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Well, it's kind to their relatives. Not to the person in question, given they're dead. The theory here is that the dead person is looking down from above? That

• seabass-labrax 3y ago
  You don't necessarily need to be religious to have a belief in the afterlife, or at least a strong enough suspicion of it to want to be respectful. As an analogy, there's some evidence that people form memories when in a coma. Even if you can never prove that an individual is aware of you, it is still compassionate to assume that they can hear what you say about them.
• wpietri 3y ago
  When you were a baby, many people were kind to you in ways that you don't remember. Was that also pointless? I also think this goes well beyond the relatives. Part of being in a society is caring for one another. Here I am on another continent, and I feel better that these people are taking a moment to mark someone's passing. If it doesn't matter to you, fine, you don't have to do it. But I don't get why you're putting so much energy into being negative about it.