Originally Posted By: Infidel 762Here is something I don’t think has been covered; does your entire family believe there is no God? Reading all these posts has gotten me wondering about family funerals. Does the thought of family members praying over your dead body offend you? For a lot of people, the pain of losing a loved one is comforted by the belief that their departed is now dwelling in a better place, along with hopes of one day being reunited with them.
I'm the only real non-believer in my immediate family, and I'm not hard-core. I don't completely discount the notion of a higher being, simply because I can't prove it either way. There could be someone/something more powerful than us as easily as there couldn't. Is it God, a god, or more advanced aliens? I don't know. I'm just not gonna worry about it. I'll continue to be as good a person as I can and lead my kids down that same road. My wife is a believer and exposes the kids to religion (though she's not a church-goer). When they're a bit older, they will be ready for more complex conversations on spirituality. That's when I come in.
Meanwhile, if I kick the bucket and they want to waste a plot of dirt planting me instead of something edible, I guess there's not much I can do about it. It will give them considerable peace to have access to my remains. I'm not sure why, but that's the way it is. I'd prefer cremation and being scattered to the four winds. But since I'll be dead, I won't be in charge any more. And since I don't believe I'll be looking down fondly upon their grieving heads, I won't even get to be mad at them. They'll be happy, and that's what I really want out of this life anyway.