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In reply to the discussion: What do Atheists do for funerals? [View all]mykpart
(3,879 posts)29. Just because you don't believe in an afterlife doesn't mean
you wouldn't gather with friends and family to share with each other how knowing the deceased changed your life. It can be comforting to family to know that their loved one was appreciated and loved by others. Somebody should open a funeral home for atheists.
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What would you like to see? We live, we die. Is something else expected?
OffWithTheirHeads
Oct 2012
#3
Again, I'm not trying to be an asshole but what do you see as a fitting funeral?
OffWithTheirHeads
Oct 2012
#6
Havevyou been to any funerals? I've been to many including my mother and my fathers.
OffWithTheirHeads
Oct 2012
#8
I'd bet a good many funerals for atheists are co-opted by their religious families.
Iggo
Oct 2012
#11
In my circle we go with a big freaking party with a lot of free booze.
Exultant Democracy
Oct 2012
#19
My atheist grandparents left strict instructions - cremation, no memorial service of any kind.
GliderGuider
Nov 2012
#36
Unfortunately, because of my condition, I may have to start thinking about this.
Evoman
Nov 2012
#38