Just watched First Blood...

[ZiprHead]

There's a scene where Rambo describes the death of his friend. He says the guy cried that he wanted to go home. I've seen similar scenes in other movies, people asking for their "momma" (Saving Private Ryan). I think it's safe to say equivalent with wanting to go home.

What would you, as an atheist and/or skeptic, say to your friend in a similar position?

 

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[Tom Sawyer]

There's a scene where Rambo describes the death of his friend. He says the guy cried that he wanted to go home. I've seen similar scenes in other movies, people asking for their "momma" (Saving Private Ryan). I think it's safe to say equivalent with wanting to go home.

What would you, as an atheist and/or skeptic, say to your friend in a similar position?

I'd say whatever I felt would make him the most comfortable. If I knew that were religious things, I'd say that. The goal would be yo make his last moments as painless as possible, not to make some philosophical point at his expense.

 

[ZiprHead]

There's a scene where Rambo describes the death of his friend. He says the guy cried that he wanted to go home. I've seen similar scenes in other movies, people asking for their "momma" (Saving Private Ryan). I think it's safe to say equivalent with wanting to go home.

What would you, as an atheist and/or skeptic, say to your friend in a similar position?

I'd say whatever I felt would make him the most comfortable. If I knew that were religious things, I'd say that. The goal would be yo make his last moments as painless as possible, not to make some philosophical point at his expense.

My feeling too.

 

[bigfield]

I'd say whatever I felt would make him the most comfortable. If I knew that were religious things, I'd say that. The goal would be yo make his last moments as painless as possible, not to make some philosophical point at his expense.

This.