What do you think happens when we die?
02-04-2011 at 01:48 AM
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What do you think happens when we die?
This is not an easy thing to talk about but what do you personally believe about afterlife? Is there such a thing or is it simply "nothingness"?
Is it fair to assume that atheist believe that there is no form of existence after death while religious people believe that there is some form of life awaiting for us after death. I’m interested to hear what our generation think. Is there any atheist here who believes differently from conventional atheism? Is anyone facing existential crisis?
As for myself, I'm an agnostic. I would like to believe that we retain some form of conscieness when we die but I find this hard to believe from a materialistic point of a view. I find the bible to be too human-centered (god created men in the image of himself, animals don’t go to heaven, etc) and also too faith-based.
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02-04-2011 at 02:03 AM
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02-04-2011 at 02:05 AM
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I don't like to think about it. Makes it hard to breathe.
But yes, I'm sure we're great for the soil.
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Mathematically it makes about as much sense as (pineapple)$$*cucumbe r*.
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02-04-2011 at 02:13 AM
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The more I think about it, the more freaked out i get.
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02-04-2011 at 02:47 AM
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There is nothing, so stop expecting it. It's like the sleep without dreams, there's nothing.
I've been to Hell and back so I know.
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02-04-2011 at 02:55 AM
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Originally Posted by Stock
The more I think about it, the more freaked out i get.
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It's completely incomprehensible to the human brain. Not existing, I mean. It's perfectly natural that you would be freaked out.
In short, when we die, it is very much the same as from before we were born.
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02-04-2011 at 03:31 AM
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Originally Posted by grovad
It's completely incomprehensible to the human brain. Not existing, I mean. It's perfectly natural that you would be freaked out.
In short, when we die, it is very much the same as from before we were born.
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Except there's no reason to fear the past. I don't get a sinking feeling in my gut when I think about the fact that "oh, at one point I didn't exist." I get a sinking feeling in my gut when I think about the fact that, "oh, at one point I won't exist."
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Mathematically it makes about as much sense as (pineapple)$$*cucumbe r*.
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02-04-2011 at 04:24 AM
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Life goes on?
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02-04-2011 at 04:29 AM
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what would u do if u were flipping a coin and EVERYTIME it landed on heads?
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02-04-2011 at 04:36 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by giftedchick
what would u do if u were flipping a coin and EVERYTIME it landed on heads?
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Decide to stop living my life spouting profound-sounding things and actually say what I really mean? |
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02-04-2011 at 04:39 AM
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what would u do if u were flipping a coin and EVERYTIME it landed on heads?
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I'll tell you what I'll do. I'll make outrageous monetary bets on the subsequent flips being tails because it's "due."
Not.
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Mathematically it makes about as much sense as (pineapple)$$*cucumbe r*.
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02-04-2011 at 07:50 AM
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So it goes.
Does anyone get the reference?
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02-04-2011 at 07:56 AM
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As far as I know, nothing happens.
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02-04-2011 at 08:41 AM
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Nah, seriously you rot in the ground. 
(Although like the OP, I like to hope theres some sort of dreaming/consciousness afterward in order to calm myself... I get a little worked up sometimes...)
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02-04-2011 at 08:57 AM
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I always think if i didnt exist i wouldnt have to do the midterm today . damn
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