superhumanist:
Ever since I became an atheist, I developed a problem of some sorts. I seem to be drawn to thoughts about death and dark things.

I seem to have a taste for dark fantasy and the weird side of life.

For instance, I watch a lot of horror movies (I used to be scared of them as a christian). I read a lot of horror novels as well. I revel in apocalyptic and dystopian thoughts about the future.

If I were to self-diagnose myself, I would say that being an atheists makes you more likely to question life...and an important part of life is death. In questioning my mortality and finding no answer, I think I continue to find some meaning in the macabre.




What do you guys think?

thesicilian:

Death is not a part of life. Death is the absence of life.

CAPSLOCKED:

IN MY OWN CASE, I'VE ACCEPTED IT'S INEVITABLE AND EXPECT IT AT ANYTIME. I DON'T THINK ABOUT IT TOO MUCH CUS I ALREADY DID THAT AS A CHILD, HENCE, PART OF WHAT LED TO MY DECONVERTION.

I JUST TRY TO DO WHAT'S BEST FOR ME AND THE PEOPLE AROUND, EVERYTIME.. BECAUSE I CAN'T SAY WHEN THE LAST MOMENT WILL COME (AS THERE'S NO DEITY BEHIND MY FATE).

superhumanist:
Ever since I became an atheist, I developed a problem of some sorts. I seem to be drawn to thoughts about death and dark things.

I seem to have a taste for dark fantasy and the weird side of life.

For instance, I watch a lot of horror movies (I used to be scared of them as a christian). I read a lot of horror novels as well. I revel in apocalyptic and dystopian thoughts about the future.

If I were to self-diagnose myself, I would say that being an atheists makes you more likely to question life...and an important part of life is death. In questioning my mortality and finding no answer, I think I continue to find some meaning in the macabre.




What do you guys think?

superhumanist:
Ever since I became an atheist, I developed a problem of some sorts. I seem to be drawn to thoughts about death and dark things.

I seem to have a taste for dark fantasy and the weird side of life.

For instance, I watch a lot of horror movies (I used to be scared of them as a christian). I read a lot of horror novels as well. I revel in apocalyptic and dystopian thoughts about the future.

If I were to self-diagnose myself, I would say that being an atheists makes you more likely to question life...and an important part of life is death. In questioning my mortality and finding no answer, I think I continue to find some meaning in the macabre.




What do you guys think?

wildimagination:




I won't preach to u about any relegion or a relationship with Christ, u've probably been there ...but there's something that works for everyone weda Christian, Muslim, Idol worshipers or the Godless like u..

Be selfless from time to time...make a timetable of it if u can...go out of ur way to do things for others without expecting anything in return..and do it often

Its not about the amount, it could be just 2£(like the widow's mite).it may not even be money, it may be ur time....it makes life a bit meaningful..

I have athiest friends that visit pple in prisons and help them with food and words of encouragement...
Some visit homeless shelter to help with cooking and organizing...
Some organizer drug and sex awareness campaign for teenagers monthly in their neighbourhood....

Like the godless say...we are no different from dogs, rats, birds or even the pathogenic bacteria...we live for some time, then we die...but wetava time we have, helping others genuinely from the heart gives some certain kinda joy, distracts us abit from the thoughts of death by giving u some kinda reason to live other that just existing and helps to fill that emptiness in every man's soul that makes him constantly ask....
what is the purpose of living if we are all just gonna die eventually....

Mariangeles:

If you were afraid of horror movies as a Christian, then you never really understood the power you possessed!
Just get ready 'cause it gets worse...

superhumanist:


Which power is this?

superhumanist:



I agree with you.

But the question is, do you find yourself drawn to dark fantasies?

superhumanist:



I agree with you.

But the question is, do you find yourself drawn to dark fantasies?

wildimagination:


Ofcourse........I got so engrossed i started entertaining morbid ideas, I sort of started feeling the need to kill someone...after all..we are all animals...the strong one kills the weak...it was a dark, purposeless time
but later I found my purpose and realised I'm no dog or rat or a bacteria....

HappyPagan:

I've always been drawn to dark fantasy. I loved horror movies and books as a child. Classmates called me weird and mysterious.

I didn't just enjoy the stories, I wanted to be like the characters, always imagined myself exploring their environment.

For me, murder and sex makes a great script, Femme Fatale was a fun movie, one I watched far away from the monitoring eyes of my parents.

When I was Christian, I'd feel guilty. As a kid, Sunday School was quite successful planting the idea of an all-seeing, monitoring God - He watches everything, knows all, sees all you do. He will punish you if he sees you doing bad thing.

I realized that God was me when I turned atheist, and boy, have I indulged in some crazy shit since this discovery.

Poems From My Blunt
Birth and death, the two gates between which lies life. O we mortals, life's a sentence broken into many paragraphs. Ups and downs will come, but they are all part of the journey. Make it memorable. It will be forgotten anyways.

superhumanist:




It seems you understand my plight.

I personally think that this interest in dark fantasy is a search for meaning. I find myself lost in thoughts about death, afterlife, parallel universes and fantasy worlds.

thesicilian:

Death is not a part of life. Death is the absence of life.

HappyPagan:

I swear.. Sometimes, I feel like I live on a different planet. Being 'aware' is like the proverbial scales falling off the eyes. It's regaining one's creative child-mind, curiosity, sense of wonder.. Every ''what if" is answered by another "what if" .. Where God once filled the answers, he's become a gate I can open and walk beyond without fear of recrimination.

My mind has explored places my legs would fear to go. The internet has served as a reliable feed. It's an amazing time to be alive.

aaronson:
Going by your write up, I would love to imaging you infatuated with death, It's normal for constantly thinking brain to do so, But being drawn to horrific dark fantasies is such a sociopathic and sadistic tendency again, it also plays out in your mind on your quest to find meaning to life.

Here is the thing, The meaning to life is to feed, breed and die, anything aside those three are materialistic and don't hold no place in the quest for life important. so abort your dark fantasies otherwise, you find your self manifesting thoughts one way or another.

The brain/mind is powerful than you think. The brain plants those dark fantasies in your mind due to information you have of the world, Now it's your duty to abort that thought process from your mind or you might end up doing the unimaginable.

I'm Atheist myself, I know the phase you going through. Time to quit reading stuff about religion and read more about psychology to justify the nonsense in religion, you would be forced to abort those thoughts and rather leave your mind in a state of tabularazza for you to live a happy/successful life.

superhumanist:


But what about the dark side of life? Do you watch horror movies? Do you wonder about the mysteries of life? Have you watched Donnie Darko?

I DON'T WATCH ANY MOVIES. I DISLIKE THEM ALL.

wildimagination:


Ofcourse........I got so engrossed i started entertaining morbid ideas, I sort of started feeling the need to kill someone...after all..we are all animals...the strong one kills the weak...it was a dark, purposeless time
but later I found my purpose and realised I'm no dog or rat or a bacteria....

aaronson:


I'm Atheist myself, I know the phase you going through. Time to quit reading stuff about religion and read more about psychology to justify the nonsense in religion, you would be forced to abort those thoughts and rather leave your mind in a state of tabularazza for you to live a happy/successful life.

CAPSLOCKED:



I DON'T WATCH ANY MOVIES. I DISLIKE THEM ALL.

wildimagination:




I won't preach to u about any relegion or a relationship with Christ, u've probably been there ...but there's something that works for everyone weda Christian, Muslim, Idol worshipers or the Godless like u..

Be selfless from time to time...make a timetable of it if u can...go out of ur way to do things for others without expecting anything in return..and do it often

Its not about the amount, it could be just 2£(like the widow's mite).it may not even be money, it may be ur time....it makes life a bit meaningful..

I have athiest friends that visit pple in prisons and help them with food and words of encouragement...
Some visit homeless shelter to help with cooking and organizing...
Some organizer drug and sex awareness campaign for teenagers monthly in their neighbourhood....

Like the godless say...we are no different from dogs, rats, birds or even the pathogenic bacteria...we live for some time, then we die...but wetava time we have, helping others genuinely from the heart gives some certain kinda joy, distracts us abit from the thoughts of death by giving u some kinda reason to live other that just existing and helps to fill that emptiness in every man's soul that makes him constantly ask....
what is the purpose of living if we are all just gonna die eventually....

Martinez19:
I used to be afraid of the dark and being alone in the house at night but when became an atheist and my views became more scientific, I started going to dark areas for fun to remaind myself of how I mystified the absence of light (darkness). I can now finally stay alone in darkness since I know demons and other scary monsters don't exist and darkness is just the absence of light and is nothing special.

I am not afraid of death and love horror movies.

AlfaSeltzer:


What a useless advise.

Don't waste time helping lazy people wallow in their laziness.

If you need help from a fellow mortal, then you are a waste of useful space. Do the world a favour and expire yourself.

Martinez19:
I used to be afraid of the dark and being alone in the house at night but when became an atheist and my views became more scientific, I started going to dark areas for fun to remaind myself of how I mystified the absence of light (darkness). I can now finally stay alone in darkness since I know demons and other scary monsters don't exist and darkness is just the absence of light and is nothing special.

I am not afraid of death and love horror movies.

superhumanist:



Good. I now have a brother in darkness. Haha

obinna58:

You just described some part of me

superhumanist:


Okay. But you must watch some videos on YouTube? Some science stuff?