tweet37 is offline tweet37 Post #1  September 20,2011, 5:59am
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Nope. Once you're dead, you're dead, and that's it. Then they throw dirt in your face and go have lunch.
 
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I agree. Though I think what people really mean when they ask this question is 'Is there existence after death?'.

Think about it... the definition of 'death' is 'the end of life'. So the answer to 'Is there life after death?' is axiomatically no.

Now as to whether there is existence or continuity of consciousness extending beyond death... I would have to say no. I see no need for a death denying delusion of any kind. In truth, the fact that my existence is finite in duration makes me appreciate the privilege of living all the more.

I would highly recommend a documentary called 'Flight from Death - Man's Search for Immortality'. It's available on Netflix. It talks about the panoply of delusions, institutions, cultures, and philosophies constructed by various cultures as a way to create a surrogate immortality in the face of our own mortality. Truly deep stuff.
 
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tweet37 wrote :
you're dead, and that's it. Then they throw dirt in your face and go have lunch.
Even for an atheist, that's a tad bit pessimistic. Your body will be eaten by worms, which will be in turn eaten by birds, who will soar through the sky and sing songs to your children.

Then again, a pile of dung has the same effect. And you don't have to die to make it. How many cows and chicken did you eat in your lifetime? That's karma for you. Rest in peace.
 
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eternally...life and death....cancel themselves out
 
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Christopher Hitchens on the Afterlife

I'm a forensic technician. I assist forensic pathologists in determining the cause of death for people who die unnatural (ie accident, homicide, suicide) or otherwise suspicious deaths. I see death everyday, and i have made peace with the fact that one day i will die too. The fear of death causes people to cling to this idea that your "immortal soul" (whatever that means) will survive the death of the body , and live for eternity in an afterlife. But there is no reason to believe that this pleasant fiction is true. Death is an inevitable part of life. You should not fear death because you will not know that your are dead.
 
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ANDR3W wrote :
You should not fear death because you will not know that your are dead.
Yeah, well it depends on how you die. Sometimes it hurts.
 
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tweet37 wrote :
Yeah, well it depends on how you die. Sometimes it hurts.


This is true. But its important to note that being afraid of how you are going to die in the distant future will not add a single second to your life. Nobody makes it through life alive because all living things must eventually die.
 
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Perhaps, one might also ask; is there death after life? Part of the problem, I believe, is equating physical demise with the cessation of existence. And caricatures of heaven and hell have influenced many of us to the point of incredulity.

However, religious literature often speaks of the other side of physical demise in terms of death and life. After all, an ongoing state of spiritual death, and also spiritual life, would be impossible to describe with mere words. In the words of the great philosopher, Jimmy Buffett; "You had to be there!"
 
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I thought this was the flip-side ( "As heads is tails just call me"----), and the previous post was meant for the more faith based thread, as opposed to the one more skeptical in nature. But, oh well, I guess "I'd rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints."

Anyways...

No matter how much we try to deny it, or suppress it, everywhere there are reminders of impermanence. And we often live our lives veiled in the illusion of permanence and sameness. Yet, our lives, like a meandering river, are constantly changing. We think we may be looking at the same river, yet it is not static, and it is constantly flowing and changing. Perhaps, this is also why change makes many of us so uncomfortable, since it is a reminder of impermanence, and thus of our own mortality, and of those we love.

And therefore, attempts to form concepts of something beyond, something transcendent, the core of being which is eternal and unchanging in essence, form the basis for metaphysical belief and speculation.
 
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I wonder if it would be bearable. Eternity is a very long time. If we all coalesce into some form of chaotic bliss, then fine. If not, we could be stuck with people we might admire, but don't really like, forever.
 
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