If science proved beyond a doubt that there was no afterlife and no God, would it make you less moral?
471280
It's impossible to prove a negative.  I doubt it would change religion that much at all.  People should have morals no matter if there is an afterlife or not.
1074697
Yes I do, but as for showing proof how would you do that it would be kind of like proving that there is or is not a god.
656273
Souls have not been scientifically proven to exist. Therefore, no one knows, since souls are theoretical only.
846268
Isn't it pointless to ask your question then, if you don't believe in either Heaven or hell.....
996767
To an extent. When death is imminent or appears imminent, even the staunchiest athiest among us may for a second wonder about his fate and what will become of him or her. That's where the God aspect comes in. I would think it would be kinda hard to, say, lie alone dying somewhere and not ponder anything in those last moments except your fading breathing and slowing heartbeat. I mean, if you don't believe in a higher power, what do you do when you lie there dying if there is no one around? Lie there and think, "gee, I wonder if I left the oven on?" Of course, I haven't been in that position so I nor anyone else typing here would know.
1054698
Being a n atheist does not mean we have no Morals .+\nAnswer:  About the same as  or a little less than Religious men.
794094
I do believe in an afterlife, but assuming heaven did not exist, then, yes I believe humans would create a belief in one for comfort and expectation of a new life to come.  I could even go as far as to say the mind is a powerful thing, powerful enough to even create supposed proof of afterlife by communicating with departed souls.  But, if the mind is that powerful, enough to falsely prove life exists after this one, isn't that power enough to say something bigger is going on here.  It points to the path the soul does live on, in my opinion.
616553
If there is no God, then there is no afterlife. Unless.......
417774
No.\n\nHere is my usual response to that question:\n\nReligion can act as a guide to morals and values. However, morals and ethics of religion didn't originate from religion. People knew that it was wrong to steal and kill long before Abraham. As a matter of fact, "ethos", a Greek term for "ethics" was coined hundreds of years before Christ by Greek philosophers. \n\nHowever, I am an atheist but that doesn't make me less ethical or less moral than with someone with religion. A person is told to practice morals and ethics because of their religion. Atheists practice morals and ethics because we reason them out to be the morally correct thing to do in our lives. We have the intellect to reason out that it is the right thing to do, not that we are rewarded with a Heaven after death. That is a greater sense of moral purpose.
848400
I disbelieve on the grounds of lack of evidence so short of proof being forthcoming I couldn't say I believed God existed. Convictions or subjective opinions don't come into it-it's purely down to a lack of valid evidence.
58719
Be sure you understand the meaning of the term Atheist.  Atheists generally denouonce the existance of any type of superior diety.  I myself am Agnostic, I am comfortable with the idea that I'm not sure what happened, what will happen, why things are.  I tend to follow the current scientific theories (note the term theory).  Science is continually improving upon itself, realizing that very few things can be proven as fact.  Science often corrects previous assumptions of many things, a few hundred years ago, the world was flat, and the Earth was the center of the universe...tell someone that now and youll get looked at like you didnt make it through Kindergarten.  My opinion on the beginning of time, the "first" human and what not tends to follow the theroy of evolution as it can be demonstrated in everday life, however through out my travels toplaces that i would rather not have gone, I have fouond little evidence for an all powerful and caring god as I watched my friend burn alive while his wife, daughter, and future son were waiting his return home in less than one month.  Sorry.....those are some of my thoughts, I am not a violent man, and I live a very moral life, however, I don't believe in God....but on the same hand, I would be open to believe if I had ever seen any evidence of him/her, I firmly accept the fact that I don't know.
958533
True, if you think about it, 2000 years or so ago, there were no scientists to prove or disprove anything, so it became a moralistic way of life that got way out of control (forming of religions). The bible is a conglomeration of stories that were told after the fact, which means that they were highly embellished (if they happened at all).
609301
you would have to die, but then you would have to come back to life so you could tell someone what happend. by that you could only prove to yourself if he exsists or not. Or if you could find the alein that planted life on this planet. or if you could find the missing link. but people really are too stubborn sometimes even when they are faced with the truth. I think god himself could tell a believer that he did not create man and he would still believe that he did. I hope this helps.
1140637
NO! every religion has thoughts about afterlife or re-incarnation or somewhere they will go after they die. vikings had valhala, eskimo's sent thier dead out on burning kayaks. even ancient egyptians used to put thier most prescious belongings in tombs to be enjoyed in the afterlife. just because ideas differ it does not mean that the philosophy is restricted to christians.
618225
Yes I have, and I find the idea downright scary! I mean, why does there have to be something instead of not something? This is actually a very old philosophical question and IMO a deeply religious one too.
924847
If indeed there is a heaven of sorts.....some kind of afterlife.....I could only imagine all living beings would eventually end up there....from the beginning of life.\nG*d is this theory would not be an entity like an old man sitting in heaven making decisions but more of a spiritual force.\nThe writing of the bible or invention of any of the worlds religions would only effect this hypothetical afterlife in that they may push a persons consciousness in one direction or anothers, if indeed this consciousness survived death. It is possible though that only the life force itself continues and the consciousness itself ceases to exist at the time of death.
846754
What else is there left to belief in if there is no religion?