if at least 5 religions say if you dont follow their beliefs you will go to the "underworld" where r u headed? cause theres more then 1 god so..mainly my question is what happens to you when you die? im more of a scientifical person and i believe that ur just not in exsistence anymore when you die but i also think its funny when you tell of your sins they will be washed away in some religions. im kinda muddled up and i really do hope that there is a heaven but then at the same time i feel as if eternal life is too tiring.lol
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Well, I used to wonder the exact same thing...\nUntil I realized I would never find answers that would PROVE everything. Do I believe in God, yes. But, I've come to realize the whole concept of heaven and hell is just to much for me. After all, nobody really knows what happens after death, only the people who experience it. So, I guess we'll all know when we get there. I hope and I believe there is a heaven...although the concept of living for all eternity, once again, is too much for me. This is just my experience with it all. \nMy advice...find which religion works best for you, have faith in that religion, live your life and enjoy it, and be the best person you can be. \nI hope that all made sense. It's starting to get late and I'm extremely tired. lol. I wish you the best of luck and may you find the journey best for you!
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Here's what All About has to say in regards to this subject.\n\n___________\n\nWhat have we learned from life after death experiences? \n\nWe have all heard stories of people who have seemed to be dead - without vital signs for several minutes - only to be revived. Many of these people tell of traveling at high speeds through tunnels or of seeing brilliant white lights or even of coming face to face with God. \n\nThese life after death experiences raise many questions that directly reflect on Christianity - questions like, "What happens when we die?" and "Is it possible to communicate with the dead?" \n\nEven Christian believers disagree on what the Bible says on these matters. Some say those who die fall into a kind of dreamless sleep until Judgment Day. Others say the souls of the dead are immediately subjected either to Heaven or Hell, depending on whether they believe in Jesus. Still others say our souls remain conscious, but exist in a kind of limbo until the Day of Judgment arrives. \n\nLife after death experiences presuppose the soul remains conscious and aware after death. Those who have these experiences often report they retain the ability to see, to hear, to think, to feel - but they are unable to communicate with anyone. While the experience may be confusing, people report they are suffused with joy - partly as the result of being removed from the suffering of the body. \n\nIt is interesting that many life after death experiences are accompanied by a distinct sense of being two people - one physical and one spiritual. And the spiritual being is completely indifferent to the suffering self. \n\nPerhaps this is one reason the Apostle Paul tells us to die to ourselves, putting God ahead of our selfish desires: \n\n"I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me" (Galatians 2:20). \n\nResearchers report that about one in seven of those who are revived in such circumstances report seeing a brilliant light or even beings they interpret as angels, Jesus, or God. Some people report a sense of having their lives "reviewed." \n\nThe effect of the review is often beneficial and may lead some to accept God, others to rededicate themselves to what they perceive as God's purpose for them. \n\nSome Christians have claimed that after-death experiences are beyond the purview of God and are therefore demonic in nature. But it seems unlikely that being subjected to demonic influences would lead so many people to a closer walk with God. \n\nIn Luke 9:50, Jesus is asked by His followers what to do about a man who is casting out demons even though he is not a disciple. Jesus replies, "Do not stop him, for whoever is not against you is for you." \n\nIn fact, for God to be truly omnipotent, He must be in control of these sojourns into death. Perhaps He uses them to direct His people. \n\n\nLife After Death: Why is it Such a Hot Topic?\nLife after death -- Why all the interest? Combine events like September 11th with the demographic phenomenon of the Baby Boom generation reaching its 50’s, and suddenly the reality of death from catastrophe and death from mere old age are upon us in a personal way. \n\nSo, it appears that more and more people are asking the same question that Job asked nearly 4,000 years ago in the Bible: "If a man dies, will he live again?" What could be a more fundamental question of life (and death)? Reincarnation theories are popular in Eastern religions as well as the many New Age variants. It seems people are comfortable with the idea of another chance to return to earth and figure things out or make things right. Some nihilist thinkers believe that death is the absolute end; but contrary to what many might think, most people believe that death is not the end. In some shape or form we go on. \n\nWhen Jesus was talking
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i think we will all go to heaven. if god is good and died for all of our sins. why would he make a hell to punish people HE created. i think god is so good that he loves us all so much. so we will all go to heaven. I do not belive a hell exsist.
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Yah.. This is a very good question. There may be simple answer..people will go heaven or hell etc. It is true also. I don't think i have to explain anything what is written in Bible. For that you can refer Bible or contact your parish priest.\n\nBut here i would answer which is scientifically proven through the councelling with those who died & came back to life due to some unknown mystery. Such cases are extremely rare and happens different parts of world. So study on this particular subject was very tedious before. A book regarding the summary of such sudies came first nearly in mid of 1980s only.\nscientist found that the people reborn are not so educated and may not be heard of any myths. But their experience after their death was similar.\nIts was like this....\n\nAfter your death, you can hear people saying you died..like doctor or you relatives saying that you died. After that you can see yourself fully same as you see other peoiple. you can see people preparing for your funeral.then after that you feel you are travelling extreamly fast through a dark pipe. you would be frightened when u travel through it. Finally you reach to the end of he pipe. Then you can see a big step. when get in to the step.. you can see people who passed away. you can realize all you are seeing is people who dead before you. When you enter in the step, you feel an unexpressible feelings of happiness. Then you a see very heavy light fro the top of the steps....\n\nPeople who died & came back to life .. is gone maximum up to this level only. On these study scientist found some suicided people also. The have some different feelings while they stand on the steps, however they they fell a ver unhappiness & anxiousneess.  ASnd all of the ancestors compell them to go back..\n\nBelieve this..Its scientifically proved... Some horror movies from Hollywood wasthere explaining it...\nI think you get a good answr\n\nWith love in jesus
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If you believe that the Lord Jesus Christ is your Savior, then you go to heaven.  If you don't, then you go to hell.\n\nIt's just that simple, and sad for those that don't believe.
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LONG POST.  Skip if want to.   I have been there once.  I am agnostic.  I am not sure how much weight that will carry in helping you but hope my few words might get the thought process in you motorizing.   Just let me talk about my personal experience.\n\nI don't worry abou the afterlife aspect.  I have pretty much made peace (tho, not 100%...more like 85% to 90%) that my soul will rot along with my body.  My soul is made purely of synapses that happen in my brain matter.\n\nYES, I do still wonder at times what death will be like, and how I might die.  Just natural curiosity and a small fear of simply "not existing" anymore.  That fear or wonderment is perfectly natural.   It is not eternal bliss or eternal damnation or reincarnation that I look forward to to establish my selfish "immortality".  (Imo, it is selfish to me)\n\nI am of the belief that it's the HERE and NOW that matters so much.  I am thinking that my self-assigned purpose is to affect as many people as I can during my --and ours-- lifetime as possible.   I have made others laugh, learn to respect humanity's differences, to be more compassionate.  I attritube some of that success to my being deaf.  In turn, perhaps SOME of them might teach others --their children?-- what they learned.   THAT is my "immortality", Heron.  THAT is my "eternal bliss".  I know in my heart and head that SOME people actually passed it on to their loved ones about being compassionate.  \n\nHeron, Love, I have already had a hard childhood and a hard life.  Part of me is actually looking forward to death as the final escape and a welcome relief from my pains and sorrows of this life.  When I am OLD, when I am OLD!!!!!  :-p  I don't want to committ suicide!  :-p  Relax, peeps!  ;-)\n\nI am also no longer as afraid of simply blinking out of existence.  It's inevitable.  The future that Star Trek espouses, I so badly want to be there, but know I may not live to see it.  I accept that reality.  I just turn my fear of the non-existence into a focus on the HERE and NOW.  I just gape in wonderment of TODAY's science and my imagination SOARS on where it may lead......\n\nA smile at a sad child at Tim Horton's can brighten her whole day.  Years later, when Child is a old woman, she may remember this friendly stranger with the loving smile long after I turned to dust.  In turn, she may return the favor to another sad child she sees at a restaurant.  It's the MEMORY of me that I know will establish my "immortality".  I am hoping in the future, my second cousins or future unborn nieces/nephews will take my poetry (1,000+ already!) and try to publish some of them.  That is also my hope for immortality---just like my beloved poet, Emily Dickinson.\n\nCivilizations come and go.  A thousand years hence, our civilization may not be here anymore.  Religions may no longer exist.   We will no longer be remembered excepting for our own pottery and "ancient items".   Heron, my love, everything comes to an end, just as everything has a beginning.   Both the good and the bad.\n\nWhat is important is to accept your fear as natural....and to gain courage from that fear to take a leap where this may lead you.  All people of faith go through this.  Who knows, Heron, I may "return" to Wicca in the future.  Or be drawn to another religion.  Unpredictability is the magic of life.  :-)   The sooner I accepted that reality, the less I was afraid.  \n\nI was wiccan.  I believed in some of the gods/goddesses.  One day, I was doing the Full Moon ritual.  A thought just popped up out of nowhere that kind of shocked me----"If you are not getting anything out of this praying, hon, STOP doing it.  You are disrespecting the "god" if you pray and don't feel anything out of it!"    After that, I stopped if I felt it would be a "hollow ritual", void of feeling.  Eventually I had to question my wiccan
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Keep an open mind and learn from other religions.  if you really listen, you'll hear a lot of similarities.  if it is uncomfortable, stay away from the topic of religion and stick to the things that made you friends in the first place.  i think people will go to heaven if they are good and hell if they are not. no matter what philosophy you follow, there is always a basic belief or faith or values that keep you "good", regardless of religion.
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why do religious people think that everyone needs to be converted or saved?  personally, i believe in a higher being - don't believe in hell being a place where you go, but actually one you create if you live that way.  i believe mostly in karma ... we create our heaven or hell while we are here ... DO UNTO OTHERS AS YOU WOULD HAVE OTHERS DO UNTO YOU
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"if you think there is no afterlife just chose hell."\n\nThere's that smug immature "you're going to hell and i'm not" attitude again.\n\nYou sum up the reason i am an atheist.
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NO! every religion has thoughts about afterlife or re-incarnation or somewhere they will go after they die. vikings had valhala, eskimo's sent thier dead out on burning kayaks. even ancient egyptians used to put thier most prescious belongings in tombs to be enjoyed in the afterlife. just because ideas differ it does not mean that the philosophy is restricted to christians.
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I agree with you whole heartedly. I think you create your destiny and sometimes that includes a personal Heaven and a personal Hell. We all are creative of our outcome in any / all lives. I'm sure we fit into a bigger picture that most of us here cannot fathom, but it all revolves around love and if that's not part of your life at some point I believe you're destined to a personal Hell. I don't need any religion to help me understand this. When I say Hell I don't mean a fiery chasm where people burn for enernity...nor do I mean a place where an evil horned creature tortures you. I very simply mean a place that is unhappy and unfulfilling to your heart and soul. Some people find this place and choose to find a way out through Love and some people find this place and choose to do harm to themselves and others. In any case... I certainly don't believe in most religions concepts of Heaven and Hell.\n\nAnd I believe answers like the one below mine are the most pressing reasons why the world in in the shape that it is. People who endorse Guilt, Suffering and Repentance in the name of God are responsible for the Suffocation of other Souls. Life can be daunting enough without Holier than Thou assholes prancing around preaching the good book to you and expressing that you're going to Hell where the Evil horned creature tortures you for eternity if you don't "repent" or convert to the "right" faith. As if a "proper" faith exists. News flash to all of the bible banging whack jobs out there... If I want to worship a tree or a rock or Krispy frickin Creme Donuts, I'm not goin to Hell. And if for some reason there is a Hell and I go to it... I'll be sure to see all of you there!
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In the 13 years of Psychic school, I have had many chances to ask my Spirit Guides about this subject. After you settle in on the other side of life, you can make your suroundings whatever you want pretty much in your spare time. Some like forests, some like gardens, some like music, some like subdivisions, some like a heavenly atmosphere. There definately isn't a heaven or hell choice when you die. That was made up by religion to scare people. The truth I have spoken, the truth you have read, they ain't goin to like it...lol
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Christianity believes that as long as you claim you love Jesus and believe he is the Son of God right as you die, you'll go to Heaven. So, be Atheist, kill everybody, and then right before you die say you believe Jesus is the Son of God... and you're in Heaven... sounds like it does to me. :)
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Ok your question makes no sense, but is interesting. There is more to life after death than a "hereafter." There's a heaven and hell, and yes, both are real.\nI'm sorry for you that you don't believe in the God I know. I don't worry about my life because I know I'm taken care of.
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I think it's because we don't know what's after you die. Well it's scary. If your Cristian or Muslim you believe in after life  I don't know for the others. if there is a hell won't you be afraid to die?
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Same place someone that dies naturally goes. I think we all go back to God. Why would God turn his back on someone that was in that much pain? If God were truly like that I would have no place for Him in my life. I have to follow my heart on this one and say God opens His arms a little wider for those that hurt so much.\nLove & Light
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Duh!u go to hell.  the only reason being because only god has the right to take your life and you can only repent if you're alive you cant repent when youre dead thats why people tell you to repent before you die so you can get to heaven