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Atheists & Agnostics

AlbertCat

(17,505 posts)

3. need to process loss in the only way they know how

Reply to NonMetro (Reply #2)

Wed Oct 28, 2015, 12:08 PM

Oct 2015

"so when they say the little one is an angel, "

They are pretending that these people didn't die, that they are still around somehow. (Science shows concretely that they actually are still around, just not put together in the same way. It's not human-centric warm and fuzzy)

It just seems so much healthier to KNOW that they are GONE... and that's that. But you can remember them...good times I hope. And see evidence of their existence around.

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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