Life After Death Yes or No??

bobcat said:
Well, there is, in fact, life after death, just not in the way you are imagining it in this context. All things in life die and become other living things. The forest and every living thing on earth has died a million times over, and yet they are still there. The energy that is in life is just recycled. From the time you were a single cell till now, all the molecules in your body have come from things your mother ingested, and you ingested after birth. They collectively became "you". When you die, the reverse happens, you eventually become them, and again, eventually they become part of other things.

However, the conscious concept of "you" is another matter. What is the "me" that is in my mind? I kinda think of it as an ongoing mental image you mind has constructed of itself. The "you" that you are experiencing now has been updated from the "you" that you were experiencing when you were 10. It's just a fluid concept that the brain builds from information and experience.

I think when a person dies, that dies as well. The life energy goes on, but the "you" doesn't. That's my view of this subject.
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Interesting theory - like the style
 
dusty said:
I know there is pure energy that once was me. I had an NDE and traveled outside my body in this energy. I watched the medics try to bring me back. My energy could think, see, move around and understand what was happening. I don't for sure know how long this energy gos on, but I do know it's there.
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now that's more like it buddy!!
 
I think there is something, not anything we can imagine but, I do believe that death is only the end of this existence, not necessarily the end of everything. I believe we have a soul that exists after our physical selves have passed.

I believe it because of personal experiences although, it may partly be that I prefer to think of those who I have loved and who have passed on, are existing, in some way, in another place and that, one day, we will be reunited again.
 
C50 said:
This is the only consious life we have. When we die our particles are circulated back into the earths ecosystem, into the air and water and soil, then into living things again. In that sense we are reborn and live again and the cycle continues until it doesn't.
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If our Spirit doesn't disolve into nutrients for the ecosystem, I maybe have one life left because my spirit is my strongest
part of me right now
 
Just a few of my previous posts links below related to the subject. If anyone has a more focused question after reading any of the below, then ask me. I very much lean towards the brain wave electromagnetic energy fields within our brains as potentially being recreated in an effective like water based impedance container, allowing eternal life beyond our organic mortal death. That is why Jesus narrowly related our organic body must die and that our "spirit" that sounds to this person like that field.

And the Transfiguration in all 3 synoptic gospels, if real, proved it. And NO if true, that does not mean we will have a body like we do now because our organic bodies age, degenerate, then die. To have an immortal if not destroyed body, it must be based on something possibly at least mostly inorganic that is replaceable. That is why Jesus spoke about "special water" that from a physics perspective makes sense as facets of such a container.

The Final End Approaches!

Easter essay on God and Jesus

What happens after you die - Live life for yourself

Immortality? A question for you.

Temporal Death and the Soul

Illuminating the "hard problem of consciousness" mystery

Illuminating the "hard problem of consciousness" mystery
 
smiley said:
Couldn't find a suitable fitting so here it is?? - 98% of us must have thought about this little phenomena from time to time. But here is my new slant on it. Don't get too excited just exploring! - I sit on my front balcony most evenings in good weather and often think about my lovely parents past and gone and my youngster brother taken with leukemia 15 yrs ago ; and I'm still here! - I sit in a small wooded glade and if not too lazy would show you some amazing pics - I'm still working on that.

. But heh here's the thing - I wish out most evenings ; Ok we either believe there is a life after this one and not just as death and no more or not. But as I sit out I justy wish for a visit from Ma and Pa and Bro but no luck - I have of course realized that they are more precious to me than gold but just no response. We can speculate of course that there in fact is no God or Angels etc and no life after death or the opposite. I would of course be very interested in David's view on this ! So there I sit waiting mostly patiently and all is just forest peasceful with not a whisper! any thoughts anyone?
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I have had experiences and dreams. You may yet. Don't look for them. Let them surprise you.🙂
 
bobcat said:
Well, there is, in fact, life after death, just not in the way you are imagining it in this context. All things in life die and become other living things. The forest and every living thing on earth has died a million times over, and yet they are still there. The energy that is in life is just recycled. From the time you were a single cell till now, all the molecules in your body have come from things your mother ingested, and you ingested after birth. They collectively became "you". When you die, the reverse happens, you eventually become them, and again, eventually they become part of other things.

However, the conscious concept of "you" is another matter. What is the "me" that is in my mind? I kinda think of it as an ongoing mental image you mind has constructed of itself. The "you" that you are experiencing now has been updated from the "you" that you were experiencing when you were 10. It's just a fluid concept that the brain builds from information and experience.

I think when a person dies, that dies as well. The life energy goes on, but the "you" doesn't. That's my view of this subject.
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Like our energy passes on to birds etc? That's interesting and plausible really. I believe we have spirits that never die.
 
Feelslikefar said:
Many people beleive they will pass on to another realm after dead, like 'Heaven'.
For me, I'm bound for Folkvangr, to be with other warriors not killed in battle.
It is described as a 'Field'.
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I had a dream once and I was heading under a sign that said Valhalla. I don't even believe in Valhalla and it was only something I vaguely knew about. So it was weird but I like that you're going to Folkvangr.🙂
 
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OneEyedDiva said:
I believe in life after death because of things I've experienced personally as well as stories from close friends. I also believe in reincarnation because of some very intriguing accounts I've read and seen on the news.
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Diva, IMHO as a believer in reincarnation you are right. And not only humans reincarnate, other animals too.
 
Wow what great answers to the original question. Here are my thoughts. First, religions are the last place you should look for the answer. Claiming that you must believe this or that to achieve something after death is just plain wrong. Having grown up in one of those religions, well all you end up with is guilt. All religions can't be right, so logic to me dictates that they must all be wrong. Live a long and happy life and most of all follow the golden rule.

Like many of you the possibility that my personal you-ness survives death in some way, shape or form is probably unknowable (with due respect to those who believe that they have personal experiences to the contrary). I do have hope (but not faith) that I will experience the love of my late wife and my parents and to some extent other relatives and friends somewhere along the line. And then there are the scientific theories that postulate that reality is eternal and infinite, including the multiverse, so that we somehow experience it all over and over again!
 
outlander said:
I've experienced things that convince me there is life after death.
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Me too.
outlander said:
Could it be my mind playing tricks on me or just wishful thinking? Of course, anything is possible.

But this is my reality and I choose how to interpret it and what to believe ;)
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I don't have a clue how or why it was possible, but I'm certain what I saw was not illusory. It was broad daylight, the kids and I were having a great time in my friend's pool, other people were there, and this kind of thing was furthest from my mind.

I don't think anyone has a clear understanding of what happens after death, and maybe we're not meant to know. I only know something does happen, and some part of at least some of us continues to exist, probably for a reason.
 
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