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edhopper

(34,970 posts) Tue Aug 30, 2016, 08:18 AM Aug 2016

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Enough of the Gene is with Gilda [View all]

He was an atheist and did not think he was "going to be with Gilda". He was also remarried for 25 years and she saw him through his illness. He was married to Gilda for 5. it is very disrespectful to his widow to say he is with Gilda now.
The illusion by the public that Star marriages are special and more important is inane. I am sure he had a loving marriage with Gilda, but also with Karen. Enough with the fantasies.

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Enough of the Gene is with Gilda [View all] edhopper Aug 2016 OP

Are you speaking for him? MadDAsHell Aug 2016 #1

... Major Nikon Aug 2016 #4

I am stealing that. nt awoke_in_2003 Aug 2016 #12

Not if I steal it first Bucky Aug 2016 #40

I think we should all steal that tymorial Aug 2016 #152

He was remarried. Please respect his widow Karen AllyCat Aug 2016 #28

No need to awoke_in_2003 Aug 2016 #88

I think he's asking US to stop speaking for him (??) nt King_Klonopin Aug 2016 #135

Exactly. If he's dead and not in the afterlife, why are we worried about protecting his feelings? MadDAsHell Aug 2016 #139

Those posters are actually worried about THEIR feelings whathehell Aug 2016 #149

Yeah, that makes sense... Act_of_Reparation Sep 2016 #184

"Iilliterate"? Lol..Try some remedial reading, bro whathehell Sep 2016 #187

OH SNAP. Act_of_Reparation Sep 2016 #196

Lol..How old are you, ten? whathehell Sep 2016 #199

Yes, I am ten. Act_of_Reparation Sep 2016 #202

Thanks for the confirmation.. whathehell Sep 2016 #208

Yeah I have been thinking that every time I read-Now he is with Gilda. He has been married Person 2713 Aug 2016 #2

he is not with anyone Skittles Aug 2016 #49

yup blm Aug 2016 #52

My guess is that he wouldn't have minded the sentiment ("Gene is with Gilda"): jonno99 Aug 2016 #3

There is no afterlife madokie Aug 2016 #5

How can you believe in reincarnation and be an Atheist? B2G Aug 2016 #8

Why doesn't it? madokie Aug 2016 #13

Lol pipoman Aug 2016 #14

You state there is no afterlife B2G Aug 2016 #16

Assuming both an afterlife and reincarnation exist ToxMarz Aug 2016 #19

Logic will only spoil their fun madokie Aug 2016 #65

In other words: Act_of_Reparation Sep 2016 #186

Atheism is the lack of belief in gods. That's it, nothing more. cleanhippie Aug 2016 #32

Reincarnation IS a belief, however.. whathehell Aug 2016 #131

True, but I fail to see your point. cleanhippie Aug 2016 #134

Seems simple to me.. whathehell Aug 2016 #141

Not believing in supreme being is not incompatible with belief in an existence beyond death.... Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2016 #18

The poster flat out stated there is no afterlife B2G Aug 2016 #21

Depends upon the definition of "afterlife".... Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2016 #23

Says who? Why need there be an afterlife to have reincarnation? cleanhippie Aug 2016 #33

Afterlife is existence after death B2G Aug 2016 #43

Not required at all... N_E_1 for Tennis Aug 2016 #48

Insect!? lordsummerisle Aug 2016 #136

No. It's not. cleanhippie Aug 2016 #69

Really? You get to decide how the universe works? Cool. Thor_MN Aug 2016 #125

Why not? Atheists do it here all the time. nt B2G Aug 2016 #159

Sorry, I forgot to use the right language... Thor_MN Aug 2016 #160

GEEZ! AlbertCat Aug 2016 #162

re: "With no afterlife, there can be no reincarnation. " thesquanderer Sep 2016 #266

I can answer this. it's how I came to Buddhism. Exilednight Aug 2016 #57

Excellent response. TY. dgibby Aug 2016 #100

I have a similarly interesting story Orrex Sep 2016 #206

Wondering about and believing in are two different things GreenEyedLefty Aug 2016 #99

Wow a lot of questions about your statement LakeArenal Aug 2016 #44

Will do madokie Aug 2016 #76

See what you've done? Gone and started an atheist food fight! Maru Kitteh Aug 2016 #58

This. nt B2G Aug 2016 #62

Nice straw man you've got there. Need any help attacking it? cleanhippie Aug 2016 #70

It's all much too amusing to interfere with. Do carry on. Maru Kitteh Aug 2016 #84

Evangelical atheist? Lol. You do love a good straw man, don't you! cleanhippie Aug 2016 #85

+1000000! SammyWinstonJack Aug 2016 #118

not as much fun as theists defending a concept they can't even be bothered to define Warren DeMontague Aug 2016 #113

Agreed! Equally fun! Hence the (n). Maru Kitteh Aug 2016 #115

So true.. whathehell Aug 2016 #142

It always cracks me up.... AlbertCat Aug 2016 #163

Good thing there are no actual armaments on DU! Maru Kitteh Aug 2016 #169

I remember back before my eyes could focus so what is that, within days of birth. AlbertCat Aug 2016 #87

Hey Albert madokie Aug 2016 #112

I could care less what you believe or think. AlbertCat Aug 2016 #161

You don't have a clue Albert madokie Aug 2016 #164

do a little research AlbertCat Aug 2016 #167

I'm done with you madokie Aug 2016 #168

I'm done with you AlbertCat Aug 2016 #170

I know you think you know. Act_of_Reparation Aug 2016 #174

Yeah, and I have a friend who swears she can feel the Earth's rotation Orrex Sep 2016 #203

Sorry Orrex madokie Sep 2016 #205

Well, I won't call you a liar, but I will tell you that you're wrong Orrex Sep 2016 #207

If you'll do some research madokie Sep 2016 #228

I don't believe you, and it's no pox on me. Orrex Sep 2016 #233

Why is this such a big thing to you madokie Sep 2016 #234

Wait, let me guess: Orrex Sep 2016 #241

I never said I remembered the date of my birth madokie Sep 2016 #242

No, you don't Orrex Sep 2016 #243

You're not being fair to madokie. You are asking him to prove a subjective experience. AgadorSparticus Sep 2016 #261

He is making an extraordinary claim with no supporting evidence Orrex Sep 2016 #264

Says you. whathehell Aug 2016 #127

Prove me wrong madokie Aug 2016 #128

I don't have to.. whathehell Aug 2016 #132

Okay, since you have died you must know! whistler162 Aug 2016 #129

I think I just smell that way madokie Aug 2016 #130

This is Democratic Underground....Gene's wife isn't here... pipoman Aug 2016 #6

It is an interesting double standard. trotsky Aug 2016 #7

Nah, people like to think what they say matters and is important.... pipoman Aug 2016 #9

Thank you. whathehell Aug 2016 #143

Yes. nt jonno99 Aug 2016 #10

I saw those memes on FB Dorian Gray Aug 2016 #150

Dave's not, either. nt awoke_in_2003 Aug 2016 #17

No man, I'm Dave...man. SammyWinstonJack Aug 2016 #120

Glad someone got it. nt awoke_in_2003 Aug 2016 #121

You got the stuff? Maynar Aug 2016 #140

I don't feel like you earned that "Lighten up, Francis" Bucky Aug 2016 #42

LOL.... pipoman Aug 2016 #109

Exactly... nt Raine Aug 2016 #137

Someone appointed you the boss of DU? cwydro Aug 2016 #11

I don't feel like you earned that rofl icon Bucky Aug 2016 #39

Please, y'all, take this nonsense off to the Religion forum. n/t Stonepounder Aug 2016 #15

Please, y'all, take this nonsense off to the Religion forum. AlbertCat Aug 2016 #165

Only if the edhopper Aug 2016 #172

It can be frustrating when an individual applies a gracious sentiment LanternWaste Aug 2016 #20

May I suggest they didn't know Gene had remarried TexasBushwhacker Aug 2016 #22

^^This^^ Amaril Aug 2016 #64

Romanticizing their relationship TexasBushwhacker Aug 2016 #66

Nothing wrong with that.. whathehell Aug 2016 #155

He also is with George Washington, Napoleon, and billions of others who have come and gone still_one Aug 2016 #24

Oh my god... Gene Wilder is with HITLER now!!! Bucky Aug 2016 #38

LOL still_one Aug 2016 #97

heh Dorian Gray Aug 2016 #151

Yes, and Jefferson Davis too True Dough Aug 2016 #80

and don't forget Marty Feldman, Madeline Kahn and Harvey Kormen. They made a still_one Aug 2016 #98

"Gene is with Gilda" meme notKeith Aug 2016 #25

Wow. You're fun. nt Tommy_Carcetti Aug 2016 #26

+1 narnian60 Aug 2016 #29

Since when is talking about a person's death fun? amuse bouche Aug 2016 #75

You are arguing that he isn't with her in memory, in history, in romance, in pop culture? cbdo2007 Aug 2016 #27

I don't think you know what "star crossed romance" means. Bucky Aug 2016 #36

Enough of your Enough! WillowTree Aug 2016 #30

Yes, they are not more important, BUT, they are more public. As such, people share in their grief FighttheFuture Aug 2016 #31

YES PLEASE STOP! usaf-vet Aug 2016 #34

Um, if you don't like it, you can always just ignore it.. whathehell Aug 2016 #146

Right. He's with Madeline Kahn now. Bucky Aug 2016 #35

He's also with Peter Boyle. geardaddy Aug 2016 #37

So many Seers,,,,,,,,, Cryptoad Aug 2016 #41

So many commas. . . nt Codeine Aug 2016 #126

This is being said all over the media and social media yeoman6987 Aug 2016 #45

I don't think anyone had ill intentions by saying it. hamsterjill Aug 2016 #46

I agree. Third Doctor Aug 2016 #51

Even more zipplewrath Aug 2016 #55

But Then He Still Wouldn't Be with Gilda chrisau214 Aug 2016 #56

My mother buried my father next to his first wife, dgibby Aug 2016 #106

It's entirely appropriate to condemn the sentiment Orrex Aug 2016 #59

I don't find it disrespectful. hamsterjill Aug 2016 #60

Are you a religious or spiritual person? Orrex Aug 2016 #61

Yes. hamsterjill Aug 2016 #79

Then I don't think you understand why it's disrespectful Orrex Aug 2016 #86

You don't know what I understand and what I do not understand. hamsterjill Aug 2016 #91

You have shown clearly that you don't understand Orrex Aug 2016 #93

I understand just fine, thank you very much. hamsterjill Aug 2016 #103

The exchange so far has been a waste of time, but I'm very patient Orrex Aug 2016 #108

Yes, you responding with the same nonsense would be a waste of time. cleanhippie Aug 2016 #110

If you are a religious believer, I can understand why you think that. cleanhippie Aug 2016 #73

^^THIS^^ stopbush Aug 2016 #92

It's insensitive and inappropriate. cleanhippie Aug 2016 #72

"Gene Wilder don't believe in a god or heaven" whathehell Aug 2016 #148

+1 nt steve2470 Aug 2016 #101

They were married only 5 years because she DIED. nt B2G Aug 2016 #47

Someone tell me how to rec this post 500 times. Orrex Aug 2016 #50

Why would you care? MFM008 Aug 2016 #53

No one knows Orrex Aug 2016 #63

My point is MFM008 Aug 2016 #133

The annoyance is at those who, as always, use these occasions to proselytize Orrex Aug 2016 #138

Actually, he's probably nailing my grandma by now. nt Dreamer Tatum Aug 2016 #54

Thank you. DavidDvorkin Aug 2016 #67

lets say he is up there now with zero....so both sides can smile dembotoz Aug 2016 #68

Radner and Wilder were both Jews and Wilder was an atheist Jew REP Aug 2016 #71

Excuse me, but my experience with Judaism tells me you're whathehell Aug 2016 #145

I'll excuse your lack of knowledge REP Sep 2016 #177

Lol, don't bother, unless you can actually refute my claim, whathehell Sep 2016 #180

Turns out "knowledge" is only a Google search away.. whathehell Sep 2016 #260

Thank You. Great point amuse bouche Aug 2016 #74

holy mackeral you guys do go on jodymarie aimee Aug 2016 #77

You do realize this is a response to religious believers proclaiming Wilder is in heaven, right? cleanhippie Aug 2016 #78

Get used to it. This is DU shrike Aug 2016 #94

and what does that have to do with democratic underground politics jodymarie aimee Aug 2016 #81

Welcome to DU Orrex Aug 2016 #96

Not a thing... whathehell Sep 2016 #195

I know, right? Act_of_Reparation Sep 2016 #226

Yep. I doubt he was perfect so he will probably serve a few years in Purgatory, Nye Bevan Aug 2016 #82

I am enjoying this debate True Dough Aug 2016 #83

I think he loved both women..... Adrahil Aug 2016 #89

I would bet that even his widow understands why an adoring public might say that... 63splitwindow Aug 2016 #90

The news of his passing reminded many of us KMOD Aug 2016 #95

Let the mystery be. redwitch Aug 2016 #102

Love it! Thanks for posting!! LongTomH Sep 2016 #262

He said in his autobiography that his marriage to her would have ended if she had not died. CBGLuthier Aug 2016 #104

Gilda's autobiography Kansaskid Aug 2016 #124

Nice of him to say.. whathehell Aug 2016 #144

LOL. Yeah that always works out when you tell people what to do. Rex Aug 2016 #105

I love when people think they speak for the dead. JonathanRackham Aug 2016 #107

He was also, by his statements, a Buddhist, which is not incompatible with Atheism. And everything Warren DeMontague Aug 2016 #111

Gene also had an affair with a sheep Blue_Tires Aug 2016 #114

!!! progressoid Sep 2016 #178

Atheism aside wysi Aug 2016 #116

As a widower, as well as an atheist, I agree (nt) LongtimeAZDem Aug 2016 #176

Mom said recentevents Aug 2016 #117

I had not known he was an out atheist. SusanCalvin Aug 2016 #119

But..but.. whathehell Aug 2016 #147

Because he did things for which I am grateful. SusanCalvin Aug 2016 #175

Lol..Yes, I do have "another question", if you want to call it that, although whathehell Sep 2016 #179

Good grief. SusanCalvin Sep 2016 #181

Lol..Is that you're standard response to losing an argument? whathehell Sep 2016 #182

Didn't lose. Not interested. SusanCalvin Sep 2016 #255

Of course.. whathehell Sep 2016 #258

And it's "your." SusanCalvin Sep 2016 #257

Oh gee.. whathehell Sep 2016 #259

I looked at your (correct usage) journal, SusanCalvin Sep 2016 #265

Apostrophe, obviously. Orrex Sep 2016 #190

Oh my! SusanCalvin Sep 2016 #256

Besides, everyone knows he's with Inga DFW Aug 2016 #122

If heaven exists, he will be with Richard Pryor. IrishEyes Aug 2016 #123

Maybe we should do some introspection get the red out Aug 2016 #153

Gene is with Gilda now Loki Liesmith Aug 2016 #154

-1 Buzz Clik Aug 2016 #156

Thanks for reminding me why I hate Militant Atheists. Odin2005 Aug 2016 #157

Thanks for reminding me there's more than one of us on this board.. whathehell Aug 2016 #158

Thanks for reminding me why I hate Militant Atheists. AlbertCat Aug 2016 #166

I used to BE one, are you saying I don't exist? Odin2005 Sep 2016 #188

Did you preach your militant atheism in real life? Orrex Sep 2016 #193

I was an edgy Atheist college student. AlbertCat Sep 2016 #194

I guess that would include edhopper Aug 2016 #171

Um, nah.. whathehell Sep 2016 #183

But pointing out that edhopper Sep 2016 #197

So now it's about Gilda and not militant atheism, lol? whathehell Sep 2016 #200

What in my OP edhopper Sep 2016 #201

Probably the part where you call people on their religious privilege. Act_of_Reparation Sep 2016 #210

Yeah edhopper Sep 2016 #212

Nah... you're a militant because you talk. Act_of_Reparation Sep 2016 #218

yep edhopper Sep 2016 #220

My favorite... NeoGreen Sep 2016 #229

Lol..Really lame whathehell Sep 2016 #246

Nah..He's a militant because he proselytizes whathehell Sep 2016 #244

Even if that were remotely true... Act_of_Reparation Sep 2016 #245

No, dear, "militant" doesn't necessarily equate to violence, or even "extremist" whathehell Sep 2016 #247

So you are equivocating then? Act_of_Reparation Sep 2016 #249

The fact that you're calling the beliefs of others "garbage" for one thing,.. whathehell Sep 2016 #215

So you disagree with how I call out these people with their fantasies edhopper Sep 2016 #216

Is not being a jerk too much to ask? Odin2005 Sep 2016 #230

Where am I whinning edhopper Sep 2016 #236

Thank you whathehell Sep 2016 #248

I disagree with your attempt to equate your opinion with Reality.. whathehell Sep 2016 #239

Uh, no..again whathehell Sep 2016 #211

And why does my OP edhopper Sep 2016 #214

No I don't. Odin2005 Sep 2016 #189

Please explain how my post is Militant edhopper Sep 2016 #198

Telling religious people when they are grieving that there is no afterlife is a massive dick move. Odin2005 Sep 2016 #225

What in the actual fuck are you blathering about? Act_of_Reparation Sep 2016 #231

No edhopper Sep 2016 #237

Yes whathehell Sep 2016 #251

I Said Good Day! edhopper Sep 2016 #252

Well, that will show 'em, won't it? whathehell Sep 2016 #253

Its' not a 'persecution complex' when you have just told them you hate them muriel_volestrangler Sep 2016 #204

Going off on grieving religious people for believing in an afterlife is disgusting. Odin2005 Sep 2016 #227

No one was "going off on grieving religious people" muriel_volestrangler Sep 2016 #232

I find it interesting that asking for a modicum of respect for the dead or survivors... Humanist_Activist Aug 2016 #173

Awww.. whathehell Sep 2016 #185

You must not know many atheists in real life Orrex Sep 2016 #192

You truly are a piece of work... Humanist_Activist Sep 2016 #209

I know... whathehell Sep 2016 #213

WTF? That's your response? You truly are a heartless person, aren't you? Humanist_Activist Sep 2016 #217

appears edhopper Sep 2016 #219

I've been meaning to watch it, but haven't had an opportunity yet... Humanist_Activist Sep 2016 #221

Do see the movie edhopper Sep 2016 #222

I have NO idea what you're talking about..Why the fuck would you call me "heartless"? whathehell Sep 2016 #238

It wasn't an article, it was a personal testimonial, but really, don't bother responding... Humanist_Activist Sep 2016 #240

Message auto-removed Name removed Sep 2016 #191

Gene is with Cleavon Little now. Kaleva Sep 2016 #223

What about Richard Prior? edhopper Sep 2016 #224

that was before... OriginalGeek Sep 2016 #235

I just heard an interview with him on NPR from some time past. gvstn Sep 2016 #250

Believers gotta Believe astral Sep 2016 #254

You didn't offend me shrike Sep 2016 #263