Quote Originally Posted by turbulenceadams
Atheism has nothing to do with not believing in an after-life. Atheists reject the belief in the existence of deities. It comes from the Greek atheos which means 'without god'.
For me, not believing in 'god' in no way takes away from my knowledge that I exist outside of my physical body.
I agree. And many religious people don't believe in an afterlife anyway, when it comes down to it.