Atheists & Agnostics

I've often wondered if it is a form of the third man factor, a built in presence that supports people in times of extreme stress.

Don't forget there's also an Irish form of reincarnation, something my mother fervently believed, especially once she'd finally read the bible and kicked the church to the curb. She said she wanted her next adventure to be as a river otter, they always looked like they were getting a kick out of life and didn't have that many predators. 6 months after she died, there was a snippet on the news that a family of river otters had been spotted in the state for the first time in 50 years. Cue Twilight Zone music. I did get a laugh out of it.

So who knows? Nobody's come back to tell us. Part of me will always hope my mother is now sledding down white water rapids and running up the bank to take another ride. Part hopes it's just bliss fading to nothingness. Part of me is anticipating the adventure (I'm old) and none of me anticipates a heaven and hell and angels and all that other crap.