[Fozzie_DeBear]

My $0.02...I get a bit of angst about the dirt nap too

I have had two dreams where I died (both in a flash of light) and then I realized I was still dreaming...so even though Fozzie was dead...I lived on (and it felt juuust fine). I know it is a subjective experience but it helps me realize that my best guess is that everything is ok after death. Put it this way, I would say it is possible that Proto will die some day but you will live on.

I am not sure if this story will fly with a lot of you but whatever...about 10 years ago I was dating a girl whose mother was terminally ill...at the end the whole family (about 20 people) and I were in the hospital room when she died...of course everyone came apart and started to wail and to grieve...then about 1 min later I felt something (a calming presence) and felt (not heard..but kind of) someone say "its ok". A moment later...all at once...everyone in the room calmed down for a minute or two (like they felt the same thing at a subconscious level).

You may find something interesting from the Buddhist POV of death...not in a religious way more in a philosophical/scientific way