Life after Death

[sweetnpetite]

Who believes in Life after death?

I used to think that I didn't. The phase itself just does something to me, makes me resist it. Maybe if it were called "consciousness after death" or "awareness after death" or "soul awarness beyond the physical life"

Because when I think of the idea of nothing after death- no life or awareness or soul, I know that I don't believe that-- so therefor, I belive in life after death Do you?

ps- let's not give the medical explanation of death and state that anyone who believes that there is more is a fool. Thanks

 

[Dar~]

Wow you are waxing philosphical tonight.

I believe that there is the possibility of life after death. Almost every religion/philosophy teaches of such a thing. while I tend to subscribe to the biblical theory that salvation is the only way to attain said life after mortal death, I can also appreciate the beliefs of others. I do refuse to believe that once we are dead it is over. it doesn't have any logic to it if that is the case.

 

[hydrex]

Wowm you are waxing philosphical tonight.

I believe that there is the possibility of life after death. Almost every religion/philosophy teaches of such a thing. while I tend to subscribe to the biblical theory that salvation is the only way to attain siad life after mortal death, I can also appreciate the beliefs of others. I do refuse to believe that once we are dead it is over. it doesn't have any logic to it if that is the case.

Yes I agree. The Biblical version of life after death is the one I go with.

 

[rgraham666]

I'll quote Heinlein for my take on the subject.

There is no proof of life after death. On the other hand there is no proof against it either. Soon enough you will know. So why worry about it?

I have a lot of trouble with the Christian afterlife hypothesis. A person can lead a good life and still end up in Hell because they didn't accept the Christian mythos. And some one like Torquemada, who tortured to death over 2,000 people can be made a saint and automatically gets a place in Heaven.



If anything I would accept the Hindu idea. If we don't get it right the first time, we are sent back to try again until we get it right.

But I'm always more concerned with now, while I'm alive than what happens after I'm dead.

 

[Blackie Malone]

I'll quote Heinlein for my take on the subject.


I have a lot of trouble with the Christian afterlife hypothesis. A person can lead a good life and still end up in Hell because they didn't accept the Christian mythos. And some one like Torquemada, who tortured to death over 2,000 people can be made a saint and automatically gets a place in Heaven.



If anything I would accept the Hindu idea. If we don't get it right the first time, we are sent back to try again until we get it right.

But I'm always more concerned with now, while I'm alive than what happens after I'm dead.

I agree with you about the Christian thing...I think we come back striving to raise our level of spirit...not spirituality. Our goal is to become more aware, kinder and better than we once were...and hopefully smarter.

 

[mismused]

Who believes in Life after death?

I used to think that I didn't. The phase itself just does something to me, makes me resist it. Maybe if it were called "consciousness after death" or "awareness after death" or "soul awarness beyond the physical life"

Because when I think of the idea of nothing after death- no life or awareness or soul, I know that I don't believe that-- so therefor, I belive in life after death Do you?

ps- let's not give the medical explanation of death and state that anyone who believes that there is more is a fool. Thanks

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When you say that we might should say conscisousness after death, you may be more right than any of us know.

There is no question that we live, bur how we live is what isn't known. Utlitmately, we're all atoms that have congregated into one body as we know ourselves, and when this existence is ended, the atoms are released.

How did the atoms know how to congregate into one person? How were additional atoms attracted to a specific body as it grew? Do the atoms contain the consciousness? Where do the atoms go when we die? Do they remain a "family," or clusters of atoms, or in various groups? If so, how would they be grouped?

If atoms don't have consciousness in and of themselves, where does consciousness come from? If consciousness "comes" from somewhere else, isn't the consciousness we now call conscioiusness more like a subconscious, or unconcious part of the "original" consciousness" that hovers, as it were, over all of existence?

No, I don't really think we die, but just what we are is called into question. As the wise old Thelma used to say, "We ain't what we think we are."

mismused




Edited for spelling

*Sigh* Another typo. *End *Sigh*

 

[Softouch911]

Yeah, I believe in afterlife.

When I was a teen, I decided I believed because of my ego. I had a hard time believing the universe could exist without me.

Now that I'm older I still believe, but it's become more practical each year.

It's this life that I have more trouble believing.




Softouch

 

[Boota]

I have no concrete belief in any god or devil, heaven or hell, but I do believe in life after death. At the risk of appearing foolish to those who haven't heard it before, I believe this because I see and deal with spirits on a regular basis. I have since I can remember. I just wish it was something really useful like on the show Medium, though, because most of what I experience is really worthless for all practical reasons.

 

[DwayneDibley]

I don't really believe in life after death. I wonder if it's all just a human coping mechanism for trying to deal with the finality of death, we as a species can't accept the fact that we just die. That's it. Game over. The biblical theory of 'heaven' and 'hell' could well just be a method of mass control to try to get the populous to behave itself in the belief they will go to heaven and not be tormented forevermore by the Devil.

However, I wish I did believe in the afterlife, I love the thought that we would go on to a 'better place'. I'm kinda hoping someone will prove my rather cynical beliefs with respect to death wrong.

Another thought to ponder, I think it was Aldous Huxley (sp?) who said something like 'maybe this planet is another planet's hell'. Looking at all the problems in the world, he could be right!

 

[NoJo]

Yeah, I believe in afterlife.

When I was a teen, I decided I believed because of my ego. I had a hard time believing the universe could exist without me.

Now that I'm older I still believe, but it's become more practical each year.

It's this life that I have more trouble believing.




Softouch

I just heard a tree fall. But you probably already knew that.

 

[Kassiana]

The following is the sum total of my beliefs about the afterlife:

1. There is no hell.

2. If there is an afterlife, my Gods will take care of me in it.

 

[sigismund]

The following is the sum total of my beliefs about the afterlife:

1. There is no hell.

2. If there is an afterlife, my Gods will take care of me in it.

My afterlife usually consists of a Doner kebab and a minicab home.

 

[Joe Wordsworth]

I believe in an afterlife.

What I always had a hard time resolving was that someone can lead what they believe to be a righteous life, and yet divorce themselves from what is metaphysically real, and somehow expect that to bring favorable judgement. Sort of like saying "I was a good student in Math class, but I refused to learn Math, but I should get an A just because I didn't talk in class and attended regularly".

 

[NoJo]

I believe in an afterlife.

What I always had a hard time resolving was that someone can lead what they believe to be a righteous life, and yet divorce themselves from what is metaphysically real, and somehow expect that to bring favorable judgement. Sort of like saying "I was a good student in Math class, but I refused to learn Math, but I should get an A just because I didn't talk in class and attended regularly".

"metaphysically real"?

 

[LadyJeanne]

I believe the only life we have after death is in the thoughts and memories of those still living.

I believe the concepts of life after death, heaven and hell, were developed to control people's behavior on earth, to help living people cope with death, or both.

Neither of these beliefs troubles me until someone arrives at my door trying to save my soul. They don't much care about my life now, so why care so much about my life after death?

 

[English Lady]

I believe in life after death. I believe In Heaven and Hell as well.


I know what you mean Joe, I do believe that just saying "Yo St Peter I'm a Christian let me in" isn't going to cut it *L* I don't think claiming to be a Christian is the same as being one you know? True belief shows through in actions I reckon.

 

[Joe Wordsworth]

"metaphysically real"?

Metaphysically real.

 

[NoJo]

Metaphysically real.

Wow. That's ontologically quintessential.

 

[Joe Wordsworth]

Wow. That's ontologically quintessential.

Which throws a big confounder into the notion of "I did everything right, I just happened to have been absolutely wrong" being the highest achievable good.

 

[cloudy]

I believe, but not in a heaven and hell, just in an "after."

 

[cantdog]

Gods. These guys are soft plastic. Finger puppets.

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y90/sysladobsis/gods.jpg

 

[impressive]

I believe, but not in a heaven and hell, just in an "after."

Amen, sistah.

 

[cantdog]

Heaven is far older, but Hell is a Zoroastrian idea, isn't it? By way of parity?

 

[KarenAM]

I firmly believe in death after life, and so far no one has been able to prove me wrong.

And I'm not as think as you drunk I am.

 

[LadyJeanne]

I firmly believe in death after life, and so far no one has been able to prove me wrong.

And I'm not as think as you drunk I am.

We spell it drubnk around here.