Beliefs on the afterlife

[Quasievil]

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[Sanx]

I'm with Peasea. When you die, you become a sack of rapidly degenerating meat.

Which is something else my wife and I don't agree upon.

[pzkpfw]

Which is something else my wife and I don't agree upon.

Me too.

She says I'm degenerating now.

[rachprice]

Yeah im agnostic....think that there might be a higher power but dont necessarily believe in a particular god or heaven/hell etc.
I like the idea of an afterlife (it makes death a much less scary thing) but i just cant quite convince my scientific-orientated mind of it.
Its always interesting to see what other people/religions believe, I have just started doing a buddhism paper which is super interesting!

[NOMIS]

Says in the bible Death is final to.. cant remember the vs or book but its in the old testemant.

But Im a strong believer in my Christian faith.. I believe in Heaven and in Hell but you only have to accept Jesus and God before you die in order to get there as what Hitcher said " God gave us his only begotten son" He already forgave us for all of our sins. ( doesn't make it right to go around sinning and that )

But yeh Just how I see it. I'm not exactly perfect 2mins ago I just told Carver to shut the fuck up. All I can do is try my best

But - Heaven = yes hell = yes.

My views as asked

[peasea]

I haven't experienced anything that proves (or makes me believe) either way that an afterlife exists or doesn't exist. I'm agnostic.

However, I do like the idea that some sort of afterlife exists. And I figure if I like the idea and it makes me a little happier, then it's a good thing. Because when I die, if I find out there is an afterlife, then cool (unless one of the religions that say non-believers will go to hell are actually right. but I don't believe they are). And if it turns out there isn't one, I won't exist to care about being wrong.

ummmm

What?

[inlinefour]

So I am sitting here, contemplating life in general and was wondering what are your beliefs about the here after??? I’m sorry if this offends anyone, I am not out to do that at all.

The reason for this thread … in the last 3 weeks I will have attended 4 funerals, and I don’t think that this will be the last in the near future but crossing fingers that it will be.

All had an effect on me in different ways, ages ranged from 45 to 70, none were really religious and I wondered, what do you think is out there?? And what brings you comfort? With the diversity of people on this site it got me wondering about what you all think….

Now I was brought up in a catholic family and know the basics from that religion…and I have my own non religious thoughts on what happens when you go, and some people that I have spoken to call me morbid as I don’t find death a taboo subject… actually I am probably the most organised if anything does happen to me, its all written down… just interested to see what people believe.

So help me out peeps, what are your thoughts/beliefs and please try to keep it on topic I genuinely want to know!

Thought I might do some haunting then come back as something else, just have not decided what. Maybe a hot chick with big boobs, a fine arse, hot looks, legs to die for, just so I can be a lesbian.

[nallac]

#2 thou shalt do what ever thy fookin wants to do....

[fire eyes]

(*takes a deep breath in & out .. 5 ..4..3..2..1 ..)

Now remember ... these are my beliefs .. I speak for no one but myself (obviously lol) .. I feel I am a woman who stands in her own right, makes up her own mind and who questions conditionings that are self limiting & restricting. I am not religeous at all .. but I am spiritual .. now .. let me clarify my definition of 'spiritual'. Spiritual, to me, is a natural state of being .. a natural awareness that we are more than just physical form .. that we have an energy/spirit/soul/life force within us that is connected to something more. It is a simplistic view point. It is MY definition that I have come to understand through living my life thus far, empathy, questioning old belief systems that were no longer serving me & turning inward .. seeking my own truth.

Yes I absolutely believe in the after life. Why? I FEEL .. yes FEEL .. that there are things we need to experience .. both those which are pre-destined and those that are not. For me .. the journey into the after life simply means that in pastlives we have fulfilled the learnings which were 'needed'. This can sometimes go a long way into placing some logic into why some people die young/old/before thier time/horrific or unexplained deaths .. for me .. there is no 'before your time' ... when you have done what is needed here in this lifetime, you move on.

I also believe the existance of heaven and hell is a state of mind. We have all experienced 'hell' at some point in our lifetime. We have all experienced heaven in our lifetime. To believe we are damned, sinful & undeserving of bliss is fear driven & unjust.

My thoughts.

[Sanx]

However, I do like the idea that some sort of afterlife exists. And I figure if I like the idea and it makes me a little happier, then it's a good thing. Because when I die, if I find out there is an afterlife, then cool (unless one of the religions that say non-believers will go to hell are actually right. but I don't believe they are). And if it turns out there isn't one, I won't exist to care about being wrong.

The reverse of Pascale's wager. Nice theory though.

[jrandom]

deep breath... I feel... I am spiritual .. now .. let me clarify... more than just physical form... energy/spirit/soul... empathy... I FEEL .. yes FEEL...

You is a fruit loop, lady.

[nallac]

You is a fruit loop, lady.

well said.....

[fire eyes]

well said.....

Wow .. I have never been called a fruit loop before! twice even! Must be my night.

[erik]

The reverse of Pascale's wager. Nice theory though.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pascal's_Wager

I don't think I've read that before. It's not exactly the reverse, it's kind of just similar, except that I'm not arguing to believe, just that I might as well entertain the thought of some sort of spiritual existence/afterlife if it suits me.

I like the Calvin and Hobbs parody of Pascal's Wager (found the link on the wikipedia page):

[Dave-]

it is my belief that the after life is a comfort reaction to help people (myself included) cope with the harsh realities of life and subsequently death.

death is absolute, when you die there is nothing, infact there's no nothing because you no longer have a concept of nothing, you no longer have a concept. anything.