One of the inevitable facts in life is that with birth comes death. I was wondering what perceptions you guys have on death and the afterlife. Every so often I question my own mortality (Especially at 5:10 AM ), and wonder if there is more to life than meets the eye. Whether you believe in some type of afterlife, reincarnation, or plain death with nothing occuring express your views here. (All opinions are welcome) I decided to post this in the corner because I know that if I posted it in Off-Topic it would create a flame war, but I know that the corner has good opinionated people who are capable of having a conversation without all the drama that O.T. has...

 

Well, first, don't question your own mortality. Your body is mortal. No matter what your beliefs in an afterlife, the physical body you have now will die, there is scientific evidence to back this, they're called graveyards.

Other than this known fact, I don't think anyone truly KNOWS what happens after we die, except the dead.

The beliefs that I was raised by and what I practice now tend to contradict each other on the afterlife. It is nice to feel that there is something else out there for us, that this is only a step in our life process. If it's true or not, I don't know.

I would like to beleive that no matter what, we live in a symbiotic relationship with the universe around us and what happens to us does effect it. Could this effect be an afterlife? Are we aware of that effect when it occurs? Don't know...

I always enjoy watching that guy... can't remember his name... that talks to dead people on TV. If you really watch what he's doing, it does make you wonder about the possibilities.

 

lifes a bitch..........then you marry one ....then you die

 

Marcus, I think you're referring to John Edward.
My girlfriend's really into this sort of stuff. Me, I adopt a more scientific approach...

Born; Eat; Drive S2000; Die; End of story.

 

Evo, I wonder the same thing, esp. during the medicine years when I occa see patients die (or know that they will). Still think about it sometimes.
Life is so precious.

 

I myself have had quite a few "brushes with death" in the past few years. I am not afraid of dying, for I believe we all have a reason for being. If a higher authority decides its my time to go, so be it.

 

I'm as ignorant as a cow about my destiny, and the what comes after it.

 

"Yes... Yes... I'm George... George McFly... I'm your density..."

 

When I die, I die.

 

Life is pointless, we dont make things better or worse; only different....

because everything is pointless everything is equally important.

"the unexamined life is not worth living"




sooo we should take what we have and work with it...we should never accept what we have though because once you realize that you cant make everything work out you can actually set goals you can reach...

I think the purpose of life is to keep chasing unattainable goals, goals intentionally set higher than we can acheive so we have something to hope for.....

when you loose hope there isnt really a point to live....


everything im saying is skirting the whole "what happens when you die" question but there isnt much use worrying about this inevitable fact that we are going to die and dont know whats going to happen....