tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6004436662131906365.post3381257279927363984..comments2023-10-30T23:47:11.780+08:00Comments on Towards a Rational America and an Enlightened Judaism: When Ill Fortune Befalls an Atheist Secular Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03355591007995127097noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6004436662131906365.post-55133652603193634142017-04-12T07:52:40.491+08:002017-04-12T07:52:40.491+08:00Alan,
Thanks for your response. We're both at...Alan,<br /><br />Thanks for your response. We're both at the age where it's only practical to contemplate what dying will be like and whether it will be sudden or prolonged. I would like to think that if I'm faced with the latter and am still competent, I will turn off the lights myself. That's the termination benefit of atheism: no fear of punishment by a likely nonexistent sky Secular Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03355591007995127097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6004436662131906365.post-11793784729881704812017-04-11T10:05:25.244+08:002017-04-11T10:05:25.244+08:00Rick,
Read both posts and can definitely relate t...Rick,<br /><br />Read both posts and can definitely relate to the 2nd. Although I have experienced the joint (and mutually reinforcing) incompetence of people and computers my whole adult life, the four surgeries in one year really gave me pause. What an ordeal. But my answer to the atheist-in-crisis question is that coping is practiced and developed, like a muscle. When my end comes, 5 or Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10075086525599401358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6004436662131906365.post-15346530360952115742017-01-11T07:49:27.996+08:002017-01-11T07:49:27.996+08:00Jack,
Thanks for your support. Actually, as it tu...Jack,<br /><br />Thanks for your support. Actually, as it turns out I didn't mind all that much when some of the co-congregationalists of the temple where I'm a member said that they would pray for me. These folks went out of their way, literally, by making a long drive to the hospital to visit me,and kept in touch with me when I got home to see how I was recuperating. In other words theySecular Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03355591007995127097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6004436662131906365.post-42538932056950463862017-01-10T19:36:38.454+08:002017-01-10T19:36:38.454+08:00That's a powerful story. I'm glad to hear ...That's a powerful story. I'm glad to hear that you are in remission. Hopefully, that will be the end of it. I suspect you have some relatives or friends patting themselves on the backs for their prayers, but you are right to point out that it is the healthcare providers who made the difference. I don't have a problem with people who do pray in these situations, but they need to Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09485781130885424400noreply@blogger.com