I have never been able to become an atheist and, even though I know it is completely irrational and cannot be backed up, I think when I die I’m going to glory.
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You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
Hopefully we have life in the minds and hearts of the people we interacted with.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 February 2026 source ↗
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I think we go back into the earth.
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Slow but trying.
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