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what do you think happens after death?

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Goldyyup · 24/04/2025 21:40

Only interested in perspectives if you think something happens after death not the perspectives where people think it is just the end.

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Okrr · 24/04/2025 22:16

Nobody knows, anything people believe isn’t the same as knowing. It’s either nothing or something and you’ll find out if it is something when you die.

Also, it might be different for different people or for some it’s nothing. Unlimited possibilities if you are theorising.

Dappy777 · 24/04/2025 22:16

Why do people who believe in (or want) an afterlife always assume it will be nice?! This world has its good bits, but it’s full of horror and pain as well. I can’t remember who said “the animal kingdom is a place of perpetual screaming,” but they were right. If there is anything beyond this, I have no doubt it will include a lot of suffering. I’d much prefer nothing.

KylieKangaroo · 24/04/2025 22:14

It's something no one can ever know..I'd love to think I could see my Mum again but equally I don't want to live forever in another life either. I like the idea that it's something our brains can't comprehend in this life we are in and it might be something they surpasses our expectations. I try not to think about it too much as it freaks me out but it's hard not to wonder when you've lost someone.

RogersOrganismicProcess · 24/04/2025 22:10

As far as I know, for approximately 6/7 minutes after your heart stops your brain is still processing. I find that fascinating.

Tryingtokeepgoing · 24/04/2025 22:06

Goldyyup · 24/04/2025 22:01

That is fine but I was looking for perspectives that are not just it is the end as mentioned in my OP 😊

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As I said, my perspective is that’s it’s the same as before I was conceived. Which for me was nothing, but might not be for you. So I don’t think my reply is the same as ‘it’s just the end’ for everyone.

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Goldyyup · 24/04/2025 22:01

Tryingtokeepgoing · 24/04/2025 21:44

I think is the same as before we are conceived. Which for me, is nothing. I have no knowledge or recollection of life before I entered the world, and have no expectation that I will experience anything after I die

That is fine but I was looking for perspectives that are not just it is the end as mentioned in my OP 😊

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JifNtGif · 24/04/2025 21:44

How did you feel before you were born OP?
Prob that innit.

Tryingtokeepgoing · 24/04/2025 21:44

I think is the same as before we are conceived. Which for me, is nothing. I have no knowledge or recollection of life before I entered the world, and have no expectation that I will experience anything after I die

NoSourDough · 24/04/2025 21:42

You enter another consciousness, a mental one. You leave this physical existence where you are not bound by the laws of the physical universe.

Fgdvevfvdvfbdv · 24/04/2025 21:42

I like to believe in Heaven. Im religious to a certain extent - and I do like to think there is a heaven and hell, so that the really bad people get their comeuppance.
But im also scared that the end is just the end.