I dont hate these people because of their professing they do not believe in God but i've always wondered how do they plan to face death when it is at their door stepts.Do they want a funeral service with flowers & speeches about their life or just throw them in the furnace & just burn them up & throw their ashes away?Why do they not believe in God?
2007-11-12 03:44:20 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
He or she would probably rather have the Governor call at the last minute.
2007-11-12 03:47:50 · answer #1 · answered by ? 6 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Pick a question. And it's "executed."
I do not believe in God, or any other god or goddess. If someone wants to pray for me, it's up to them. It will make them feel better, and as long as they get some comfort, it's okay. When I die I want to be buried without any preservatives or anything. I will let my body return to the earth.
I do not believe in gods because I see no reason to. I'm perfectly happy the way I am. I live a pretty morally good life for an average human. If there really are gods, and they take exception to a human acting like a human, then they are not worthy of being worshiped anyways. I can be a good person and live my life without worrying about deities, or any other sort of supernatural repercussions.
2007-11-12 11:56:11 · answer #2 · answered by Kharm 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't need anyone to pray for me when I'm dying, unless it makes the pray-er feel better. I'd like to be cremated and my ashes tossed into a fast, rocky river. My funeral will be my loved ones sitting around together in comfy clothes (no formal black) eating their favorite foods and talking about what a great life I'd lived.
2007-11-12 11:50:36 · answer #3 · answered by ~Smirk~ Resurrected 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Well, I can't speak for all atheists but I know that I wouldn't care about having someone pray for me.
I will probably be cremated if I do not donate my body to research, but what my loved ones do for a memorial service is up to them. I will be dead, so they should do whatever comforts them.
I don't believe in any god because I have yet to see any evidence that such things exist.
2007-11-12 11:49:58 · answer #4 · answered by N 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
We don't believe in God because we tend to ignore things that aren't real, like fairies and alien abduction, ghosts and all that nonsense.
I expect my corpse to be treated with respect but not because I still have any kind of existence. If someone was going to throw me in a furnace I'd prefer I was dead at the time.
Isn't it funny that millions of Greeks used to pray to Zeus, Scandinavians prayed to Odin, Indians (most) pray to Shiva and Vishnu - but they're all silly, aren't they? The only god that's real is YOUR god, right? What a happy coincidence for you. I'm sure none of those other people thought that their god was the only real one.
2007-11-12 11:49:05 · answer #5 · answered by Leviathan 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
That's several questions and I'll attempt to answer them all.
If I were to be executed and somebody wanted to pray for me I'd let them. It has nothing to do with my beliefs or as a comfort to me and everything to do with their beliefs and comfort. If they will feel better praying to a non-existant gawd then I will let them. It makes no difference to if they pray or not, but if it helps them then I can't see the harm.
As for my funeral, I want to have a wake. I want people there to celebrate my life and to remember who I was and what I meant to them. I want bright colours, music, good food, top shelf booze and nobody admitted if they're wearing black. Then, after harvesting my organs as I no longer need them, throw me in the furnace and scatter my ashes to the wind.
And finally we don't believe in your gawd simply because there's no proof for his existence. What you see as evidence, we see as conjecture.
2007-11-12 12:01:56 · answer #6 · answered by JavaJoe 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I wouldn't want someone to waste their time and effort praying for me. I'd want them to find me a better lawyer, and fast! And what would a funeral service with people remembering your life have to do with believing in god? I certainly expect the people I leave behind to miss me and want to remember me and my life. After all, I know that the people in my life exist, and that they affect me and I affect them, unlike god.
2007-11-12 11:49:18 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I don't think I would want someone to pray for me at my execution.
As far as my funeral I am donating my body to Science after that I don't care what the do I will be dead and not caring either way.
2007-11-12 11:49:44 · answer #8 · answered by deztructshun 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
My grandma said she didn't want any priests or anything like that at her funeral, she was pretty atheistic i guess.
Hated me like the pest too.
2007-11-12 11:48:16 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I want a funeral, but I want Rob Zombie to plan it.
2007-11-12 11:47:21 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋