May his soul rest in peace....
Oh dear dear....This is the second time I saw the FACT ! First one, was my mother in law when she passed away... Now is My good friend who passed away last month.
Yes, two days ago my other good friend from Geneva sent me an email and pictures attached, telling me that our friend, who is atheist, passed away...he was born as catholic and lost his faith since he was 18year-old and became genuine atheist since he entered university. He hold PhD in Geology. He was my good friend and was my good partner in debate about life and religion. I told him once that human would need religion at least for 1 (ONE) event in his life which is the funeral. Many need religion for birth, wedding and kinship. But of course he against all.
Now, my friend told me in her email that his family held his funeral in the church and gave all his belonging to the church. They did it as his will written 2 days before he dies.
I remember, in one of our debate I told him "it doesn't matter it is hindus, Buddhist, christian, Islam, sinto (japanese religion), konghuchu (chinese one) or scientology, people would prefer to have proper funeral as human that not admitting any faith and died just like animal". That time he said "I don't care, I'm dead anyway...". I'm sure if he could contacted me, he would say "I go back to the church where my parents baptism me..." And I would definitely attend his funeral.
Last job he has was one of project manager at the UN relief.
May his soul rest in peace....
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What would happen if our imagination is wrong?
and the thing may not be to die, but to be dead alive.
Better it would have been, if you placed his photo.
What make me think other way is... Just a memory left if I remember how much HE against religion and God (in front of me who is moslem and other friends who are christian) if by the end he asked for church to carry out his funeral (if it was for his wedding, I'm sure I'd have fun to have another long debate with him
Noted atheist is also faith like you said redwine (new knowledge to me, first time someone said so), they should have a building or place to pray, like scientology.
@Lou, I'm sure, he start thinking all our conversation about religion and so on like what lou said and it prove by his will. He is very lucky that church accept to carry out his funeral. Giving his belonging was not in his will. It was his sister's idea.
@ Iotaoo.... You want to see the picture of my mom in law too ?
@lou... I don't really know how was he in his last time of life. But his sister said, he asked for bible 2 months ago...
YES being a nonbeliever is also a faith in being nonfaithy.
even a swami seeks enlightenment when still alive.
u r well off somehow for just burning the passed away, all u need is timber or money to buy it.
so u need no cemetaries where a grave may be costly and only be bought for a while.
not talking about ur rich, building something like Taj Mahal.
I agree with you. I always see that human has 2 side of life where one anothes doesn't have any connection, like a coin.
And yes, I also know some Atheist friends who put so much respect and tolerant to other faith. In the same time, many atheist telling us this and that (in short word they telling us that we are stupid to follow certain commands). I just smile....
As for my friend, since he knew that he got cancer in his pancreas, he completely changed his view. I felt bad, when I got his last email, I thought he was make a fun of me, I didn't reply it immediately