Atheists, if you had a 2-4 year old child who passed away from cancer, would?!


Question: Atheists, if you had a 2-4 year old child who passed away from cancer, would?
you then wish that there were indeed an afterlife so that you were reunited with your baby again

Answers:

Maybe, but it's not like taht would actually change anything.



Many things that can be wished for can be obtained through perseverance, however fantastic fanciful fantasies are the exception. Atheists usually do not take their lack of faith just because that is how they were raised. Its not a light-harted choice we make to rebel against conformity. A loss of life is most tragic, especially to atheists, since we will never see the dearly departed again. Tragedy happens to all belief systems, and is in no way linked to "God" being a dick to someone who is "wrong". I would cry and morn for an unhealthy amount of time. I would never forget my child, however time would heal my wound. All while the universe keeps expanding, and apes prepare to take over the world. Try to make the biggest impact on peoples lives. You wont be able to celebrate your accomplishments after you are gone, but your loved ones will.

My cat Anna



A question more suited to R&S or P&S than to a forum used by people who really are dealing with cancer, including people facing the situation you describe.

I'm an atheist; I think that one of the main reasons people cling to religion is that the idea of never seeing people you love again is so hard; and the thought that one day you'll be reunited is so comforting.

In the situation you've described i would probably wish I could believe in an after life, but it wouldn't change my beliefs. That has been my experience when dealing with loss so far.

And if there were a god, surely s/he would have been able to stop the child's suffering and death if s/he chose to - but s/he chose not to. The usual believer's defences of free will and punishment for sin couldn't possibly apply to a 2 year old...

Why do you feel it necessary to specify the age of the child and cause of death? Why would that make a difference?



I am not an atheist. I have two children who I love very much. If I lost them from anything I would be devasted but remain in hope that one day maybe I could see them again which would keep me from going insane. If I were an atheist I think I would kill myself because there would be nothing in this world to live for and being dead would be a better option than living in torment from losing my kids for the rest of my life. I know a mother who lost her son in a car accident. She is an atheist. She fell into a depression and nearly commited suicide a couple of times. She told me it is the worst thing in your life to lose your children and she feels she has nothing to live for anymore. Even if there is no afterlife I find its more comforting to have some sort of belief in something beyond.



Being an atheist doesn't influence the wish to be reunited. We just don't believe it will happen.

And I also do not think that believing in a reunion will ease the suffering from the loss.



my mother passed away an d many times I wish I could see her again
but that is wishful thinking-doesn't make it real



No. I would just mourn the loss of my child. I don't seek comfort in fantasy like that.




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