I have a friend and co-worker with Stage 4 cancer.  His prognosis is lousy, but the good thing is that my friend, and the rest of us, pretty much know how much time he's got left.  Though not necessarily "avowed," my friend shows all the signs of an atheist's worldview, and I want to offer him the kind of support that religion traditionally offers to believers.  He doesn't need "hope" messages --…