Why do Christians grieve so when a loved one dies? Do they grieve as much as an atheist? They'll be reunited with them in paradise so why so sad?

Surely it would just be the sadness of a loved one moving away or something right?

I don't mean this antagonistically and i apologize if this is insensitive. I'm just curious because it seems given the worldview that a Christian shouldn't be terribly upset when a family member dies.

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TheDeathOfOzymandiaz

if someone moves away you could go visit. Talk to them on the phone. Video call them, write them a letter and receive a reply. Cant really do any of that stuff if the person is dead.

Pikachu

@TheDeathOfOzymandiaz

Even if they were moving to an island Mennonite colony across the world...would you be as sad as if they had died?

OggggO · 36-40, M

@Pikachu That still leaves the possibility of them changing their mind and returning, or going to visit them, even if it would be a significant expense.

TheDeathOfOzymandiaz

@Pikachu I am an atheist and no of course not

Pikachu

@OggggO

I don't think we need to be inventing reasons why the analogy doesn't need to be 1:1 lol
The point being that there seems to be a difference between someone simply not being where you are and someone being lost to you forever. A distinction which doesn't seem very real given the Christian worldview.