Dealing with loss

[ElDinero]

Sven,

My sincere condolences for the loss of your father. Death is so difficult to deal with - even for Christians. No one wants to say goodbye to those we loved so much in this life.

I have no platitudes or cliches to offer you. My only remark is for atheists in general.
An atheist, by definition is someone who does not believe in god(s). That is all. YET, you atheists tend to pile on. It's not just god is it? It's anything and everything that you cannot see or touch. My question to you is: Why must belief in the soul be attached to belief in god? There's no reason you can't separate them.

Belief in the existence of the soul ...

1. Does not make you an idiot.
2. Does not mean that you think souls live forever.
3. Does not mean that you think souls go to heaven or hell.
4. Does not mean that your loved ones are necessarily floating around you.
5. Does not mean that you have to believe what even ONE other person believes about the soul.
...etc...etc...


There is SO much unexplainable phenomena that happens on this planet that one cannot rule out the possibility that some "souls" may live on to either reincarnate or guide those who would. My only point here is that for some bizarre reason, atheists think that they are not allowed to believe in anything. As if some tiny fleck of belief will somehow damage or tarnish their standing as a bona fide atheist. Nonsense. I offer no evidence for my beliefs and answer those who ask honestly: I do not know what happens to the soul, but it is my belief that I may see my loved one again.

Sorry to turn this into a debate, but I don't understand this at all. If you're saying you believe in a soul despite there being no evidence for it, in what sense is that any better than the theists? It's not being an atheist that determines my position on this matter - my scepticism informs my position on both matters. I don't believe in anything that has not been reasonably shown to exist. To be honest it sounds to me like wishful thinking on your part.

[LastPoet]

I feel so much more the loss of others, than I will ever feel the loss of myself. Like I said on the shoutbox, condolences sven.

[LivingNumbers6.626]

Hi sven, my love and care goes out to you at this time. I've never experience loss and I couldn't imagine the pain you are going through. I know you will soon be happy again. Maybe you could go see a psychologist/therapist to talk about this? It could be really helpful. I wish the best for you, sven. Take care and safe, don't let negativity control you. There's so much beauty and strength to be attained through this event. Send me a message if you want someone to talk to.