What happens to you after you die?

Discussion in 'Philosophy and Religion' started by ScrewU2, Oct 12, 2004.

  1. BlackGuardXIII

    BlackGuardXIII fera festiva

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    Love Death
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    Love & spirit, faith & trust.
    In my life, each one's a must.
    Love from others keeps me warm.
    Faith surrounds me in the storm.
    Spirit waits, then gently acts.
    Trust your heart & question 'facts'.
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    Soon it will be time to go.
    Don't know when, don't wanna know.
    No regrets, I loved this show.
    Death resets & lets us grow.
    Glow with kindness, take it slow.
    Coast along & feel the flow.
    Most are strong, yet never know.
    We all belong, yet all must go.
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    Take a moment, learn to hear.
    Listen for which way to steer.
    Ask & wait - it will be clear.
    Cuz each & every soul is dear.
    Each one unique, & needed here.
    Keep your loved ones very near.
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    Headed for the cemetary,
    somehow isn't very scary.
    Always near & necessary.
    Why make death an adversary?
    Infinite, yet temporary.
    Fear & pain... just momentary.
    When I go, I'm going merry!
    Burn my bones, please. Do not bury!
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    bg13
    4:54 PM, June 12th, 2004


     
  2. cabdirazzaq

    cabdirazzaq Member

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    A classmate ones came up to me and proclaimed jokingly:
    Hey, wouldn't you be really sad if these things you believe in doesn't happen and you only become sand?
    The simple answer to this deluded question was simple, if I would only become sand I wouldn't be able to feel sorrow, while the situation is quite different for him if he dies in his difbelief. It is a lose, lose situtation, either he becomes "nothing" or he is punished for his sins and disbelief. It's a clear certainity in my eyes, the belief of resurrection and the day of judgement.

    49. And they say: "When we are bones and fragments (destroyed), should we really be resurrected (to be) a new creation''
    50. Say: "Be you stones or iron,''
    51. "Or some created thing that is yet greater (or harder) in your breasts.'' Then, they will say: "Who shall bring us back (to life)'' Say: "He Who created you first!'' Then, they will shake their heads at you and say: "When will that be'' Say: "Perhaps it is near!'' [The Noble Quran 17.49-51]
     
  3. Diamond Gord

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    Or if you look at it another way; He isn't wasting his time with something that might never happen and is concentrating on something that definately is!
     
  4. Amanda N

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  5. Bloody_Kisses

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    i dont really have an opinion on this.

    but my mom strongly beleives in guardian angels. She thinks that the purpose of life after death is to guide someone thats still on earth. i dont agree, but its something to think about.
     
  6. feministhippy

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    I believe in some sort of afterlife. I don't know what it is. Perhaps reincarnation. I don't know. I don't care that much. I'd like to enjoy life before I worry about what happens when I die. I do believe that being a good person matters to what happens after you die, but that's not why you should be a good person. You should be a good person because it's the right thing to do.

    I don't think it's illogical to believe in an afterlife. I don't think it's illogical not to believe in an afterlife. The fact is that we really just don't know.
     
  7. Spinor

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    The notions of birth and death are not well-formed and hence, not easily understood or analyzed. The are equivalent to mathematical singularities, where computations collapse.

    However, it is possible using simple logic and ordinary clear thinking to realize at least a few things.

    The presumption that everything 'stops', is, at minimum, as poorly constructed as the presumption that everything 'continues'.

    And more importantly, related to the above statement, the general notion of the singularities of birth and death, are as poorly formed and similar in structure to many of the most recent and most basic constructs of both quantum phenomenology and general relativity....with all their unresolved issues, paradoxes, and lack of clear agreement with most experiences of everyday life.

    That said, One might easly conclude that to assume that 'everything' either begins or ends at birth or death, is inconsistent with the rest of everyday life.

    This at least indirectly suggests that 'everything' is in 'continuum' form, and thus consistent with everyday experience. The assessments and observations collapse at the endpoints (i.e. birth and death), where, sensible observations cannot be made.

    So why would one then assume that simply because these endpoint events resist analysis, that all other important and continous processes of everyday natural life would suddenly not apply.
     
  8. Kilgore Trout

    Kilgore Trout Senior Member

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    I hope to be reincarnated as Hugh Hefner
     
  9. Amanda N

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    I think i'd quite like to come back as Samual L Jackson's boxer shorts :D
     
  10. Mesektet

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    Though I have a few good ideas, I wont truely till it happens....which is something to look forward too....lol
     
  11. BlackGuardXIII

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    There was a huge flood and as the town was evacuated, one man stayed behind. When the water was a foot deep, an army truck made one last pass through the streets. They called him to jump aboard, but he replied, "I am not worried, God will save me."

    Well, the water rose to 10 feet, and a boat showed up. Seeing him at his second floor window, they implored him to come aboard, but he still replied, " God will save me. "

    Later, as the water reached the roof, a rescue helicopter showed up and lowered a rope to him, as he was now on the roof. He refused it, still stating, " God will save me."

    The waters rose up over the roof, and he was washed away and drowned. He went to heaven, and when he saw God, he asked Him why He did not save him.



    God replied, " I sent you a truck, a boat, a helicopter......"



    One day a guy dies and finds himself in hell. As he is wallowing in his sel- pity, In deep despair, trying to fathom an eternity of extreme torture, he has his first meeting with the devil.

    Devil: You’re new! Feel at home, I like all the new residents to be settled. Hmmm, Why so glum, chum?

    Guy: What do you think? I screwed up, I was bad even though I knew better, so now... I'm in hell.

    Devil: Hey, Hell's not so bad. We actually have a lot of fun down here. Are you a drinkin' man?

    Guy: Sure, I drink quite a bit, with the guys after work, nights out, watching football games, anytime.

    Devil: Well you’ll love Mondays. On Mondays all we do is drink. Rum, Whiskey, Vodka, Tequila, Gin, wine, beer, highballs, you name it. We drink till we puke, then we drink some more.

    Guy: Gee, that sounds great. Let’s see, that’s only four days away. I can’t wait.

    Devil: You a smoker? If you are...have I got a treat for you.

    Guy: You better believe it. All my life, two packs a day, no filters, and cigars, too.

    Devil: Alright! You'll love Tuesdays. We get the best cigars from around the world, even Cubans, and smoke our lungs out. If you get cancer, no biggie - you're already dead, remember?

    Guy: Wow. That's awesome. I love those Cuban cigars, kinda hard to get back home.

    Devil: You look like a man who likes to gamble. And not too bad at it either, am I right?

    G uy: Why yes, as a matter of fact I do, and well, some say I play a mean blackjjack game.

    Devil: Well... Wednesday you can bet all you want. Craps, Blackjack, Roulette, Poker, Slots, whatever. And then, if you go bankrupt, well, you're dead anyhow. It’s the biggest casino on the other side.

    Devil: And, hey, we can speak freely here, honestly, are you into any drugs?

    Guy: Are you kidding? I love all the drugs. You don't mean....

    Devil: Yep! Thursday's drug day. Help yourself to a great big bowl of crack or smack. Smoke a doobie the size of a submarine. You can do all the drugs you want and if ya overdose - that's alright - you're dead, who cares? O.D.!!

    Guy: Yowza!! I never realized Hell was such a swingin' place.

    Devil: You gay?

    Guy: No....

    Devil: Ooooh (grimaces), You're gonna hate Fridays . . .
     

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