It doesn't matter. Even if every single atheist recanted on their deathbed, it wouldn't change the fact that there is simply no empirical evidence for any deities.
You and I know this, but this video was for people dealing with that smug 'you will change your tune when it is your time' BS family loves to end this conversation with.
I suppose, but I think those people need to understand that "you will change your tune" says nothing about reality.
Of the several times I have brushed death, none of those times included a chant to a god.
My typical response in my head was "Ah fuck. This is going to be a fun ride.", or a variation of those words. It usually involved some dark sarcasm, now that I think about it.
(Working on an aircraft carrier flight deck is extremely dangerous and sailors can delop some morbid humor as a result. I ain't saying it's right, but that it's just a thing. Stress response is weird.)
For me it was always "huh, so this is it" only later would I freak out how close I was.
True story... I'm an atheist and I apparrently "died" back in January... I didn't know.
I was in the hospital with a heart attack waiting on stent surgery.
I wake up around 6 AM and am fiddling around with Lemmy, such as you do.
Nurse comes in:
"Hey, were you asleep about an hour ago?"
"Yeah, why?"
"Your heart stopped for 8 seconds."
"Um... thank you? I'm not sure what you want me to do with that information..."
My father just had his heart monitored for a couple weeks and the doctor pointed out pauses in his rhythm of about 5 seconds occasionally, and said 'those are not worrying me'. Then showed him pauses 8-10 seconds long and said 'these do'.
Glad you're okay but you're about to be prescribed a diet of sawdust (joking, it'll probably be the Mediterranean diet which is not that bad) and frequent doctor visits for tests.
Oh, I know, I have a heart monitor implanted checking to see if I need a pacemaker.
"based on what sources?"
"We take it on faith!! HAH GOTCHA!"
(Also.... lego brick dude's neck needs to be braced. Just saying.)
It's also super weird like if these Atheists speak for all atheists, then every pedo priest speaks for all religious people?
