Why are a lot of people who smoke marijuana/do psychedelics atheists?

[Unknown American]

But just because I might believe nature and everything around including us might be the god force, does not mean we have eternal life.

We die and rot in the ground and become fertilizer.

Why do I want to break out and sing "Circle of Life" from the Lion King?

[Purple Banana]

Haha! I love that movie... Best metaphors for LIFE.

Asante sana squashed banana a wewe buida abada!
It means you are a baboon. And I'm not! Heheheheee...

Why do we have to label everything as 'god?' Why can't we just say 'The Universe is the Universe?'

[Unknown American]

For me the Universe is god. It has its own agenda and purpose. We seem to be a microcosm of it. That does not mean anything real important but if the force of all that is, is god, we are a part of it.

But I could be totally wrong. I am okay with being wrong.

[CultureCherryPopper]

By your own definition phx123, having spirituality does not entail the belief of a spirit at all. I feel close to nature and feel humans can truly have a strong connection/bond, but I have a hard time believing a singular being concocted the world, let alone any being depicted my mere men. I feel the more we learn, the more we really don't know, but the between ignorance and enlightenment is narrowing, if only gradually. I believe that religion or spirituality is man's insecurities and fear of the unknown grasping at straws in an infinite dispenser, and our answers may only be found after these mortal lives. By no means am I exempt from these thoughts, and they certainly become more active and vivid when smoking or using psychedelics, but they are merely what-ifs and musings from an agnostic. The closest I come to truly being spiritual is holding a young seedling in my hand.

[phx123]

We die and rot in the ground and become fertilizer.

Certainly all major religions and people who believe in an afterlife believe this. There is no doubt that the physical body rots in the ground. The question is of whether or not the non-physical aspects of your body/self (ie: soul, spirit, energy) live on.

[Unknown American]

Certainly all major religions and people who believe in an afterlife believe this. There is no doubt that the physical body rots in the ground. The question is of whether or not the non-physical aspects of your body/self (ie: soul, spirit, energy) live on.

Your memory lives on in other people. Other than that I assume "That's all folks!"

That gives me great peace.

[phx123]

Hmm.. well, you guys made a lot of good points to counter some of my arguments and I appreciate that. You all definitely got me thinking... I'll try to think some more about this and respond tomorrow.

[phx123]

This is also something to think about:

Is There Life After Death? An Emminent International Cardiologist Believes He Can PROVE IT! | ClickPress
I think we can learn a lot about death by looking at near death experiences

Also, what do you guys think of this argument?

"If everything in our world is made up of energy, matter, ideas, etc, then consciousness itself must be energy. While in the normal waking state, consciousness may be present on the physical plane, but in other states (dreaming, meditation, etc)consciousness exists there as well, proving it isn't just connected to physical everyday reality. So we when die, if consciousness continues to be energy, and therefore can never "disappear", then in death it is only freed from our bodies, moving onto another plane."

[slipknotpsycho]

sure it's been said but, simply becuase doing mind altering substances and not believing fall into the same catagorey..... open mindness...

[Nightcrewman]

I don't think atheism and smoking MJ can be linked anymore than bungee jumping or knitting can, if someone carried out a survey I think you might find that there is not a disproportionate number of atheists who smoke in relation to atheists who partake in any other recreation.
I hope this makes sense.

NCM