Atheist Dilemma

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  • harrymanback
    harrymanback Posts: 435
    cornnifer wrote:
    What difference does it make to you. You're dead.

    Seriously, i don't know what cremation has to do with Atheism.

    As far as being dead, you are right, but would a jew want a christian service or vice versa? of course not ... so why would i want religion discussed at mine?
    I don't want to be hostile. I don't want to be dismal. But I don't want to rot in an apathetic existance either.
  • Kann
    Kann Posts: 1,146
    harrymanback wrote:
    As far as being dead, you are right, but would a jew want a christian service or vice versa? of course not ... so why would i want religion discussed at mine?

    Well it really isn't the same, if you're a christian you would believe that having a jewish funeral might not help the whole "get me to heaven!" part (and vice versa). When you're an atheist you basically don't care since you don't believe in heaven.
  • Ahnimus
    Ahnimus Posts: 10,560
    I want to go to the farm.
    I necessarily have the passion for writing this, and you have the passion for condemning me; both of us are equally fools, equally the toys of destiny. Your nature is to do harm, mine is to love truth, and to make it public in spite of you. - Voltaire
  • angelica
    angelica Posts: 6,038
    Ahnimus wrote:
    I want to go to the farm.
    Is that like when your parents explain the lacking presence of the family pet, saying it went to "the farm"?? :D
    "The opposite of a fact is falsehood, but the opposite of one profound truth may very well be another profound truth." ~ Niels Bohr

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  • Ahnimus
    Ahnimus Posts: 10,560
    angelica wrote:
    Is that like when your parents explain the lacking presence of the family pet, saying it went to "the farm"?? :D

    Nope, it's the study of human decomposition

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_Farm
    I necessarily have the passion for writing this, and you have the passion for condemning me; both of us are equally fools, equally the toys of destiny. Your nature is to do harm, mine is to love truth, and to make it public in spite of you. - Voltaire
  • norm
    norm Posts: 31,146
    Ahnimus wrote:
    Nope, it's the study of human decomposition

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_Farm


    you walked into that one, angelica....:D:D
  • angelica
    angelica Posts: 6,038
    Ahnimus wrote:
    Nope, it's the study of human decomposition

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_Farm
    That's almost funnier than my version of the farm! :D That or it's a lot creepy and morbid.
    cutback wrote:
    you walked into that one, angelica....:D:D
    I so took the bait! :D
    "The opposite of a fact is falsehood, but the opposite of one profound truth may very well be another profound truth." ~ Niels Bohr

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  • Ahnimus
    Ahnimus Posts: 10,560
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sy5Rpb_55Vw
    I necessarily have the passion for writing this, and you have the passion for condemning me; both of us are equally fools, equally the toys of destiny. Your nature is to do harm, mine is to love truth, and to make it public in spite of you. - Voltaire
  • angelica
    angelica Posts: 6,038
    Ahnimus wrote:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sy5Rpb_55Vw
    That was a funny clip. I particularly like the Duran Duran song playing in the background toward the start.

    And this choice of wording: "it's only a femur bone's length away from the Cullawhee volunteer fire department." Not to mention the cheesy and opportune placement and use of skulls and bones, throughout.
    "The opposite of a fact is falsehood, but the opposite of one profound truth may very well be another profound truth." ~ Niels Bohr

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  • Collin
    Collin Posts: 4,931
    Seriously, i don't know what cremation has to do with Atheism.

    Not sure either.
    Kann wrote:
    Well it really isn't the same, if you're a christian you would believe that having a jewish funeral might not help the whole "get me to heaven!" part (and vice versa). When you're an atheist you basically don't care since you don't believe in heaven.
    cornnifer wrote:
    What difference does it make to you. You're dead.

    Well, I am an atheist, I don't believe in a god, I don't pray... Why would I want a service in church? But you're right ultimately it doesn't matter because I'll be dead. But I hope my family or the friends I leave behind would see that giving me a service in church is rather silly and that it would be against not only my wishes but also against the life I led.
    THANK YOU, LOSTDAWG!


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  • catefrances
    catefrances Posts: 29,003
    cornnifer wrote:
    What difference does it make to you. You're dead.

    Seriously, i don't know what cremation has to do with Atheism.

    cremation has nothing to do with atheism. its just a personal choice. for me at least, as an atheist.

    as to what difference it would make. its about respect above all else.
    hear my name
    take a good look
    this could be the day
    hold my hand
    lie beside me
    i just need to say

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