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If you are an atheist - I need to ask a question.

Just what do atheists believe in? What do they think happens after death? Is this it - this life and nothing else?

How do you explain the millions of flowers, insects, bugs, animals, all different, each with specific abilities to further its life?

I'm not sure at all what happens after death, nobody's come back (as far as I reliably know) to tell us. On one hand, I figure that it would be a waste of human consciousness for all of this to go to nothing, yet, we are the only species on the planet who believe our consciousness, and its survival after death are important. Perhaps that's overestimating its worth somewhat. I guess we'll all just have to see, if there's anything to see.

Darwinian evolution works for me. And it's fine with me that Darwin himself had limitations on what he could understand, other scientists have come forward to advance the theories beyond what he could know or imagine. I don't hold Darwin up to the test that religious people hold their prophets, that either someone is 100% right, or 100% wrong. People know what they are capable of knowing, and others come along and expand on that.

"If you are an atheist - I need to ask a question.

Just what do atheists believe in?"

By definition, atheists believe that there is no god or gods. I'm assuming you knew that already. Atheists aren't a group and so there is no required dogma beyond that required by the Websters definition.

"What do they think happens after death?"

What do I personally believe (IOW I'm not the spokesman for any imaginary atheist organization)? My wife and family will morn for a while. My company will restructure without me. Life goes on for the living and I rot.

"Is this it - this life and nothing else?"

Yup.