Atheist What Do You Say To A Dying Loved One?besides I Love You?

[goodlife]

[Theland]

No, say "God loves you."

[vetuste_ennemi]

"Have you made your peace with God, Henry?".

"We have never quarrelled, aunt.".

Thoreau.

Sorry, didn't read the OP properly. Got it the wrong way round.

An atheist expresses his goodbyes in the language of his culture. My mother and my wife had Christian burials.

[Theland]

Off topic. Look after your own future. Investigate, don't just go with the mob.

[Mamyalynne]

When nursing a dying loved one, the time for investigation is short - you do your best knowing their preferences and beliefs or lack of them.

[Cloverjo]

Don't say anything. Just hold their hand.

[waterboatman]

I love you and always will. See you on the other side.

[mibn2cweus]

"Look busy. Theland is making the rounds!"

[jourdain2]

On his deathbed (thankfully a short stay) my dad declared himself an atheist. I told him I loved him.

[ladybirder]

Rubbish about the Samaritans. One of my friends has volunteered with them for 24 years and she is an atheist.
To answer your question, if I was on my death bed, I love you would do just fine.

[ladybirder]

LOL mibs.

[MallyJ]

Bye.................!

[Theland]

I try to point people in the right direction of discovering the evidence for themselves. Not to spoon feed them with evidence
I have discovered. Look at the beginning of the universe. It's no longer any good to simply say, "We don't know."
The evolutionists have lost the argument and God exists. Our morality is not as high as His, and so we fall into the trap of actually thinking that IF HE EXISTS, His morality does not match ours. Thank you for your reply.

[Theland]

Mockery and abuse. How unsurprising. Although I recognise my old friends who are licensed to mock in their usual friendly way. (mibs?)

[Togo]

Fear no more the heat o' the sun;
Nor the furious winter's rages,
Thou thy worldly task hast done,
Home art gone, and ta'en thy wages;
Golden lads and girls all must,
As chimney sweepers come to dust.

Fear no more the frown of the great,
Thou art past the tyrant's stroke:
Care no more to clothe and eat;
To thee the reed is as the oak:
The sceptre, learning, physic, must
All follow this, and come to dust.

Fear no more the lightning-flash,
Nor the all-dread thunder-stone;
Fear not slander, censure rash;
Thou hast finished joy and moan;
All lovers young, all lovers must
Consign to thee, and come to dust.

No exorciser harm thee!
Nor no witchcraft charm thee!
Ghost unlaid forbear thee!
Nothing ill come near thee!
Quiet consummation have;
And renowned be thy grave!

[douglas9401]

Everything seems to be on your terms, Theland.

There's no debate, just dogma.

[melv16]

Whilst my brother was in hospital recovering from a heart attack, his wife took in a form to sign over his business to her!

[Mamyalynne]

I think many of us have tried based on experience to answer the question posed by the OP.

[Patsy33]

It doesn't go in with them Douglas. Waste of time trying to get your point of view across. They're not programmed that way! :-)

[Quizmonster]

Khandro, I no longer speak of 'Pascal's Wager', but use my own variant which is 'The Sweater Anomaly'.
Going to an outdoor event, one might have to decide whether or not to wear a jumper. If you go with one and it's rather too warm, you can take it off, but - if you go without one and it's rather too cool - you're in trouble!

[naomi24]

Theland, //No, say "God loves you."//

That might be a little difficult for someone who is suffering to believe, don’t you think?