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Are you speaking for him? MadDAsHell Aug 2016 #1
... Major Nikon Aug 2016 #4
I am stealing that. nt awoke_in_2003 Aug 2016 #12
Not if I steal it first Bucky Aug 2016 #40
I think we should all steal that tymorial Aug 2016 #152
He was remarried. Please respect his widow Karen AllyCat Aug 2016 #28
No need to awoke_in_2003 Aug 2016 #88
I think he's asking US to stop speaking for him (??) nt King_Klonopin Aug 2016 #135
Exactly. If he's dead and not in the afterlife, why are we worried about protecting his feelings? MadDAsHell Aug 2016 #139
Those posters are actually worried about THEIR feelings whathehell Aug 2016 #149
Yeah, that makes sense... Act_of_Reparation Sep 2016 #184
"Iilliterate"? Lol..Try some remedial reading, bro whathehell Sep 2016 #187
OH SNAP. Act_of_Reparation Sep 2016 #196
Lol..How old are you, ten? whathehell Sep 2016 #199
Yes, I am ten. Act_of_Reparation Sep 2016 #202
Thanks for the confirmation.. whathehell Sep 2016 #208
Yeah I have been thinking that every time I read-Now he is with Gilda. He has been married Person 2713 Aug 2016 #2
he is not with anyone Skittles Aug 2016 #49
yup blm Aug 2016 #52
My guess is that he wouldn't have minded the sentiment ("Gene is with Gilda"): jonno99 Aug 2016 #3
There is no afterlife madokie Aug 2016 #5
How can you believe in reincarnation and be an Atheist? B2G Aug 2016 #8
Why doesn't it? madokie Aug 2016 #13
Lol pipoman Aug 2016 #14
You state there is no afterlife B2G Aug 2016 #16
Assuming both an afterlife and reincarnation exist ToxMarz Aug 2016 #19
Logic will only spoil their fun madokie Aug 2016 #65
In other words: Act_of_Reparation Sep 2016 #186
Atheism is the lack of belief in gods. That's it, nothing more. cleanhippie Aug 2016 #32
Reincarnation IS a belief, however.. whathehell Aug 2016 #131
True, but I fail to see your point. cleanhippie Aug 2016 #134
Seems simple to me.. whathehell Aug 2016 #141
Not believing in supreme being is not incompatible with belief in an existence beyond death.... Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2016 #18
The poster flat out stated there is no afterlife B2G Aug 2016 #21
Depends upon the definition of "afterlife".... Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2016 #23
Says who? Why need there be an afterlife to have reincarnation? cleanhippie Aug 2016 #33
Afterlife is existence after death B2G Aug 2016 #43
Not required at all... N_E_1 for Tennis Aug 2016 #48
Insect!? lordsummerisle Aug 2016 #136
No. It's not. cleanhippie Aug 2016 #69
Really? You get to decide how the universe works? Cool. Thor_MN Aug 2016 #125
Why not? Atheists do it here all the time. nt B2G Aug 2016 #159
Sorry, I forgot to use the right language... Thor_MN Aug 2016 #160
GEEZ! AlbertCat Aug 2016 #162
re: "With no afterlife, there can be no reincarnation. " thesquanderer Sep 2016 #266
I can answer this. it's how I came to Buddhism. Exilednight Aug 2016 #57
Excellent response. TY. dgibby Aug 2016 #100
I have a similarly interesting story Orrex Sep 2016 #206
Wondering about and believing in are two different things GreenEyedLefty Aug 2016 #99
Wow a lot of questions about your statement LakeArenal Aug 2016 #44
Will do madokie Aug 2016 #76
See what you've done? Gone and started an atheist food fight! Maru Kitteh Aug 2016 #58
This. nt B2G Aug 2016 #62
Nice straw man you've got there. Need any help attacking it? cleanhippie Aug 2016 #70
It's all much too amusing to interfere with. Do carry on. Maru Kitteh Aug 2016 #84
Evangelical atheist? Lol. You do love a good straw man, don't you! cleanhippie Aug 2016 #85
+1000000! SammyWinstonJack Aug 2016 #118
not as much fun as theists defending a concept they can't even be bothered to define Warren DeMontague Aug 2016 #113
Agreed! Equally fun! Hence the (n). Maru Kitteh Aug 2016 #115
So true.. whathehell Aug 2016 #142
It always cracks me up.... AlbertCat Aug 2016 #163
Good thing there are no actual armaments on DU! Maru Kitteh Aug 2016 #169
I remember back before my eyes could focus so what is that, within days of birth. AlbertCat Aug 2016 #87
Hey Albert madokie Aug 2016 #112
I could care less what you believe or think. AlbertCat Aug 2016 #161
You don't have a clue Albert madokie Aug 2016 #164
do a little research AlbertCat Aug 2016 #167
I'm done with you madokie Aug 2016 #168
I'm done with you AlbertCat Aug 2016 #170
I know you think you know. Act_of_Reparation Aug 2016 #174
Yeah, and I have a friend who swears she can feel the Earth's rotation Orrex Sep 2016 #203
Sorry Orrex madokie Sep 2016 #205
Well, I won't call you a liar, but I will tell you that you're wrong Orrex Sep 2016 #207
If you'll do some research madokie Sep 2016 #228
I don't believe you, and it's no pox on me. Orrex Sep 2016 #233
Why is this such a big thing to you madokie Sep 2016 #234
Wait, let me guess: Orrex Sep 2016 #241
I never said I remembered the date of my birth madokie Sep 2016 #242
No, you don't Orrex Sep 2016 #243
You're not being fair to madokie. You are asking him to prove a subjective experience. AgadorSparticus Sep 2016 #261
He is making an extraordinary claim with no supporting evidence Orrex Sep 2016 #264
Says you. whathehell Aug 2016 #127
Prove me wrong madokie Aug 2016 #128
I don't have to.. whathehell Aug 2016 #132
Okay, since you have died you must know! whistler162 Aug 2016 #129
I think I just smell that way madokie Aug 2016 #130
This is Democratic Underground....Gene's wife isn't here... pipoman Aug 2016 #6
It is an interesting double standard. trotsky Aug 2016 #7
Nah, people like to think what they say matters and is important.... pipoman Aug 2016 #9
Thank you. whathehell Aug 2016 #143
Yes. nt jonno99 Aug 2016 #10
I saw those memes on FB Dorian Gray Aug 2016 #150
Dave's not, either. nt awoke_in_2003 Aug 2016 #17
No man, I'm Dave...man. SammyWinstonJack Aug 2016 #120
Glad someone got it. nt awoke_in_2003 Aug 2016 #121
You got the stuff? Maynar Aug 2016 #140
I don't feel like you earned that "Lighten up, Francis" Bucky Aug 2016 #42
LOL.... pipoman Aug 2016 #109
Exactly... nt Raine Aug 2016 #137
Someone appointed you the boss of DU? cwydro Aug 2016 #11
I don't feel like you earned that rofl icon Bucky Aug 2016 #39
Please, y'all, take this nonsense off to the Religion forum. n/t Stonepounder Aug 2016 #15
Please, y'all, take this nonsense off to the Religion forum. AlbertCat Aug 2016 #165
Only if the edhopper Aug 2016 #172
It can be frustrating when an individual applies a gracious sentiment LanternWaste Aug 2016 #20
May I suggest they didn't know Gene had remarried TexasBushwhacker Aug 2016 #22
^^This^^ Amaril Aug 2016 #64
Romanticizing their relationship TexasBushwhacker Aug 2016 #66
Nothing wrong with that.. whathehell Aug 2016 #155
He also is with George Washington, Napoleon, and billions of others who have come and gone still_one Aug 2016 #24
Oh my god... Gene Wilder is with HITLER now!!! Bucky Aug 2016 #38
LOL still_one Aug 2016 #97
heh Dorian Gray Aug 2016 #151
Yes, and Jefferson Davis too True Dough Aug 2016 #80
and don't forget Marty Feldman, Madeline Kahn and Harvey Kormen. They made a still_one Aug 2016 #98
"Gene is with Gilda" meme notKeith Aug 2016 #25
Wow. You're fun. nt Tommy_Carcetti Aug 2016 #26
+1 narnian60 Aug 2016 #29
Since when is talking about a person's death fun? amuse bouche Aug 2016 #75
You are arguing that he isn't with her in memory, in history, in romance, in pop culture? cbdo2007 Aug 2016 #27
I don't think you know what "star crossed romance" means. Bucky Aug 2016 #36
Enough of your Enough! WillowTree Aug 2016 #30
Yes, they are not more important, BUT, they are more public. As such, people share in their grief FighttheFuture Aug 2016 #31
YES PLEASE STOP! usaf-vet Aug 2016 #34
Um, if you don't like it, you can always just ignore it.. whathehell Aug 2016 #146
Right. He's with Madeline Kahn now. Bucky Aug 2016 #35
He's also with Peter Boyle. geardaddy Aug 2016 #37
So many Seers,,,,,,,,, Cryptoad Aug 2016 #41
So many commas. . . nt Codeine Aug 2016 #126
This is being said all over the media and social media yeoman6987 Aug 2016 #45
I don't think anyone had ill intentions by saying it. hamsterjill Aug 2016 #46
I agree. Third Doctor Aug 2016 #51
Even more zipplewrath Aug 2016 #55
But Then He Still Wouldn't Be with Gilda chrisau214 Aug 2016 #56
My mother buried my father next to his first wife, dgibby Aug 2016 #106
It's entirely appropriate to condemn the sentiment Orrex Aug 2016 #59
I don't find it disrespectful. hamsterjill Aug 2016 #60
Are you a religious or spiritual person? Orrex Aug 2016 #61
Yes. hamsterjill Aug 2016 #79
Then I don't think you understand why it's disrespectful Orrex Aug 2016 #86
You don't know what I understand and what I do not understand. hamsterjill Aug 2016 #91
You have shown clearly that you don't understand Orrex Aug 2016 #93
I understand just fine, thank you very much. hamsterjill Aug 2016 #103
The exchange so far has been a waste of time, but I'm very patient Orrex Aug 2016 #108
Yes, you responding with the same nonsense would be a waste of time. cleanhippie Aug 2016 #110
If you are a religious believer, I can understand why you think that. cleanhippie Aug 2016 #73
^^THIS^^ stopbush Aug 2016 #92
It's insensitive and inappropriate. cleanhippie Aug 2016 #72
"Gene Wilder don't believe in a god or heaven" whathehell Aug 2016 #148
+1 nt steve2470 Aug 2016 #101
They were married only 5 years because she DIED. nt B2G Aug 2016 #47
Someone tell me how to rec this post 500 times. Orrex Aug 2016 #50
Why would you care? MFM008 Aug 2016 #53
No one knows Orrex Aug 2016 #63
My point is MFM008 Aug 2016 #133
The annoyance is at those who, as always, use these occasions to proselytize Orrex Aug 2016 #138
Actually, he's probably nailing my grandma by now. nt Dreamer Tatum Aug 2016 #54
Thank you. DavidDvorkin Aug 2016 #67
lets say he is up there now with zero....so both sides can smile dembotoz Aug 2016 #68
Radner and Wilder were both Jews and Wilder was an atheist Jew REP Aug 2016 #71
Excuse me, but my experience with Judaism tells me you're whathehell Aug 2016 #145
I'll excuse your lack of knowledge REP Sep 2016 #177
Lol, don't bother, unless you can actually refute my claim, whathehell Sep 2016 #180
Turns out "knowledge" is only a Google search away.. whathehell Sep 2016 #260
Thank You. Great point amuse bouche Aug 2016 #74
holy mackeral you guys do go on jodymarie aimee Aug 2016 #77
You do realize this is a response to religious believers proclaiming Wilder is in heaven, right? cleanhippie Aug 2016 #78
Get used to it. This is DU shrike Aug 2016 #94
and what does that have to do with democratic underground politics jodymarie aimee Aug 2016 #81
Welcome to DU Orrex Aug 2016 #96
Not a thing... whathehell Sep 2016 #195
I know, right? Act_of_Reparation Sep 2016 #226
Yep. I doubt he was perfect so he will probably serve a few years in Purgatory, Nye Bevan Aug 2016 #82
I am enjoying this debate True Dough Aug 2016 #83
I think he loved both women..... Adrahil Aug 2016 #89
I would bet that even his widow understands why an adoring public might say that... 63splitwindow Aug 2016 #90
The news of his passing reminded many of us KMOD Aug 2016 #95
Let the mystery be. redwitch Aug 2016 #102
Love it! Thanks for posting!! LongTomH Sep 2016 #262
He said in his autobiography that his marriage to her would have ended if she had not died. CBGLuthier Aug 2016 #104
Gilda's autobiography Kansaskid Aug 2016 #124
Nice of him to say.. whathehell Aug 2016 #144
LOL. Yeah that always works out when you tell people what to do. Rex Aug 2016 #105
I love when people think they speak for the dead. JonathanRackham Aug 2016 #107
He was also, by his statements, a Buddhist, which is not incompatible with Atheism. And everything Warren DeMontague Aug 2016 #111
Gene also had an affair with a sheep Blue_Tires Aug 2016 #114
!!! progressoid Sep 2016 #178
Atheism aside wysi Aug 2016 #116
As a widower, as well as an atheist, I agree (nt) LongtimeAZDem Aug 2016 #176
Mom said recentevents Aug 2016 #117
I had not known he was an out atheist. SusanCalvin Aug 2016 #119
But..but.. whathehell Aug 2016 #147
Because he did things for which I am grateful. SusanCalvin Aug 2016 #175
Lol..Yes, I do have "another question", if you want to call it that, although whathehell Sep 2016 #179
Good grief. SusanCalvin Sep 2016 #181
Lol..Is that you're standard response to losing an argument? whathehell Sep 2016 #182
Didn't lose. Not interested. SusanCalvin Sep 2016 #255
Of course.. whathehell Sep 2016 #258
And it's "your." SusanCalvin Sep 2016 #257
Oh gee.. whathehell Sep 2016 #259
I looked at your (correct usage) journal, SusanCalvin Sep 2016 #265
Apostrophe, obviously. Orrex Sep 2016 #190
Oh my! SusanCalvin Sep 2016 #256
Besides, everyone knows he's with Inga DFW Aug 2016 #122
If heaven exists, he will be with Richard Pryor. IrishEyes Aug 2016 #123
Maybe we should do some introspection get the red out Aug 2016 #153
Gene is with Gilda now Loki Liesmith Aug 2016 #154
-1 Buzz Clik Aug 2016 #156
Thanks for reminding me why I hate Militant Atheists. Odin2005 Aug 2016 #157
Thanks for reminding me there's more than one of us on this board.. whathehell Aug 2016 #158
Thanks for reminding me why I hate Militant Atheists. AlbertCat Aug 2016 #166
I used to BE one, are you saying I don't exist? Odin2005 Sep 2016 #188
Did you preach your militant atheism in real life? Orrex Sep 2016 #193
I was an edgy Atheist college student. AlbertCat Sep 2016 #194
I guess that would include edhopper Aug 2016 #171
Um, nah.. whathehell Sep 2016 #183
But pointing out that edhopper Sep 2016 #197
So now it's about Gilda and not militant atheism, lol? whathehell Sep 2016 #200
What in my OP edhopper Sep 2016 #201
Probably the part where you call people on their religious privilege. Act_of_Reparation Sep 2016 #210
Yeah edhopper Sep 2016 #212
Nah... you're a militant because you talk. Act_of_Reparation Sep 2016 #218
yep edhopper Sep 2016 #220
My favorite... NeoGreen Sep 2016 #229
Lol..Really lame whathehell Sep 2016 #246
Nah..He's a militant because he proselytizes whathehell Sep 2016 #244
Even if that were remotely true... Act_of_Reparation Sep 2016 #245
No, dear, "militant" doesn't necessarily equate to violence, or even "extremist" whathehell Sep 2016 #247
So you are equivocating then? Act_of_Reparation Sep 2016 #249
The fact that you're calling the beliefs of others "garbage" for one thing,.. whathehell Sep 2016 #215
So you disagree with how I call out these people with their fantasies edhopper Sep 2016 #216
Is not being a jerk too much to ask? Odin2005 Sep 2016 #230
Where am I whinning edhopper Sep 2016 #236
Thank you whathehell Sep 2016 #248
I disagree with your attempt to equate your opinion with Reality.. whathehell Sep 2016 #239
Uh, no..again whathehell Sep 2016 #211
And why does my OP edhopper Sep 2016 #214
No I don't. Odin2005 Sep 2016 #189
Please explain how my post is Militant edhopper Sep 2016 #198
Telling religious people when they are grieving that there is no afterlife is a massive dick move. Odin2005 Sep 2016 #225
What in the actual fuck are you blathering about? Act_of_Reparation Sep 2016 #231
No edhopper Sep 2016 #237
Yes whathehell Sep 2016 #251
I Said Good Day! edhopper Sep 2016 #252
Well, that will show 'em, won't it? whathehell Sep 2016 #253
Its' not a 'persecution complex' when you have just told them you hate them muriel_volestrangler Sep 2016 #204
Going off on grieving religious people for believing in an afterlife is disgusting. Odin2005 Sep 2016 #227
No one was "going off on grieving religious people" muriel_volestrangler Sep 2016 #232
I find it interesting that asking for a modicum of respect for the dead or survivors... Humanist_Activist Aug 2016 #173
Awww.. whathehell Sep 2016 #185
You must not know many atheists in real life Orrex Sep 2016 #192
You truly are a piece of work... Humanist_Activist Sep 2016 #209
I know... whathehell Sep 2016 #213
WTF? That's your response? You truly are a heartless person, aren't you? Humanist_Activist Sep 2016 #217
appears edhopper Sep 2016 #219
I've been meaning to watch it, but haven't had an opportunity yet... Humanist_Activist Sep 2016 #221
Do see the movie edhopper Sep 2016 #222
I have NO idea what you're talking about..Why the fuck would you call me "heartless"? whathehell Sep 2016 #238
It wasn't an article, it was a personal testimonial, but really, don't bother responding... Humanist_Activist Sep 2016 #240
Message auto-removed Name removed Sep 2016 #191
Gene is with Cleavon Little now. Kaleva Sep 2016 #223
What about Richard Prior? edhopper Sep 2016 #224
that was before... OriginalGeek Sep 2016 #235
I just heard an interview with him on NPR from some time past. gvstn Sep 2016 #250
Believers gotta Believe astral Sep 2016 #254
You didn't offend me shrike Sep 2016 #263
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