Is there an afterlife ?

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bignateyk

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Who knows. I showed up after billions of years. Who's to say that I wont show up again in another couple billion years?

Its impossible to say one way or another. People who flat out say "no" are just as dumb as those who flat out say "yes". How can you comment on another existence when you don't even know how this one began?
 

JEDIYoda

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Originally posted by: spidey07
Originally posted by: Vageetasjn
Originally posted by: spidey07
Originally posted by: Vageetasjn
Originally posted by: spidey07
Yes.

Give me one good reason why there would be.

It's circular, isn't it.

One good reason why there would be is to assume we know everything, based on this planet, based on our understanding and observance. It just isn't that simple to a scientific mind, based on our observations.
It would be reasonable to assume the more likely scenario that there isn't an afterlife. A universe that holds humans to be the center of attention would be an enormously more strange place than one that pays no attention to humans.

Still circular.

We understand the universe about as much as we understand the afterlife. I never said humans are the center, only that's our POV.

And you demonstrate the divide. We show our ignorance (you and I)....

1) Philosophical approach
a) We don't really know, but good point
2) Scientific approach
a) We don't really know, but good point
3) Religious approach
a) Good point, but we really don't know

See where this is going? You(we) are the observer.

No I don`t see where this is going!
Maybe thats the way you see things!

But you don`t speak for the majority!
Our understanding has nothing to do with anything....
You iether believe in life after death or not.

Simple cut and dry!
 

meltdown75

Lifer
Nov 17, 2004
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if there is an afterlife, lurking trolls won't be let in so you don't have to worry about it.
 

Kadarin

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Nov 23, 2001
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Originally posted by: Citrix
Originally posted by: Kadarin
I hope so, but do not know. At this time there is no evidence to support the existence of such a thing.

there is plenty.

Evidence in the scientific sense, that is reproducible under controlled conditions and stands up to peer review? Please cite some.

Anecdotal "I talked with my dead grandmother yesterday" stories are not evidence.
 

MidasKnight

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Apr 24, 2004
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If there is an afterlife we'll know after our body dies. But, if there isn't an afterlife ... we still won't know ! Because there will be no more consciousness ...
 

Skacer

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If there is an afterlife, one thing is very probable, we do not control how it exists, what form it would take, what form we would take, etc. So consider it another roll of the dice. The entire belief of an afterlife hinges on your thoughts on whether we have "spirits" and that mentality. Because if you don't believe we have a spirit, then everything you are will go down with the ship when you die.

The most likely scenario? When you die you cease to exist. Try to wrap your head around that for a few hours. It is impossible to imagine not existing. Now wrap your head around this, the world was around long before you, where were you in 1920, 1850, 1300, 750? Do you recall any conscious memories from then? So maybe you will come into the realization that your only basis of reality has come from the time you were born. Yet your hope is that it will remain long after you die. Very, very wishful thinking.
 

Deeko

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Jun 16, 2000
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none of you know. so stop acting like you know for sure one way or another, because unless you're a ghost typing away on ATOT (ghosts gotta have something better to do with their time right?), theres no way for you to have an answer to this question.

byez
 

Modelworks

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Feb 22, 2007
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Originally posted by: InflatableBuddha
Originally posted by: needalife
Afterlife = boink

Hot damn...does that include the 72 virgins deal? :D

yes, but
You have to subscribe to the utlimate package.
Premium just covers eternal happiness and peace.
Standard is happiness, but your wife or girlfriend accompanies you.