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Atheists & Agnostics

NonMetro

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2. Non-believers are also non-conformists, and most people are neither

Reply to Capt. Obvious (Original post)

Tue Oct 27, 2015, 07:08 PM

Oct 2015

It's the way the world is that the burden of understanding is on those of us who don't believe in an afterlife. Believers need to process loss in the only way they know how, so when they say the little one is an angel, they're comforting themselves, and trying to make the non-believer feel better about their loss.

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My child is not in heaven: Your religion only makes my grief harder [View all] Capt. Obvious Oct 2015 OP

My nephew committed suicide 8 years ago.. mountain grammy Oct 2015 #1

I know that it is a comfort for my parents when my brother died. progressoid Oct 2015 #8

They take a number. A HERETIC I AM Nov 2015 #10

Non-believers are also non-conformists, and most people are neither NonMetro Oct 2015 #2

need to process loss in the only way they know how AlbertCat Oct 2015 #3

Maybe It Is Healthier NonMetro Oct 2015 #4

what's this science thing you referred to? AlbertCat Oct 2015 #6

Thanks! NonMetro Oct 2015 #7

This always seems like a very misunderstood thing Lordquinton Oct 2015 #5

what about the rest of the family? RussBLib Oct 2015 #9

And do they stay the same as when they died? Arugula Latte Nov 2015 #11