So there is a condolence card in the break room for one of my coworkers who’s dad just died. It has a bible verse on the front and may God give you peace stuff inside. I don’t really want to put my name on it. Would you?
Listen, Lisa. You are a self, and you have your name.
You are your own property to do what you want with yourself. That's your immutable right, and no one can ethically try to coerce you into doing stuff. Self is a sacred, invaluable thing.
Absolutely nobody should be stupid enough to assume they can tell you what to do, what to think, etc. because those people are already proving themselves as inferiors by making their filthy and base reactive assumptions.
That being said, you should never have the inclination that other people should tell you how to be, because they have one brain for one body, to start with. People who think they can extend past themselves are simply egotistical and have low intelligence.
If you want to write your name, write your name. Don't want to? That's 10000% okay, and a NON-REFLECTIVE TRUTH.
You might certainly write someone else's.
Hell, you can even write the name of the father that died. You can even use a man's handwriting if you want to. That would be funny as hell. I make jokes about people dying all the time. After all, I'm not the one sitting clueless about how to bring them back, it's the inferiors that do that with their stupid anti-science policies.
I don't care if you even draw a Hippo, you can draw one. I'm sure some of the men on this site will enjoy beating their meat to it if you posted a picture, anyway, considering some of the women they go after.
Write nothing, and pretend to write something. That's another idea.
Take a piss on the damned card, if you want to. It's called "there's a bigger picture".
Ultimately, your turnouts are going to depend on you doing the right thing, and nobody has any right to tell you what to do. Women should know this shit, it's 2019.
The men know it, and they live it much moreso than anyone else.
Why haven't you gotten with the program?
Nope.
I also hope you don't allow anyone to guilt you into it, either.
The whole "what does it hurt?" line of "reasoning" is precisely
how we've gotten to the point where the believers scream discrimination if they're told to keep their delusions to themselves.
I don't mind pissing people off. You know, since most of them don't
seem to mind pissing me off. Turnabout is fair play.
I would simply because it means nothing to me but I'd probably be rolling my eyes while signing it.
Is he religious / believer ? If yes , I would . It doesn't matter . It's about his darkest moment , he lost a parent . Is not about me or god right now . Who cares . Definitely not the coworker . Losing a parent is hard Losing gods and devils is easy . Not real .
Ya, well, I would! That's not the time to take a stand or make a "political" statement,
so to speak. "Just do it"!
I’d absolutely sign my name to it. It doesn’t mean you agree with the religious statements, just that you are showing support during their time of grief. And I find it’s best to comfort people in the way that works for them; it’s about their comfort, not ours.
Yes I definitely would .If you like your coworker why the heck would you not want to attempt to make them feel better at a time like this .Let people believe in their fairytales .I believe in shoving my non belief aside to make another person feel better .
I would go with the option of giving them another card. The card is the important thing, right? If they get more cards, they tend to feel like there is more attention given to their grief compared to one card with lots of signatures. So if they get the attention, they will feel like more support is offered and thus they can feel more assured in their grief, in that they will get support from more people if needed. Then again, I'm not really a people person, nor do I believe I really understand these rituals for condolences.
Well, while I understand and agree with the popular opinion of "this is not the time", I have a question before I can answer...
Is the person who lost their father religious?
If so, I would sign the card - it's about supporting them, not my personal beliefs (or non-beliefs).
OR
Is the person who lost their father not very religious and the person who picked up the card more religious (and pushing their beliefs)? If this is the case, I would no sign it, and would instead, pick up a card myself to show support.
Of course, if I don't know either of the people involved, I may not even bother to sign the card at all.