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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2018 2:24:13 GMT
For me personally, I would just realise that such is the nature of life. Life itself is ultimately senseless, tragic and full of traps. I suppose that doesn't really answer the question of how I would "deal" with it, and it would no doubt affect me emotionally, but I'd ultimately realise that anyone can fall into these traps, no matter who they are, what they've done, or how close they are to me.
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Post by Aj_June on Aug 25, 2018 2:31:52 GMT
This topic greatly surprises me. I have never seen any differences in how my religious and non-religious relatives deal with tragic deaths. I think everyone feels sorrowful and eventually time heals them. Or is it really much different regarding how some religious feel about it?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2018 2:33:48 GMT
This topic greatly surprises me. I have never seen any differences in how my religious and non-religious relatives deal with tragic deaths. I think everyone feels sorrowful and eventually time heals them. Or is it really much different regarding how some religious feel about it? Religious people console themselves with "at least they're in a better place now", so on the face of it, you would think that would help them to "deal" with a tragic death and make it easier to transition from profound sorrow to a place of healing and acceptance. But the faith in the "better place" seems to belie the way that religious people actually act in the face of death, compared to irreligious people. |
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Post by Arlon10 on Aug 25, 2018 2:48:03 GMT
This topic greatly surprises me. I have never seen any differences in how my religious and non-religious relatives deal with tragic deaths. I think everyone feels sorrowful and eventually time heals them. Or is it really much different regarding how some religious feel about it? Religious people console themselves with "at least they're in a better place now", so on the face of it, you would think that would help them to "deal" with a tragic death and make it easier to transition from profound sorrow to a place of healing and acceptance. But the faith in the "better place" seems to belie the way that religious people actually act in the face of death, compared to irreligious people. Some things are complicated. The deceased might be in a better place, but they are no longer with people who miss them. So there are pros and cons. That makes perfect sense. Just don't try to make it too simple. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2018 2:58:13 GMT
Religious people console themselves with "at least they're in a better place now", so on the face of it, you would think that would help them to "deal" with a tragic death and make it easier to transition from profound sorrow to a place of healing and acceptance. But the faith in the "better place" seems to belie the way that religious people actually act in the face of death, compared to irreligious people. Some things are complicated. The deceased might be in a better place, but they are no longer with people who miss them. So there are pros and cons. That makes perfect sense. Just don't try to make it too simple. Yes, but you're supposedly going to be with that loved one for the rest of eternity when you die as well. Except for the ones who didn't make the cut to get into heaven and are going to be tortured mercilessly for the rest of eternity; but good thing that when you get to heaven, you stop having any compassion for the plight of people who you loved but whom are now going to be tortured with infinite punishment for finite sins (because if you didn't stop caring, that would ruin heaven for you, and would defeat the purpose of heaven). |
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Post by Aj_June on Aug 25, 2018 5:11:38 GMT
This topic greatly surprises me. I have never seen any differences in how my religious and non-religious relatives deal with tragic deaths. I think everyone feels sorrowful and eventually time heals them. Or is it really much different regarding how some religious feel about it? Religious people console themselves with "at least they're in a better place now", so on the face of it, you would think that would help them to "deal" with a tragic death and make it easier to transition from profound sorrow to a place of healing and acceptance. But the faith in the "better place" seems to belie the way that religious people actually act in the face of death, compared to irreligious people. Well, may be the religious people I know are very different from those whom you know. While they pray to god when someone is ill or dying they do not talk about how the person who died may be in a better place. May be because Hinduism and Jainism believes in rebirth. I have never seen any of my religious relatives in India discuss that how the person who died could be in some other world. They just grieve the death. That is very much like my atheist relatives. |
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Post by progressiveelement on Aug 25, 2018 13:02:00 GMT
People DIE!!!
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Post by them1ghtyhumph on Aug 26, 2018 19:17:16 GMT
Not sure how death proves God doesn’t exist. Must be one of those fancy new religious beliefs... not just plain death but tragic, senseless death. and how else can you explain babies dying of cancer? zeymere perkins? It's Earth's way. |
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Post by deembastille on Aug 26, 2018 22:17:36 GMT
not just plain death but tragic, senseless death. and how else can you explain babies dying of cancer? zeymere perkins? It's Earth's way. Zeymere does because his mother's hoe kicked the shit out of him. 6 years old.that was Earth's doing? |
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Post by them1ghtyhumph on Aug 26, 2018 23:40:18 GMT
Zeymere does because his mother's hoe kicked the shit out of him. 6 years old.that was Earth's doing? Yes, as many children have not managed to reach the age of six. It's Earth's (our God's) way |
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Post by deembastille on Aug 27, 2018 1:52:02 GMT
Zeymere does because his mother's hoe kicked the shit out of him. 6 years old.that was Earth's doing? Yes, as many children have not managed to reach the age of six. It's Earth's (our God's) way I don't think you truly comprehend. zymeres mom tested positive for pot the day she gave birth to him. it went downhill from there. god failed him for six horrific, gruesome years. your god. |
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