Why people say RIP (Rest in Peace) for anyone who has died? They have died and are not sentient anymore of any peace or disturbance.
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.I suppose may also (later) have had something to do with the days of the resurrection men, digging up the recently deceased and selling them on.
LenHazell53
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July 31, 2018
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Quickly sounds ok, but I will probably go screaming into the long night!
arnies
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July 31, 2018
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Rage against the dying of the light!
It's Biblical in origin, as in 'they rest from their labors' or 'find rest in their death.' But when one believes in a soul which, depending on the life lived, manner in which the individual died, and any number of things that might cause torment, the term is meant as a request or plea.
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