sophie

I was wondering if Atheists are attatched to their dead. If an Aunt dies, does an atheist mourn? how long do atheists mourn?

If Atheists palce value on their dead, then how do they reconcile this with the pratical world? Or their full code of conduct has not yet been published?

To add a small point, I, Sophie, rejoice over death. Do atheists?

Mullibok

I think an atheist could very well mourn the dead more than others since there's no "in a better place now" escapism.

Heathen Dawn

The dead are, in all probability, gone forever. There is nothing to be attached to. When someone dies, it is time to move on. Death is part of life, and nothing to rejoice over.

sophie

Mullibok : can you produce any evidence of this kind of behaviour? Or is this only an ad hoc opinion?

Viti

What are you talking about? Mourning is because we miss the person who has died...we mourn for our loss.

Mullibok

Well, at funerals and such this is a pretty common thing to say, is it not? It's become a saying that most anyone can recognize. Is that not evidence? People with no supernatural beliefs will have to reject this, and I don't see that improving their mood.

Mageth

I was wondering if Atheists are attatched to their dead. If an Aunt dies, does an atheist mourn? how long do atheists mourn?

I think that depends on the person, not on their belief or lack thereof.

I'm not "attached" to those I've lost, but I do mourn the loss. But not to excess.

If Atheists palce value on their dead, then how do they reconcile this with the pratical world? Or their full code of conduct has not yet been published?

I don't exactly understand what this means. I don't place "value" on the dead, but I do value the good memories of those I've lost.

To add a small point, I, Sophie, rejoice over death. Do atheists?

Personally, I think it's a bit odd to rejoice over death. I can see how a theist could take comfort in the belief that the deceased may be in a better place.

I haven't "rejoiced" over death of anyone I know, but I have felt a sense of relief if death released them from suffering, e.g. a painful, drawn-out illness.

sophie

No the dead are gone forever. If death is a part of life with nothing to rejoice over, then why would any other part of life be rejoiced over, like sharing a beer with an enemy? Or perhaps you have never sat at the table of your enemies?

Jayjay

For me "mourning" over the dead is for the major part silent reflection of my own mortality, and adjusting for the loss (though I'm young and fortunate enough not to have any really close people die on me yet). There's no need to separately "reconcile this with the practical world" because the whole process is a form of reconciliation.

Demigawd

So, if I rejoice over eating an icecream cone, then I should therefore rejoice over fracturing my big toe when I slip on a floor? Both are "a part of life", correct?