http://thesimulacra.net/journal/2006/11/27/death-and-funerals/ "Sometimes the appropriate response to reality is to go insane." - Philip K Dick Wed, 07 Jan 2009 23:04:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 http://thesimulacra.net/journal/2006/11/27/death-and-funerals/comment-page-1/#comment-80 Seb Wed, 20 Dec 2006 10:16:25 +0000 http://thesimulacra.net/journal/2006/11/27/death-and-funerals/#comment-80 If we're merely matter, cells and stardust then does does it matter (excuse the pun) so much when one person dies? Humans are more than this; we have a soul and when someone dies we lose contact with that soul - that's what hurts. If we’re merely matter, cells and stardust then does does it matter (excuse the pun) so much when one person dies? Humans are more than this; we have a soul and when someone dies we lose contact with that soul - that’s what hurts.

]]> http://thesimulacra.net/journal/2006/11/27/death-and-funerals/comment-page-1/#comment-78 luke Sun, 17 Dec 2006 03:11:18 +0000 http://thesimulacra.net/journal/2006/11/27/death-and-funerals/#comment-78 i went to a funeral of my neighbour on friday 15th in london, i have however been to many in ireland in my time. its hard to imagine the discomfort and grief death causes until it effects you directly for we are merely just a formation of matter, cells and stardust permitted to borrow life from our parents for a limited time, until we are returned to the soil from whence we came. i went to a funeral of my neighbour on friday 15th in london, i have however been to many in ireland in my time. its hard to imagine the discomfort and grief death causes until it effects you directly for we are merely just a formation of matter, cells and stardust permitted to borrow life from our parents for a limited time, until we are returned to the soil from whence we came.

]]> http://thesimulacra.net/journal/2006/11/27/death-and-funerals/comment-page-1/#comment-74 Seb Mon, 04 Dec 2006 19:51:26 +0000 http://thesimulacra.net/journal/2006/11/27/death-and-funerals/#comment-74 I went to a funeral today - a crematorium to be precise. It was a very sad occasion because it was for my friend's brother and he was only 18 when he died. It was a 'humanist' (as opposed to christian) ceremony and gave a brief story of his life, as well as some wishy-washy poems about life and nature. I didn't know him that well, but I don't think it helped many people come to terms with his death. I went to a funeral today - a crematorium to be precise. It was a very sad occasion because it was for my friend’s brother and he was only 18 when he died. It was a ‘humanist’ (as opposed to christian) ceremony and gave a brief story of his life, as well as some wishy-washy poems about life and nature. I didn’t know him that well, but I don’t think it helped many people come to terms with his death.

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