This week, my mom’s husband nearly died.
He didn’t thanks to modern medicine and the hard work of some talented individuals.
But that’s not what I want to talk about.
What I want to talk about is how we nonbelievers cope with such tragedy.
I have no research to back me up, just my anecdotal experience, but I am pretty sure we cope better with tragedy then the average person of faith.
And I think that’s because we accept reality sooner then our religious counterparts do.
I mean, what other choice do we have?
It’s not like we believe a miracle might occur to make our new reality go away.
Relying on magical thinking might provide temporary comfort, but that is only a delay tactic.
It is only when you start coping that you can start living again.
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