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How do you atheists and agnostics take the death of a loved one?
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For me it would be the end of the world, being the is no consolidation from my beliefs. You see religious people aren't bothered by it as much as people who hold no beliefs in the afterlife. From what I have seen, most shroomery lads are atheists or agnostics.


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Re: How do you atheists and agnostics take the death of a loved one? [Re: TheCreampie]
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I try to be as complacent as possible in my situation. If it is someone really close to me I will be sad, but I get over it quickly. It's not like i won't have the exact same thing happen to me in the future.


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Re: How do you atheists and agnostics take the death of a loved one? [Re: 4896744] * 1
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I think if you have "faith" and lose a loved one...there is ALWAYS a chance that that person deep inside didn't have that "faith" and then makes it possible that the person is burning in hell forever.


Did that come out right?lol idk I'm high.


But anyways...it always hurts,but they never are dead cuz memories last forever.Untill you die.lol


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Re: How do you atheists and agnostics take the death of a loved one? [Re: 4896744] * 1
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After experiencing much loss and hard times in life you kind of just get hard to it...


I pretty much just deal with it.  I dunno how to explain it, you can't go back and fix it, I just deal with it and move on with my life.  Bad news doesn't really bother me to much I guess, it helps to be calloused a bit in this regard but the thing is, the only way to get that way is to go through it.


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Re: How do you atheists and agnostics take the death of a loved one? [Re: TheCreampie] * 1
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You are going to die,too.

What, do you cry thinking about your own death as well? :crankey:

Just remember the good times. You got to experience life with this person, should be grateful!


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Re: How do you atheists and agnostics take the death of a loved one? [Re: Funguspants]
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No matter how sad it is, it is part of the cycle. We all know everyone will die, it doesn't mean we don't miss them but i will not mourn very long over the inevitable. Every death provokes a different response depending on the situation/relationship but at the end of the day, shit happens.


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Re: How do you atheists and agnostics take the death of a loved one? [Re: Everlong]
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No big deal. People die. I will die (probably younger than most) and I don't give a fuck.

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Re: How do you atheists and agnostics take the death of a loved one? [Re: Grizvok]
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It's saddening and traumatic. I think few religious people really believe in an afterlife. If they did they might be in more of a hurry to die.

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Re: How do you atheists and agnostics take the death of a loved one? [Re: TheCreampie]
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I'm agnostic (because who knows, the universe is vast and my brain is tiny), but I've lost a few loved ones and I believe they just cease to exist. Just like before you were born, you never existed.

Now what sucks is that I have to hold my tongue around people now that two people I know have died in the last week. I have to pretend in an afterlife and that they're in a better place, when I believe that to be horseshit.


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Re: How do you atheists and agnostics take the death of a loved one? [Re: WakeboardrB]
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I look at things in a positive light despite not being religious. I am thankful to have the opportunity to live and love... it sucks that one day everything ends but I've accepted that fact.

I find it beautiful and amazing that I get to experience the miracle of life and know/meet/love other people. It would be selfish to expect it to last forever...

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Re: How do you atheists and agnostics take the death of a loved one? [Re: TheCreampie]
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Im really fucking sad because I know I will never hangout with that person again. It hurts a lot.

I'm 22 and i have had 10 friends die in the past 2 years (all around my age)

its tough, iv kinda gotten numb to it

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Re: How do you atheists and agnostics take the death of a loved one? [Re: TheCreampie]
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TheCreampie said:
For me it would be the end of the world, being the is no consolidation from my beliefs. You see religious people aren't bothered by it as much as people who hold no beliefs in the afterlife. From what I have seen, most shroomery lads are atheists or agnostics.


sad, but I have memories

not to get into the atheist/agnostic/religious arguments,

but do you think part of your choice to engage in religion is so you don't have to consider the possibility that there won't be another spin with lost loved ones?


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Re: How do you atheists and agnostics take the death of a loved one? [Re: TheCreampie]
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I snort the ashes and then go read Richard Dawkins.  :vato:


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Re: How do you atheists and agnostics take the death of a loved one? [Re: TheCreampie]
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TheCreampie said:
For me it would be the end of the world, being the is no consolidation from my beliefs. You see religious people aren't bothered by it as much as people who hold no beliefs in the afterlife. From what I have seen, most shroomery lads are atheists or agnostics.


I don't know whats out there but I'm always sad to see someone die. Hopefully we live on somehow. It would be super if there was a god and he wasn't a dick after all.


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I am free because I know that I alone am morally responsible for everything I do." -Robert A. Heinlein

"There is no need for temples, no need for complicated philosophies.
My brain and my heart are my temples; my philosophy is kindness."-Dalai Lama

Live long and prosper.


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Re: How do you atheists and agnostics take the death of a loved one? [Re: TheCreampie] * 1
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TheCreampie said:
For me it would be the end of the world, being the is no consolidation from my beliefs. You see religious people aren't bothered by it as much as people who hold no beliefs in the afterlife. From what I have seen, most shroomery lads are atheists or agnostics.


As someone who believes that everything in the universe is the same multifaceted being, I don't believe that anything ever truly dies


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Re: How do you atheists and agnostics take the death of a loved one? [Re: 28064212]
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I view it kind of like losing someone - even if it's not due to death but social problems or whatever.  Sounds selfish, but that's how it feels - I will never be able to experience the joy I got from being around them again


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Re: How do you atheists and agnostics take the death of a loved one? [Re: TheCreampie]
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I don't think religion has the same power it once did to console people over the death of a loved one.

Personally, I don't need to believe that somebody has gone to "heaven" to reconcile myself to their cessation. My ontology doesn't work that way. :shrug:


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Re: How do you atheists and agnostics take the death of a loved one? [Re: TheCreampie]
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TheCreampie said:
For me it would be the end of the world, being the is no consolidation from my beliefs. You see religious people aren't bothered by it as much as people who hold no beliefs in the afterlife. From what I have seen, most shroomery lads are atheists or agnostics.


I don't believe in God or an afterlife. This is why we must enjoy and live the life we have to the fullest with our loved ones.

I am not uncomfortable with this, when I die I'll be dead I won't give a shit lol.  IMO our consciousness will cease to exist when our brain stops.


Probably be like before birth :shrug:


Basically, when someone dies I am hurt and upset but it makes me cherish the time I have to spend with people, don't take life for granted because we only have this.  We're just lucky creatures who got the chance at an existence.


There's no point to life neither, doesn't bother me.


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Re: How do you atheists and agnostics take the death of a loved one? [Re: TheCreampie]
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TheCreampie said:
For me it would be the end of the world, being the is no consolidation from my beliefs. You see religious people aren't bothered by it as much as people who hold no beliefs in the afterlife. From what I have seen, most shroomery lads are atheists or agnostics.


I think that most everyone takes the death of a loved one in the same way: remorseful acceptance splattered with periods of frustration, regret, and anger.

Having faith in an afterlife doesn't change the fact that the person is no longer here on Earth with you; that's always a bummer.

There's not much to do besides remembering the good times and enjoying the precious moments you have been given here and now.


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Re: How do you atheists and agnostics take the death of a loved one? [Re: ifoundwaldo]
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"You see religious people aren't bothered by it as much as people who hold no beliefs in the afterlife"

Ummm, sorry but that is complete, utter and absolute shite. That assumption must be based on the idea that because you have a religion, your loved one will automatically go to your heaven, nirvana, etc etc. That belief typically believes in punishment for those who don't pass the test for whatever afterlife insurance plan they banked on, call it hell - whatever spooks you the most. Those of us who have evolved past fairy tales don't have this concern. Dealing with the death of a loved one is no harder for an agnostic or atheist person than a religious person. In fact given that we have no "hell" to be concerned about, I would say we deal with death pretty well.


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