re atheists and hell atterlep vela acs oakland edu cardinal ximenez writes atheists believe that when they die they die forever a god who would condemn those who fail to believe in him to eternal death is unfair i don t see what the problem is to christians hell is by definition eternal death exactly what atheists are expecting when they die well i think that most christians believe that your conciousness will somehow continue on after your physical death which contradicts what most atheists myself included believe namely that your conciousness being contained in your brain dies when your brain dies there s no reason hell has to be especially awful to most people eternal death is bad enough i fear the pain that often comes with the process of dying but since i won t be around to worry about it i don t fear eternal death literal interpreters of the bible will have a problem with this view since the bible talks about the fires of hell and such this is something i ve always found confusing if all your nerve endings die with your physical body why would flame hurt you how can one wail and gnash teeth with no lungs and no teeth mark schnitzius schnitzi eola cs ucf edu university of central florida
