What comes after death

What do you think happens to a person after he/she dies? What are your reasons for why you believe what happens? Are you sure it's true or are you still coming up with an explanation and does it give possible solace to your own life? Do you think whatever happens after death applies to certain creatures (humans, animals, objects, plants, etc).

What comes after death? Decomposition.

Well actually, No one knows, but trying to attribute some great place in order to comfort the still living has always been a great past-time for those involved.

Uhh.... maybe we all begin a new life? I don't know, so what happens when I stop adding to my post and send it, but then, what happens when I send a post... oh right, it get's sent of course

No clue what happens, pretty sure I'll find out though

edited 5th Dec '10 2:12:54 AM by Counterclock

Nothing.

No real debate against that. Unless ‘I reckon’ can be taken as compelling evidence.

"When you cut your finger, I do not bleed." Response of a man who lived on the outskirts of a concentration camp.

Your consciousness will cease to be and that's the end.

Well, that's what I think, anyway.

The difficult part is actually trying to grasp the concept of one's consciousness ceasing to exist. There's no way to imagine not being able to be aware of nothing, of nothingness.

Unless you watch [insert latest reality show here to appear relevant].

If your consciousness ends, then what lead you to realize it ended.

^Nothing. You don't. You just slide into oblivion.

Unless God somehow takes the contents of your brain out at the last second and transfers it onto another medium.

The term "Great Man" is disturbingly interchangeable with "mass murderer" in history books.

Valhalla, if I live and die properly.

Your body slowly breaks down and gets devoured by maggots and worms. Your mind ceases to exist. No thoughts, no feelings, nothing. :)

edited 5th Dec '10 10:30:39 PM by BattleMaiden

Il n'y a rien à regretter. Tout est déjà oublié.

This is . . . surprisingly unanimous. Not something I'd argue with, mind you, since it's incredibly dangerous to believe that we're going to a better world and we don't need to fix what's wrong with this one, but you'd think someone would disagree with me on that one.

That's Feo . . . He's a disgusting, mysoginistic, paedophilic asshat who moonlights as a shitty writer—Something Awful

I hope there's some sort of (positive) afterlife. If there isn't, then that's just depressing. I don't want to just fade out of existence.

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I don't see how it's so hard to imagine your consciousness ending, since it usually happens every night.

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Doesn't bother me too much, oblivion might be a nice rest.

I figure that I'll find out when it comes. All of life is a learning experience, so perhaps post-life is the same.

You have to realise that you were never a constant to begin with, just a small part of reality that is truly ephemeral. Do you die when you cut your toe nails?

Me

No, because your toenails are already dead.

Da Rules excuse all the inaccuracy in the world. Listen to them, not me.

If there was an infinite afterlife, I would, in all probability, be in it right now. The fact that I'm not is infinite evidence against it. Also, it would mean that there's infinite pleasure and pain, and that the total depends on the order in which you count it. I assign it zero prior probability to avoid those paradoxes.

I'm an Eternalist. There are times and places when and where there is a person known by Daniel Carrier, and there are times and places when and where there is not. The fact that there are times when there is not bothers me no more than the fact that there is places where there are not.

Further, I don't believe in personal identity. That person known by Daniel Carrier isn't me. Only the person right here and right now is. He's like me, but a lot of people are.

Consequentialism: The belief that doing the right thing makes the world a better place. Check out the Felicifa forum for more about Utilitarianism and other Consequentialist ethical theories.

Only if there was an equal chance at existing in the afterlife or this life at any given time, which doesn't match any religion I know of (they have it as a 100% chance that you exist in this life, followed by probably a 100% chance that you later end up in some afterlife).

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edited 5th Dec '10 4:34:25 PM by feotakahari

That's Feo . . . He's a disgusting, mysoginistic, paedophilic asshat who moonlights as a shitty writer—Something Awful

My answer to this question has always been "don't know, don't much care".

I spread my wings and I learn how to fly....

I wouldn't know because I haven't died yet.

Or at least I don't think I have.

In my experience, the universe is too inexplicable for the atheist view of "you're dead, brain switch off and then nada" to be true.

edited 5th Dec '10 8:35:42 PM by MajorTom

This is probably going to gather odd looks and maybe a snicker from an atheist or two, but...

I myself believe that when we (meaning anything alive) die, we are reincarnated, just like the cycle of life, the universe, and Everything.

For any curious, I'm of Hedon, and a Neo-Druid. (Which is absolutely not the same as a hedonist.)

I think that's it. I was rather reluctant to say anything because most Tropers are atheists/agnostic.

edited 6th Dec '10 6:11:52 PM by Diamonnes

My name is Cu Chulainn. Beside the raging sea I am left to moan. Sorrow I am, for I brought down my only son.

Death is a permanent loss of consciousness, so it's basically nothingness. Sleeping forever with no dreams.

I am sort of surprised at the number of atheist views expressed. Not that I didn't know they were here, but I would have expected more religious people to post...maybe they were expecting to get shot down/get into an argument?

Look, you can't make me speak in a logical, coherent, intelligent bananna.

More than likely.

But I can see why having to continue to try and blunder through either heaven or hell would be infinetly less fun than a good long sleep.