Axiom posted...
I get it. It's impossible to imagine what it's like after death especially if you believe that you simply stop existing. No thoughts no dreams nothing for the rest of eternity. You won't really be at peace because you simply won't exist anymore thus no sense of self. It can be frightening when you really think about it
I've read a couple quotes recently that sort of helped/sucked. One is the idea that, you know, non-existence is our true form. This blip of consciousness is insignificant in the time we spend unalive. So really life is just an interruption of the way things are truly meant to be.
It's funny. I never realized how why religion can be so powerful until I've started struggling with this. My dad is comforted by the thought that when we die we go to heaven. And even just typing that out and thinking those words give me a sliver of relief. Just the mere idea that we get something after this, even though I fully believe we do not, is enough to lighten the burden for a brief second. So, I understand the comfort religion can bring, now, in a way I did not before.