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Atheists & Agnostics

duckworth969

(1,444 posts)

3. DNR & cremation

Reply to NNadir (Original post)

Sat Jun 20, 2026, 11:46 AM

14 hrs ago

My oldest daughter already has my financial and medical POA.

She thanked me for getting all the “nuts and bolts” ready for her to administrate the details when the times comes.

Felt good to do it now rather than to put her in the position of having to wade through my personal papers.

It’ll be tough enough for her during the aftermath of my death.

No brain activity? Turn the machine off sweetheart and let yer pa go.

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As an atheist, how do you feel about dead people, specifically, bluntly, dead bodies, including, ultimately, your own? [View all] NNadir 15 hrs ago OP

Very interesting. I agree with your point on death. I try to talk about family and friends who have died. Srkdqltr 14 hrs ago #1

Originally, I was enamored by the tradition of Native Americans where no_hypocrisy 14 hrs ago #2

DNR & cremation duckworth969 14 hrs ago #3

Donation WmChris 14 hrs ago #4

Thank you for that thoughtful post. 1WorldHope 14 hrs ago #5

I read that Socrates was asked what he would like to be done with his body CivicGrief 14 hrs ago #6

Personally, I hope my donation is accepted as the anatomical gift which I have planned. littlemissmartypants 13 hrs ago #7

interesting! and I'd like to dig into this a little more stopdiggin 13 hrs ago #8

I am an atheist LogDog75 12 hrs ago #9

my thoughts parallel your own mike_c 12 hrs ago #10

Some years ago, I concluded the greatest people of cachukis 12 hrs ago #11

Atheist here. Buddyzbuddy 4 hrs ago #12