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hot comfort loved ones as an non-theist
Started this discussion. Last reply by Michael OL Jun 3, 2012. 4 Replies 0 Likes
I am wondering how others comfort loved ones during tragedy.In the past it was easy to say that I didn't always understandthings but that it was god's will and he knew what was best. I understandthat…Continue
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Ernie Villapudua Noriega replied to Ernie Villapudua Noriega's discussion hot comfort loved ones as an non-theist
"Thank you both. Yes definitely I try to be there
for the person. Sometimes they look to me for answers
or reasons. Thats when it gets tricky. I will definetly use your advice.
Thanks again!"
booklover replied to Ernie Villapudua Noriega's discussion hot comfort loved ones as an non-theist
"Just be there for them. If they want to talk about their loss, tell them the person they loved will live forever in their hearts and in their memories."
Chris Breman replied to Ernie Villapudua Noriega's discussion hot comfort loved ones as an non-theist
"Just be there: listen and make them feel that you understand their feelings and that you won't abandon them. No use pointing out that there's worse luck in the world - they know that and don't need to hear it. After some…"
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I am wondering how others comfort loved ones during tragedy.In the past it was easy to say that I didn't always understandthings but that it was god's will and he knew what was best. I understandthat our ancestors had to create gods to explain the unexplicable. But how docomfort others without sounding insensitive. Any ideas?See More
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Ruth Anthony-Gardner said… Welcome, Ernie! Glad you could join us. :D
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- At 9:10am on October 27, 2011,
Dr. Terence Meaden said… - Hello Ernie and welcome to this wonderful world of atheist truth and peace.."True common sense helped by science leads to atheist wisdom."If freethinkers could only reason with the religious, there would be no religious.Lord Byron: “Those who will not reason, are bigots, those who cannot, are fools, and those who dare not, are slaves”to which we add "---but those who do, are atheists."
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