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Originally Posted by troutman
I said I hold out hope there is a God.
Interesting. Why is that? What do you mean by "a God"? I think I have the same longings too. I think more than hoping that there is a "God", we hope that there is an after-life. We are all afraid of dying.
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Some people are afraid of dying. Some people are not afraid. In fact, some people welcome the end. There are all kinds.
I see many people in their 70's and 80's and they talk frankly about having five or ten years to live.
That's really a remarkable mindset if you think about it, really try and put your head into it. No future anymore. No hope. Just the ticking of the clock.
You can see how, at such a moment in their lives, people might look for things that would explain there isn't an absolute end.
I understand that. It will probably be me someday. It would be tempting for a lifelong agnostic or even atheist.
Cowperson