Your thoughts on life after death

[Weiser Wonder]

While I agree that one should pursue what the want to do or have in life, I think it's mistake to strive for experience in your life in place of meaning. I've met people who live meaningful lives by never leaving their own country and world travelers/have everythingers that live meaningless lives. Experience should be used to come to some sort of meaning. The meaning is the important part.

[SportsJunky]

Originally Posted by troutman

This will present serious ethical questions on population growth.

Perhaps but as this type of technology rushes forward so do basically all other types. We can now grow organs in a lab, we can clone animals (now there are some interesting ethical questions to be asked!). Agricultural technology is growing in leaps and bounds. Solar technology is maybe a decade away from being a 'viable' energy source for the homeowner. Once solar energy is available cheaply we will be able to desalinate water in large quantities to make it drinkable all across the world. Personally, I'm excited. Quit smoking and start working out people, you don't want to die before 100!

[Dion]

Originally Posted by Igottago

I think whatever it is that makes me "me", as a person, will be gone.

Who you are and the life that you lived will live on in the memories of friends and family when you die.

[driveway]

I would like my loose, floppy, rag-dolling dead body hurled from a catapult or trebuchet - preferably trebuchet - towards a huge Darth Vader style funeral pyre which is to be lit by my eldest child, or in the event I pass without children, whomever laughs hardest at the sight of my body slamming into said pyre.

[JustAnotherGuy]

Originally Posted by Yamer

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I really have hopes that there is life after death, but I have my doubts. And that is very frightening. One of the most frustrating things about life is that I will never truly know until I die. How can I prepare for something like that?

I think worrying about it too much isn't really going to change what happens one way or another. Enjoy your time on this earth rather than worrying about what happens when you leave it.

[Jagger]

While not overly religious I've always felt that there's more after you pass on. I've always felt that there is something inside you apart from your body (a soul if you will).

I've had a few 'interesting' things happen, shall we say, to me since my mother and grandmother passed away that have only added to this feeling.

Bottom line, I don't believe it's simply the end. Here's a thought for those that do believe that when you're dead you're dead. Perhaps it is for them. Maybe that is all she wrote for those individuals.

For me, I believe there's more to come so perhaps there is for me and others that feel that way. I guess we'll all find out at some point.

[LChoy]

My thoughts:

Heaven would be an interesting concept assuming the traditional thinking that it's a place where you get see your friends and loves ones who passed before you, was well as a place to wait when the people you know that are still alive to come join you. I wonder how it would work though. Would you see people and people see you as the way you were upon death (as in age and appearance), or would it be how you remember them regardless of age, or a continum of the two. Also with 106 billion people thought to have been born since humans first started, how would you find the people you knew. Heaven would be ultimately a very crowded place.

Reincarnation is another popular thought. However, I figured with currently demographics, I would most likely come back again as an Asian male, and more than likely not in a 1st world country. If reincarnation is not limited to human, I have the greatest chance of coming back as some type of insect (or a microorganism if they have souls)

[Reaper]

In my estimation, the only life after death is the grass growing over the fertile soil that is being enriched by a rotting corpse.

[Jagger]

Originally Posted by Reaper

In my estimation, the only life after death is the grass growing over the fertile soil that is being enriched by a rotting corpse.

Given your user name that is an entirely fitting response to the topic!

[puckluck]

Virgins. Lots of virgins.

[something]

Pondering the notion of life after death is perhaps the most useless, moot, and inane inquiry I am aware of.

Furthermore, I think it is a distraction from an understanding of what this life is.

We have this life, lets figure out how to make it ideal before we concern ourselves with cultural or religious seducements.

[MoneyGuy]

Originally Posted by TylerSVT

I only have one life, i focus on that. When i die i just want it to be with my wife.

So you want to go out with your wife in a flaming car crash or something. That's cold, man.

I'm a believer and I believe I'll be in heaven. I doubt too many of you will be joining me. I may have another 30 years before that happens. I just hope the Oilers have turned it around by then.

I've told my wife that I want to be cremated and the ashes stored in a glass jar in the bedroom so I can keep an eye on her.

[dissentowner]

Originally Posted by Lchoy

My thoughts:

Heaven would be an interesting concept assuming the traditional thinking that it's a place where you get see your friends and loves ones who passed before you, was well as a place to wait when the people you know that are still alive to come join you. I wonder how it would work though. Would you see people and people see you as the way you were upon death (as in age and appearance), or would it be how you remember them regardless of age, or a continum of the two. Also with 106 billion people thought to have been born since humans first started, how would you find the people you knew. Heaven would be ultimately a very crowded place.

Reincarnation is another popular thought. However, I figured with currently demographics, I would most likely come back again as an Asian male, and more than likely not in a 1st world country. If reincarnation is not limited to human, I have the greatest chance of coming back as some type of insect (or a microorganism if they have souls)

If reincarnation is the case you are coming back as a zooplankton multiple times. It goes something like this. "Wow, what am I? I think I am a zooplankton which is....WHALE! "Oh look I am back again and a zooplankton and ....CLAM! " Zooplankton again, goddam...FISH! ect, ect, ect

[LChoy]

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I just picked insect since they out number us 4 billion to 1 or some number like that and make up for a large part of biodiversity on Earth. I suppose zooplanton would be much similar as well

Maybe it could be a weighted system?

[Prototype]

It's a topic I posted on a few years ago. I lost sleep because of my fear, yet in the 2 years since, I've come to realize that, for me at least, it is a result of stress.

Yeah, it's something that people think about, but it's impact is multiplied when things aren't going quite your way.

I don't have an aswer for your original question, as I'm a strong believer in proof, and the only way I'm going to know is when it happens. I have 2 kids, I have bigger things to worry about right now.

I will say this. If it is something that is really affecting you, like losing sleep, or you're constantly thinking about it, there's a possibility that you're dealing with depression. I went to a company assisted program a few years back because of what I was going through.

If you're spending too much time thinking about it, regardless if it's suicidal or not, I strongly reccomend that you seek some help to deal with it. You shouldn't live your life fearing your death.

[Dion]

http://www.90minutesinheaven.com/?BO...0e2c1256523508+

[Prototype]

Oh, and read Tuesday's With Maurie. Amazing book that deals with this.

[ynwa03]

Originally Posted by AC

I don't care what happens to my body. I'll be dead, so it doesn't matter.

I hope you don't treat all dead bodies with that level of disrespect.

[ynwa03]

Originally Posted by something

Pondering the notion of life after death is perhaps the most useless, moot, and inane inquiry I am aware of.

Furthermore, I think it is a distraction from an understanding of what this life is.

We have this life, lets figure out how to make it ideal before we concern ourselves with cultural or religious seducements.

Don't you think death is something to ponder if it is the only thing really limiting us in this life? It's essential to understanding this life and why we are here. You can try as hard as you like to make this life "ideal" but there's a chance you or I might not even be here tomorrow.

[AC]

Originally Posted by ynwa03

I hope you don't treat all dead bodies with that level of disrespect.

How many dead bodies do you come in contact with exactly?

It has nothing to do with disrespect, and its a little odd that's the way you took my comment. I simply don't have a preference for what happens to my body after death. I'll leave that to my family to decide.