> I just cannot understand atheism because in my view of atheism there would be no reason to be alive or to even be born. What is the purpose?
Consider this: according to many Christians, non-humans don't ahve souls. Fine, whatever. But ahve you ever known of a mammal - a cat, dog or raccoon, say - that was injured and facing immanent death that did *not* appear to fear for its life, and look to be willing to fight to retain it? Hell, often enough they'll fight to the death against a greater foe they could easily escape for the purpose of protecting their young.
Right, wrong and a fear of death are something not restricted to humans or the religious.
Is it truly Death that is the fear or is the fear of the unknown? If you really know where your going when you die, there is no fear as in an animal they know life by there instinct I don't know if an animal has the ability to know the fear of death rather than they know the emotion of fear.
I don't know if I fear death because I hope and believe I will go to heaven but as a human being I fear or maybe cannot understand would be more like it what I will do everyday.