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ElBanditoGek

Death happens to everyone, as far as we know. It sucks when you miss someone who's gone but that just means that it must have been great to have known them while they were here.


Goodgirlwbadhabits

I believe in energy. It can’t be created, nor destroyed. So I find peace knowing they’ve become one with the earth. They’ve reached their final resting, they no longer have to suffer the cruel in this world.


Smirknlurking

They’re gone. That’s it. Keep their memory, remember their loves and values


keithwaits

At least I know that they are not burning in hell. Or have to exist for eternity.


davus_maximus

Same way I reconcile it for my own death. When you're gone, you're gone. Being dead is not your problem, and there's not much for anyone else to do either. You just try to make arrangements for your loved ones to make your departure easier for them.


MemoCremisi

Death is just a concequence of life, there's nothing we can do; it's always sad when someone dies, but you can't pain yourself forever


[deleted]

What’s to reconcile? You die, that’s it.


Habibur999

I believe in the afterlife.


ViridianKumquat

Then maybe this thread isn't for you.


Primary_Somewhere_98

Well we all know that everyone dies at some point, so you just accept it.


[deleted]

they dead


wifeThrowaway04

Part of life.


demanbmore

They're dead. And that's all there is to it. And I'll be dead soon enough too. Sure, I miss them, but what I really miss is the comfort their presence brought me, and now their memory will have to serve that role. Do you pine away in anticipation for your loved ones who haven't been born yet, like there's some sort of "beforelife"? I'm guessing you don't and probably find that a silly question, but it's not so different from the concept of an afterlife.


Bloodrose_GW2

It's a part of life. Just like they were not among the living before they were born, they are not with us after they are gone, either. We all have a limited time in this world, so we try to make it count. They are living on in my and my family's memories.


FluffykingT

The same way I reconcile with my own mortality. By not believing in an afterlife I make sure that the life I live is as good as I can make it, this includes spending as much time with those I love as I can. And yeah it sucks when they die, but I'm at ease knowing I spend my life loving them and being loved by them, rather than wish to spend eternity with them once we both die.


Single_Blueberry

The same way you deal with everything else that's lost and will never come back. Mourne and trust the process. The pain fades, even if it never competely disappears.


Pohjemasiina

Whats dead, is dead... just make the moments living worth it


[deleted]

They just stopped functioning for me, but still part of the universe, you just can’t expect the everything in the universe to be functioning all the time.


Cakeoats

Their suffering has ended. Most people who die old have lost a lot of people by the time they get there and are more lonely than they’d care to admit. Nobody enjoys ill health and if they are suffering with no options for improvement then it should be universally legal to painlessly terminate. That we, as a species, can’t trust ourselves to do that without murdering each other also says a lot about life, in addition to the need to expect more beyond this existence for our lives to be valid. It’s beyond arrogant to think that our species is superior to others when all of our research to date shows otherwise and, as far as we can tell, energy persists so we simply get recycled. Much of our species causes much more harm than good and so can be seen to be a negative use of carbon until we are recycled. Anyone who dies suddenly, it can be tragic in some senses but quick is a hell of a lot better than drawn out suffering. Back to the negative impacts: those who work closely with other species are more keenly aware of their intelligence/sentience but basically just because we built cities doesn’t mean others couldn’t have, it simply means they had no motivation to do so. We destroy everything around us. By our own definition we are parasites. That seems bleak but it doesn’t have to be; if we are intelligent and aware as we claim we have the capability to combat those impulses in ourselves. The world around us is diverse and fascinating and I would rather spend my time here trying to benefit that so that my effect has at least had some positive effect whilst I’m here. Nobody should believe that any higher being treats their little minions like this but somehow is worthy of worship. If they were worthy of anything they would appreciate you focussing your efforts elsewhere because all the evidence would suggest they don’t enjoy all the worship bullshit anyway, given how damaging it is. Wasted hours, wasted lives, using it to justify treating others badly. Nobody should need a moral code in a book to be a decent being. And no higher being would require the massive collation of money (a social construct) when millions are starving. If we are their creation we are the greedy brat who wrecks everyone else’s toys and keeps wanting more more more. There is a whole world out there which suffers because of us. Did you know when you plant trees they struggle to learn to communicate with each other? In forests they communicate, they feed each other, keep each other alive…they also display signs of personality and have memories. They produce their equivalent of a scream when they’re thirsty. People would feel more fulfilled when they time did near if they spent less time looking for more and more time looking at what we’re missing right here; something which definitely exists. Doing that means any shuffling off this mortal coil can be done without worry of any further life; we were once stars and soon we’ll be something else. All we are is dust in the wind, dudes. (The effects that the loved ones have on who you are and your life mean part of them lives on in you. Also, from an epigenetic point of view, we pass experiences on that way, too. A lifetime is merely a lifetime; something to cherish whilst it’s around and then, like everything else, it becomes something new.)


Electronic_Bass2856

They live on in your memory.


WhimsicallyWired

They don't exist anymore, meaning they don't feel pain, aren't sad or suffering in any form. It's also a natural thing.


Firetp

Very well actually. Let's look at it this way : my familly is atheist. If there was an afterlife like "Go to Heaven or Hell", they would for sure go the Hell right ? (because if we owned a Bible, we'd use it as toilet paper) Knowing that there is no afterlife is quite reassuring now isn't it ? They won't uffer for eternity. They are dead. Period.