My reaction to your good vibes.
I didn’t know there were other care-creatures besides bears
The care Bears movie was most illuminating in that regard. Tenderheart Bear has a cousin: Lionheart Bear.
I was a kid in the 80s, during that sweet spot of Care Beardom.
I remember them too. There were also comics.
And this guy:
The Care Bear Cousins was a spinoff that didn’t last long but made an impression.
Care cousins call!
Atheists: what are some good comforting words to use in place of religious/metaphysical crap like this or thoughts and prayers?
If I were dying, or lost my job, or had a bereavement; I would find any one of these to be incredibly comforting:
May the force be with you
Live long and prosper
Here’s looking at you kid
My mama always said life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get
You either die a hero or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain
Cowabanga
Apes together strong
If you find yourself alone, riding in the green fields with the sun on your face, do not be troubled. For you are in Elysium, and you’re already dead.
You have my sword, and my bow, and my axe.
Why do we fall sir? So that we can learn to pick ourselves up.
I live my life a quarter mile at a time.
I’ll be back
Which would be worse, to live a monster or to die a good man
The most comforting thing you can generally offer someone is presence and acknowledgment in my experience as an atheist nurse. The whole point of platitudes being looked down on is that they’re generally seen as insincere.
Comforting people with your voice is a form of magic and atheists don’t believe in magic, so they haven’t developed any incantations.
“I know things are bad now, but I can 100% guarantee you won’t got to Hell when you die.”