How does a non religious person deal with a senseless, tragic death?

the question should be how does a religious person deal with senseless, tragic death? [think of edith and when her friend is murdered.]


the non religious just shrug and while sheading a tear, say: see? god doesn't exist. point proven.

Not sure how death proves God doesn’t exist.

Must be one of those fancy new religious beliefs...

Bad things happen, get over it.


Like that

i don’t know why anyone would think God automatically has an obligation to prevent that which man does to himself.

That certainly isn’t a teaching in any Bible I’ve read.

you mean that book some dudes wrote remembering stories from four other dudes about one haloed dude?

Go down the pub🤷

There’s no easy answer to that for anyone. It’s going to be a long, painful mourning period regardless of if you have faith or not. The best thing you can do is to honor that person’s memory in the way that most suits you. Depending on how they died (tragic shooting, leukemia, etc) taking up a cause is often a good coping mechanism for some people. Bringing awareness of certain conditions, raising money for medical research, or lobbying to have laws changed are some things people do to satisfy their desire to ensure that their loved ones didn’t die in vain.

A prayer and a wank.

Pour a little out and try to move on. There's no easy way to cope with the death of a loved one.