afterlife

I didn't exist long before I was born and similarly I will not exist after I die. At least that's what many people on this forum think. If so, does it mean that the nonexistence before I was born (let's name it nonexistence 1) the same thing as the nonexistence after my death (let's name it...

There is no afterlife... its woo. People like you believe in that fantasy, the rest of us have more sense. “I would love to believe that when I die I will live again, that some thinking, feeling, remembering part of me will continue. But as much as I want to believe that, and despite the...

I am sure most of you know who Victor Zammit is. But if you don't here is his website: http://www.victorzammit.com/ He is a fundamentalist spiritualist and his website claims scientific "objective" evidence has proven the afterlife and that skeptics deny, ignore and supress the evidence. He...

One area of paranormal investigation that seems fairly persuasive is the phenomenon of apparitions of the dead. Researchers attept to use polling data to figure out what kinds of experiences people report, and what signs of authenticity they have. Signs of authenticity include the apparition...

Hi, I've not posted for a while, but I've been pondering an issue I thought I'd share: It's about belief in the Afterlife, Life-After-Death, Heaven, whatever you want to call it. I know there are threads here discussing whether it's real or not; I know Skeptics say it's not. I have my own...

A hypothetical question for the believers here, one which I heard on an awesome podcast called A Christian and An Atheist... Suppose that God (and by "God" I mean the monotheistic Abrahamic God of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam) exists, but He doesn't grant immortality to His followers. God...

Earlier today, when in bed with my girl friend and doing what bf and gf like to do, I asked her if I was already in heaven. Which immediately brought up the question: Will we have more or less sex, or any at all, in (the Christian) heaven than here on earth? And if not: Who wants to go to...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lqwoo-O_GwM I think this is a very good thing. I think that problems surrounding overpopulation have solutions that don't involve fascism or mindlessly depleting resources. Sometimes, though, I fear things like this could lead to great oppression if used by the...

This is a bit of procarstination in response to a number of the posts here by people trying to save us all. The main selling point of a present day religion is not that believing/praying will cause god/the gods to help you in this world, but rather that you will exist on afterwards. But what...

http://www.bauleros.org/saganenfermedad.html I would love to believe that when I die I will live again, that some thinking, feeling, remembering part of me will continue. But as much as I want to believe that, and despite the ancient and worldwide cultural traditions that assert and afterlife...

Has this been posted before? I was emailed it today by a work colleague: "I found this great website that clearly explains what happens after you die. It's complete in its understanding of the afterlife, yet put in terms so simple that even children can easily understand it. Enjoy."...

D'Souza at it again (quantum/theoretical woo) Can't wait for the "scientific" evidence. http://www.newsweek.com/id/220296?GT1=43002

Let's just suppose, for the sake of argument, that spirits are real and that they are contactable via psychics. What would you ask? I'm curious as to what sort of burning questions people might have. Be it questions pertaining to life in the here-and-now, reassurance from a deceased loved one...

There is something which has disturbed me for a long time. As an atheist, I see death as the final irreversible stopping of the life function of a being. So when a human is dead, all that form this human being is forever lost to me. So losing somebody make me terribly sad as I know I will never...

Premise 1) -- consciousness is a type of information processing. If you disagree with premise 1, then goodbye, this thread is not for you. Let E(t) be the pattern of information that constitutes consciousness C(t) at time t. Let R be the rules, or the language, used to describe E(t). Premise...

I don't want to die. I want to live for ever. I think learning things to lose them is torment. I like to live, but every thinking about death brings my mood down. There is no reason to believe to afterlife, at least that's what I think at a moment. But living without hope for afterlife isn't...

I have a friend with whom I have many interests in common. I'm an atheist. He's a Catholic. I can talk to him about most anything and he doesn't get offended. We share similar political views. We have a similar concept of ethics. We are both skeptics who value rational thought. He once...

Many traditional Christians view Hell as an eternal punnishment for those who are wicked and fall short of Heaven. There is a view where Hell is only temporary, a punishment before eternal death. To cease to exist after punishment. Your thoughts? Link...

My grandmother passed away today, and by the looks of it my grandfather will soon follow behind. The interesting thing is that this is the first time I've had to deal with death since becoming atheist. It is a depressing feeling. My grandmother died alone in the hospital completely unexpected...

Over the weekend I got the Death Question from my 3 year old son. Talking about dinosaurs and plants etc the subject of death came up, as it has done several times. But this time the penny dropped and it occured to him that HE might die and asked about it, and about me dying and everyone else...

I suddenly understand the need of some people for the belief in an afterlife. My wife's cousin died a couple months ago. He was 67, but you wouldn't know it by looking at him. Peak of health, manual labor every day, fresh air, exercise, eating healthy. He drank and smoke a bit too much, but...

1) All I have known, my entire existence, is existence. 2) It is impossible for me to even imagine non-existence. 3) I understand that in the world I perceive, people cease to exist to me after they die. 4) As a materialist I know my mind will cease to be supported by my physical brain after...

I am writing this to challenge James Randi’s solid belief that there is no afterlife. At least, I read an article that indicated to me he believes that there is no afterlife. I believe it is possible there can be an afterlife. I don’t know whether or not there is, but it could be possible and I...

I don't know if you guys have heard of this guy before? From the news article above it sounds like all he has to do is convince the bookmakers at William Hill that there is an afterlife. Definitely doesn't sound as rigorous as the One Million Dollar Paranormal Challenge set by the JREF...

To whom it may concern, Please fill free to explain anyway you like, why it is not possible to communicate with future out of body afterlife energy thought people. We have the technology, we have the patients, we can provide the training, all we need is your support, please take the time to...

To whom it may concern, My name is Tim Brewer, and you can find out all about this topic by checking it out on the INTERNET, under the name of this topic. After you do that, Please feel free to make comments or ask questions about the topic; that is the sole purpose of this post, to interact...

Doesn’t have to be the christian one but any type of deity or deities that are worshipped today. One condition: the world would still be as currently is, but this deity would exist; the bizarre reasons for it’s inaction on earth would unknown. So for example, prayer still wouldn’t’ work. My...

I was listening to Bill Maher and they had Deepak Chopra on there, talking about his new book, "Life After Death: The Burden of Proof," which claims that the afterlife is provable scientifically. Now, I concede that this guy's a quack. His methods are pseudoscientific, there's no proof for...

Alright, I have to first say that I no longer believe in this theory I made when I was rather young, but it still bothers me. I thought the skeptics here could have a little fun ripping this to shreds, honestly I've never gone too deep into studying it... never found the need to really. For me...

Anyone read this book yet? I decided to see what the opposition were up to, and this seems to be an example of some of the "best" available evidence for an afterlife. I'd already heard a LOT of bad things about this book, the experiments, and Dr Schwartz himself, but I figured maybe, just MAYBE...