What prevents an athiest, or ‘true athiest’ whatever that is, from believing in an afterlife?

@indirect76 Then he/she is an agnostic not an atheist. Atheists do not believe in magic or supernaturalism.

@JackPedigo Well, an athiest to me is someone that doesn’t believe in a god. You’re talking about something else, and it’s your prerogative to use ‘athiest’ for that.

@Allamanda Buddhists are an example. While I don’t know of any, I think it’s possible for an atheist to believe in a non-reincarnate afterlife.

It’s simple really. God and an afterlife are two separate ideas. They need not be related.

@Allamanda I don’t know. I haven’t asked all the atheists. ?

@JackPedigo Hear, hear, precisely 100% correct.

@JackPedigo, @indirect76 Well, as a Life-long determined Atheist, I can state personally that I neither think nor believe in re-incarnation nor any kind of After-life what-so-ever.

@indirect76 The one thing that separates true atheists from others is our sense of reality. There is no magic in the real universe and we are certainty not the center of it and deserving of some sort of immortality. This fear of death is what drives most people to some sort of religion. The definition in the Humanist group: [americanhumanist.org]

@JackPedigo That link doesn’t say anything about atheism, and I’m still lost on what the word means to you. Can you just state your meaning?

@Antifred It sounds like a semantics issue. I am an atheist and I am also a historian and recognize issue from the past.

@indirect76 The Humanist group is an atheist group. I already did state my definition - no belief in anything supernatural or magic. It is an implied meaning from the dictionary one. FFRF says the 1st amendment protects freedom from religion. Many religionists say it only says freedom of religion not from. The from is implied and is valid.

@Antifred I think even with identification the issue of identity theft is so pervasive that simple id is often not enough. I was recently hacked and am grateful we need substantial id to get into bank accounts and other important institutions.

The world is increasingly becoming a global theft ring and the one thing that helps to protect one's belongings is identification.

I do not believe in conspiracies nor biblical misquotes.

@Antifred I use 666 where ever I can. Sometimes I reverse it to 999.

@Antifred But then money would be worthless or we would have hyper-inflation. Besides, some of us don't need vast amounts of moola to live a decent life.

@Antifred Of course in a perfect world with perfect people. Too bad there is no such thing.

Soon in Kentucky, you won’t need a permit to conceal carry.

[wbko.com]

@indirect76
I should move 80 miles south.
I have to carry my CCW license at all times here in Ohio.

@bigpawbullets I live right across the river from Cincinnati, so I’m in Ohio a lot. I love the city, but it’s definitely more dangerous up there. So, this bill won’t be helping me as much as others.

@bigpawbullets

In Indiana, I have to have my carrying license whenever I take a firearm out of my home (except for when transporting to/from a sale or the shooting range, and then it must be in a closed case, stowed in the trunk). The law is silent in Indiana as to whether one may carry concealed, so anyone with a carrying permit may carry a concealed weapon.

Also, just in case this is helpful, here is a handy link to state reciprocity rules - updated for 2019:

[gunstocarry.com]

Likewise. 3 times I have been in situations where, had there been a bookie present, I would have taken out a bet against my living. The thought if an afterlife, reincarnation, or other myth never once entered my head. I was too busy trying to neat the odds.
I therefore think the question posed in this post is actually ridiculous, unless part of a phschology study on altruism.