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I Wonder About Death

I Hate the Idea...

By: bohica9
Written on May 29th, 2009

...of not existing anymore. All the people and experiences that I will miss. All the future developments that I won't get to see. The sheer thought of no longer existing. Unfortunately I don't believe that you go anywhere after you die except into the ground. I think the concepts of heaven and hell and the afterlife were just created by man to make it easier to accept death. Since every religion has it's own idea about the afterlife, is it more plausible that only one of them is right, or that all of them are wrong? Surely if there is an afterlife there can only be one process, one heaven, one hell, for everyone...regardless of faith. If death is universal it can't be possible that upon death Christians get their version of the afterlife, and Muslims get their version, and so on. Maybe we'll never know the real truth.

By: bohica9
Age: 46-50 , Male
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    katmac1982
    katmac1982

    I feel like we think a lot alike. But I'm not sure how I feel about nothingness afterwards. I feel the presence of people i have lost pretty frequently, or maybe it's just the way I cope with their death and facing my own

    Jun 3
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    vernonduke
    vernonduke

    Just to tell you that I share your concern about death. You brought an interesting point, I can tell you that I've had the same feelings lately. No faith can relieve the anxiety of not existing anymore, that's for sure. Faith cannot prove anything, science can, because it's based on observed facts. We can't expect to understand the world and the human condition through faith. We cannot prove anything, which doesn't mean that there is no afterlife. We just don't know, period. These things don't depend on opinions people may have.
    Not long ago, I've developed an interest in cosmology. I think logical explanations on the universe have helped me a great deal in becoming more rational. It's not a sin not to have or have little faith, neither is it a sin to try to understand the world intellectually. All I can say is as a catholic, my faith is always going up and down! That's why I find physics and cosmolgy pretty soothing . To conclude, let's not forget that all things that exist in this universe are just information, and that information is never destroyed, information is forever.

    Jan 10
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    Blondesinger
    Blondesinger

    I am a Christian and I'd rather believe in heaven (I haven't lost anything by believing) than not believe and take a chance on losing everything. That's not the only reason I am a Christian though. I truly am a follower of Christ. I love and trust Him as my Saviour. :)

    Aug 21, 2012
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      bohica9
      bohica9

      And you are certainly entitled to believe whatever you want.

      Aug 21, 2012
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    c8lorraine
    c8lorraine

    Dr Ron Moody wrote a book based on the recorded experiences of patients in a hospital, who died and were revived.



    He concluded that regardless of age,sex,religion and cultural differences, death was the same experience for all

    Jul 17, 2009
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    fakeman
    fakeman

    hey buddy.... just read the Bible and Quran carefuly and if you have the wisdome you will get the TRUTH...

    Jul 17, 2009
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      bohica9
      bohica9

      You will never find the truth in a book of fiction.

      Aug 21, 2012
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    c8lorraine
    c8lorraine

    I have had a death experience and it was the most wonderfully warm loving and accepting experience ever !



    Your friends and family are there (even pets who have passed on)



    You can read more detail in my blog.



    I have since investigated further and read more about what others have experienced and Dr Ron Moody 's books say that the experience is the SAME for everyone regardless of age, education, race or culture (includes religious beliefs)



    It's good news folks !

    May 30, 2009
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    SadEyedLady88
    SadEyedLady88

    I am cloaked in it. I am always a pallbearer and never a bridesmaid?! The curiosity only fuels my imagination...let's try for some better or at least more original ideas of life and death...



    I'm so sick of the archetypes! But **** if anyone can put together a whole bunch of life and lessons and some extremely strange allegories...I can...maybe we'll create a DIFFERENT TYPE OF MOVEMENT.

    May 30, 2009
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