pO157: As a non militant agnostic...

Thu, 17 Jan 2008 08:32:25 EST

Or perhaps atheist, I agree with port1080 that as there really is no afterlife I'd like to go out with a bang, perhaps in the most excessive and ostentatious way possible.

Therefore when I die, there is going to be a crazy as hell party. Everybody is i

uncarved block: Umn, Yeah

Wed, 16 Jan 2008 16:06:09 EST

One of the worst parts about dealing with books is that there's always another one that springs to mind-- in this case, mocking death jostles arm to arm with

skeeter1: Re: What do you want on your Tombstone?

Wed, 16 Jan 2008 15:53:54 EST

I don't want a tombstone, and taking up space in a cemetery. Better off if the land gets used for a golf course.

Burn me up and scatter my ashes somewhere, anywhere. I'd prefer that they'd end up in the

MayorBob: Re: What do you want on your Tombstone?

Wed, 16 Jan 2008 15:05:12 EST

What's karma?

gerrymander: Re: Funerals for athiests

Wed, 16 Jan 2008 14:00:05 EST

Is there any rational reason not to donate all of your usable organs as transplants and/or your entire body as a cadaver to teach medical students?

Cold. Hard. Cash.

Every other damn person and business entity in the chain is going to be makin

port1080: Re: Funerals for athiests

Wed, 16 Jan 2008 13:13:20 EST

The main reason I can think of would be for the sake of family - knowing that your body is there in your grave can be an important bit of remembrance for some people. I'm an atheist and an organ donor, but I would like there to be something left of

keta: Last Words

Wed, 16 Jan 2008 11:42:00 EST

I've always liked Dorothy Parker's suggested line, "Excuse my dust."

If I die before becoming so old my body parts aren't useful to anyone else, I'd rather be burned and my ashes scattered at sea, or just taken well off-shore and dumped over the side. &