There is no way to know. Just live your life and let yourself die, and then you'll find out. Simple.

There's no reason to fear death. Once you cease to exist you don't feel regret or pain or sadness or anything. Why fear sweet release?

but can we really be satisfied with something that we make up?
what i invent in my own head (ie. some idea of Heaven that includes Pokemon) has no relevance outside of my head...will it actually have any bearing on what actually happens?
i'm personally searching hard to find real answers that aren't my own invention...and i'm finding that actually studying the Bible with an open mind is pretty unsettling. very hard to think it was written by humans...it's unbelievably coherent and it makes a lot of questions like this (meaning of life, life after death) all make a lot of sense.
i've also looked into buddhism, baha'i, judaism, and i'm definitely learning a lot about islam but it's obvious that these religions are NOT compatible.
not trying to degrade the thread, but do other people look for answers elsewhere than their own imagination???

life is just a show

If I die, the world would end.

Originally Posted by xxsumz

If I die, the world would end.

if that happens i will give u 50 bucks

what happens to organisms when they die? their remnants are recycled and life goes on. its all part of the cycle of life.

Seems like majority aren't religious. lol

You know how you felt for all those years before you were born? Its very much like that.

Originally Posted by AdelaisAer

There is no way to know. Just live your life and let yourself die, and then you'll find out. Simple.

Or if you're really curious, there are a few shortcuts you can take.

I'm conflicted.
I don't believe in any religion, heaven, etc. I wish I did - because I recently lost a loved one and I'm now realizing how much easier it would be if I believed in that stuff. Unfortunately, I simply don't.

On the other hand, I'm "agnostic" about ghosts.

So I don't believe that there is a God watching us and I don't think we go to heaven when we die. But I'm open to believing that something does happen to your mind/soul. I don't know what though.

Originally Posted by Kathy2

I'm conflicted.
I don't believe in any religion, heaven, etc. I wish I did - because I recently lost a loved one and I'm now realizing how much easier it would be if I believed in that stuff. Unfortunately, I simply don't.

On the other hand, I'm "agnostic" about ghosts.

So I don't believe that there is a God watching us and I don't think we go to heaven when we die. But I'm open to believing that something does happen to your mind/soul. I don't know what though.

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I agree with with you, it is hard to believe that God is watching over us. It bothers me when some people goes, "oh god is watching over me, I feel safe and blah blah blah" It is kind of ego-centric because if God was really watching over us, no one should suffer in the first place.

Originally Posted by Drizzy

if that happens i will give u 50 bucks

He would forget the deal by then.

Originally Posted by jeboi7

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I agree with with you, it is hard to believe that God is watching over us. It bothers me when some people goes, "oh god is watching over me, I feel safe and blah blah blah" It is kind of ego-centric because if God was really watching over us, no one should suffer in the first place.

This reminds me of something I once heard:

An old woman lived by herself in a house in a village. News had spread that a flood was coming and everyone should evacuate. A neighbour came to the woman's house and offered to drive her out of town. She refused to leave, saying, "God will take care of me". So, the flood came and the woman was eventually forced to the second floor of her house, as the water level rose. A neighbour came by in a boat and offered to take the woman to safety. Once again, she refused to leave, saying, "God will take care of me". The water level kept rising, and eventually the woman had to go up onto her roof to avoid it. A rescue team came in a helicopter and threw down a rope ladder, telling the woman to come aboard. The woman still refused to go, saying, "God will take care of me". The helicopter left without her, but the water level continued to rise, and the woman had nowhere higher up to go, so she drowned. When she got to heaven, she was angry with God, and asked him, "why didn't you take care of me?" And he said, "I tried...what do you think the car, the boat and the helicopter were for?"

Originally Posted by nerual

This reminds me of something I once heard:

An old woman lived by herself in a house in a village. News had spread that a flood was coming and everyone should evacuate. A neighbour came to the woman's house and offered to drive her out of town. She refused to leave, saying, "God will take care of me". So, the flood came and the woman was eventually forced to the second floor of her house, as the water level rose. A neighbour came by in a boat and offered to take the woman to safety. Once again, she refused to leave, saying, "God will take care of me". The water level kept rising, and eventually the woman had to go up onto her roof to avoid it. A rescue team came in a helicopter and threw down a rope ladder, telling the woman to come aboard. The woman still refused to go, saying, "God will take care of me". The helicopter left without her, but the water level continued to rise, and the woman had nowhere higher up to go, so she drowned. When she got to heaven, she was angry with God, and asked him, "why didn't you take care of me?" And he said, "I tried...what do you think the car, the boat and the helicopter were for?"

Ohh, I just recently read this. So very true. Especially about the whole fate/destiny versus we decide our own future argument.

As for the OP. I am religious so I do believe in the afterlife and whatnot. I just can't imagine a life of nothingness after death.