It’s not just a white dude thing — and 9 other myths religious people have about atheists, debunked
Amanda Marcotte
9) Atheists have no way to cope after losing loved ones without the
belief in an afterlife. The belief that religion has sole ownership over
death is so ingrained that it often causes believers to behave in
inappropriate ways toward grieving atheists, using the occasion of a
loved one’s death to try to coax us into taking up religion. Some
believers who do this are openly predatory, but some mean well, and
simply can’t imagine how atheists cope without telling ourselves pretty
stories about an afterlife. Atheists have every right to be skeptical of
the argument that belief in the afterlife quiets the pain of grief.
After all, many religions teach that the dead person could be burning
forever in hell, which can cause far more anxiety than relief.
1 comments:
The Scythians had the best way to deal with the loss of loved ones. Smoke cannabis in their honour.
I can only hope that people do this when I die.
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