us with the carrot and a stick. Lots of it is invoking fear... don't do this, don't do that... He'll send plagues and illnesses, seems a narcissistic father and has no issue whatsoever making some of us suffer. I wouldn't like it at all if it were true.

Some people however will get a comfortable feeling from being exposed to empty promises. But to make them more effective, I'd say it'd need some more visual invitations. Like God showing himself and performing some more miracles so it becomes believable. And we need clearer instruction because christianity is just filled with contradictions. And it's hard to cope with that. The promise is afterlife, but you're set up for failure because of the bible telling everything and the opposite. And being set up for failure sucks.

K1nsey6 ,
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Im an atheist and im not even remotely depressed. I live everyday to the fullest because I know it might be my last day on earth, all we are guaranteed is right now. And once I die I dont need the superstition of an afterlife, I believe that I will live on in the positive influence Ive had on many people.

HootinNHollerin ,

“When I’m dead, just throw me in the trash” - Frank Reynolds

snooggums ,
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Not believing in an afterlife is fantastic! When I die my life is complete, and what I did during my life is all that matters. No worries about having to meet some arbitrary moral code or fighting for eternity or being reincarnated, just the void like before I was born.

Now living s And becoming more and more aware of how completely awful people can be, that is depressing.

nufan8001 ,

Ignorance is bliss.

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