tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36847074.post8144392737178321079..comments2023-03-17T02:20:01.581-07:00Comments on CrypticLife: Faithless Recovery and Where the Atheists AreUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36847074.post-18396766627638829052007-04-30T06:48:00.000-07:002007-04-30T06:48:00.000-07:00Well, I don't really think it's their collective f...Well, I don't really think it's their collective fault. Many of them were grieving as well, and it's hard to come up with an appropriate response. I think they were trying as best they could.CrypticLifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05313033952671292402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36847074.post-30421433585309520322007-04-29T18:28:00.000-07:002007-04-29T18:28:00.000-07:00I'm sorry you had to listen to all those inappropr...I'm sorry you had to listen to all those inappropriate remarks. It amazes me how people are so inappropriate to people who are grieving. Even if someone does believe in an afterlife, hearing someone say "it was their time" or "they're in a better place" could give the grief-stricken person the message that other people can't handle their grief and don't want to hear about it.Anne Rettenberg LCSWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08924529514196589677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36847074.post-57187327182437915952007-04-26T06:04:00.000-07:002007-04-26T06:04:00.000-07:00good morning I completely don't understand this--I...good morning <BR/>I completely don't understand this--<BR/><BR/>I am an atheist and a professor at Virginia Tech. Dinesh D’Souza says that I don’t exist, that I have nothing to say, that I am nowhere to be found.<BR/><BR/>But I am here.<BR/> <BR/>I am the one who prompted your writing about "Faithless Recovery" I have faith-a deep faith- but I can't say with certainty if it's god or budda or tiny fairys or all those that a passed ahead of me. I just know for certain that there is a force which guides and watches over my life. Be that as it may it never affects my opinions of those who feel there is no god or higher power. Do they not put there pants on the same way I do? Or get ticked off when there is no toilet paper left on the roll- are they no heart broken when loved ones die- Wether a person has or does not have faith should have no bearing on who you are or how you treat others- And forgive me for being in a Cacoon but who the hell is D'Souza and why would anyone value a person with such a narrow minded view- That's not true faith. And I have another question which has nothing to do with religion.. what is the difference between ego and pride...Well as par for my course I'm off to work like a herd of turtles! Have a wonderful and faithless day! thanks Crypticlife :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36847074.post-29072390664999312762007-04-25T07:48:00.000-07:002007-04-25T07:48:00.000-07:00I did read his response, which was excellent. I a...I did read his response, which was excellent. I also greatly appreciated your list of <A HREF="http://lizditz.typepad.com/i_speak_of_dreams/2007/04/those_whose_res.html" REL="nofollow">contemptible ghouls</A>. Actually, I don't think D'Souza was the worst.<BR/><BR/>The idea of a comfortable afterlife is a pleasant one, Dennis, so I certainly don't mind if you think of me that way. I've been told I'm going to hell often enough that it's a nice change.CrypticLifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05313033952671292402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36847074.post-85562371306775159652007-04-24T15:14:00.000-07:002007-04-24T15:14:00.000-07:00Crypticlife, thank you for sharing that. What an ...Crypticlife, thank you for sharing that. What an incredible experience you had!<BR/><BR/>I do believe in an afterlife, but I don't pretend to be able to come even close to comprehending what that will be like. I am Catholic, and one concept the Catholic Church has that I like is that of the anonymous Christian. As I'm sure you know, many Christian denominations think that if anyone doesn't believe what they believe, those people are doomed to hell. The idea of "the anonymous Christian" is that anyone who truly lives according to their conscience will be just fine when this life is over. Even though you and I have different beliefs about this, I hope you won't mind if I think of you this way.Dennis Fermoylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16066942564308377074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36847074.post-15154328249618119922007-04-24T12:23:00.000-07:002007-04-24T12:23:00.000-07:00It's Liz from I Speak of Dreams.Did you read Mapan...It's Liz from <A HREF="http://lizditz.typepad.com" REL="nofollow">I Speak of Dreams</A>.<BR/><BR/>Did you read <A HREF="http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2007/4/19/18451/0971" REL="nofollow">Mapantsula's response to D'Souza</A>?<BR/><BR/>It begins, <BR/><I>I am an atheist and a professor at Virginia Tech. Dinesh D’Souza says that I don’t exist, that I have nothing to say, that I am nowhere to be found.<BR/><BR/>But I am here.</I>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com