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RIP not the right word for followers of Dharmic Religion
The article is here for those who are interested: Atanu Dey on India's Development � Blog Archive � Thoughts on the Passing of Shri Balasaheb ThackerayAvoid Resting in Peace
Anyhow, getting back to the matter of Balasaheb's death and the usual "RIP" nonsense. I say it is nonsense because "rest in peace" or its Latin original "requiescat in pace," implies a belief in the concept that at death, the body is separated from the soul, and so the body is buried while the soul rests elsewhere until the final day of judgement when some "god" unites the body with the soul and then assigns some to "heaven" and others to "hell."
I find the whole notion of heaven and hell, and its necessary correlate of a judgmental "god" who hands out eternal rewards and punishments, utterly insane and repulsive. It's all very fine for people who profess the Abrahamic faiths to wish their co-religionists RIP but others would do well to respect people of different faiths and not wish them RIP.