I am certainly not religious, but I am open to possibilities. Perhaps that makes me agnostic?
There is some compelling arguments for simulation theory. Perhaps you do wake up, and next thing you know you are a 9 legged hyper-intelligent exoskeleton creature in an unidentifiable universe with completely different laws of physics. A really good, little known film on this all being a simulation is kind of obscure but excellent film with Ryan Reynolds called 'The Nines'. It really makes you think.
Then there's the eternal dream theory. We've all nodded off for 3 minutes and had one of those dreams that seems to last for hours. Maybe we go into a dreamlike state that seems to last forever. How we perceive time is very arbitrary. A minute to us, may seem like a lifetime to another organism based on what frequency they produce thoughts at. I saw this incredible video on how different animals on earth perceive time. And apparently it isn't universal. I think a sudden and violent death would not allow this to happen. But if you just died peacefully and naturally... it seems plausible.
And lastly, if we were live in an infinite Universe, that would mean there are likely or will likely be infinite and identical versions of ourselves out there as there is a limit to how matter can be arranged. What is consciousness exactly? Perhaps every time matter is arranged in the exact same manner, it creates the conditions for that same consciousness to exist again.
In reality, we're all probably just worm food or kindling... depending on what disposal option you choose. But I still think it's fair to ask questions, and wonder 'what if?'.
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