what happens after life and why do we live? like what is the point of life anyway?
399855
Three separate questions. \n\nA lobster in a tank doesn’t ask such questions. What is unique about you that enabled you to think such thoughts? You are inquiring about your own consciousness.  And you are requiring that your existence have a purpose.\n\nThe answer you get usually depends on your religion. Although I am an atheist, I like the Bhuddist version – that we are here to do good and improve our soul so that we can become more enlightened in our next life, preferably, not as a lobster in a tank.\n\nDude’s answer is actually quite scientific. We are here because in 3 and a half billion years of evolution, a species who is self-aware came into existence, asking, “why are we here”?  Evolution requires reproduction, the passing on of genes, usually in competition with the gene of others. (Male lions are known to kill all cubs not his to ensure that only his genes are passed down. Male squids would expel the sperm already in a female squid before depositing its own). However, living just to reproduce does not appeal to our need for a higher purpose.\n\nThis is where religion helps.
1103900
In my humble opinion, the meaning of life is whatever it means to the person.  Life can feel like a series of obstacles, one calamity after another.  Life can be one experience after another and how our reactions to those experiences make us feel about the quality or quantity of our life.  Are there a lot of friendships and relationships in our lives?  What is our reaction to what we ourselves choose to do in our lives?  Are we regretting the things we have done or are we regretting things undone?  The meaning of life is different for each person.\n\nTo me it comes down to making my own peace with myself and my Creator, Whoever or Whatever that means to me.  Each person makes their own way through life the best way they can with whatever they brought with them on this journey called life and I wish them all the best.
246284
Life is not pointless. You werent born and put here for no reason. Ending your life would only be taking the easy route, instead of striving to find that something that adds to the world around you. \n\nEven if you were without a loving family, or without a living relative, without a friend or love, even if you were without those things it doesnt mean that you wont at some point touch the life of another person, and change their world.\n\nThere are hundreds of thousands of children and people who die everyday, people who never got the chance to live, or people who desired to life a full life. They die because they dont have anyone to protect them, to love them, to feed/clothe, or care for them. Theres a whole world beyond your window waiting for your two hands to make a difference.\n\nEven if you dislike people there is always nature, there are animals in similar circumstances, plants that need planting, gardens that need tending, bugs that need... collecting.\n\nThere must be something that you enjoy, or else you would not be miserable. You can only be miserable if you are deprived of the thing(s) that make you happy. SO ask yourself what you enjoy, and find a way to help other people either enjoy it with you, or help them find something they enjoy. thats always a start.
960557
you mean what is the meaning of life on earth?  what is our purpose? who knows, and why does it matter anyway?  \n\nIt's nice to ponder on such things, but we don't actually NEED all the answers in life to live a fulfilling happy existence anyway.
148944
Darling don't dance around the question it was in you to ask it. Now be courageous and ask it. otherwise the collective wisdom of this forum won't really help. Now what do you want to know?\n\nI'll say that the expiration of life from this world does not terminate your existence.
257575
For us to exist, and do our best in life, before coming to heaven.\n\nA test of sorts.\n\nScience does not have much better an explanation.\n\nAccording to Atheists, we ceast to exist upon death.  It just don't seem fair to live "this" life and then just die for the reward.  There HAS to be something else, thus/hence, I belive in the afterlife, hence God.
68712
Life after death is no longer a life.\nLiving would mean meeting your maker, no 'body' to protect or shield you, imagine your eyes able to see at all angles, no voices from the mouth but the heart. No languages, no hunger to feed. Only the rest of the universe with One God.
144638
Either this is a universe with a purpose, or this is a universe without a purpose.  This book is for those who know the universe has a purpose.\n\nThe purpose of life, in the simplest way to put it, is to learn to control energy.  Learning to control your mental energy comes from using your thoughts and emotions to create the physical reality you desire.  You then live successfully with the matter and events that are formed!\n\nBy learning to guide and focus your thoughts in this way, your inner development is reflected in your outer physical world.  We all participate in creating the exterior world, and this is essential for our growth and lessons while in this dimension.   \n\nThe better our abilities at creating reality, the better we are able to learn, solve problems, create abundance, build joyful relationships, and help others.
1152188
the real meaning of life is happiness and joy.\ngod put us here not for nothing- to create the world we live in, hopefully it will be peaceful and beautiful.
594761
are life is someones elses dream, that never wakes up. but hes life is someones elses dream. this is what i think about life. and the end of the unverse is a gaint brick wall, and when u die, noone wants to make a new person, so u just loose all memory and come back in a different body but u wont relize it, its kinda like recyling bodys.
129606
Whats the goal of the world? Survival.  \n\nWhy we live? life's grand design  \n\nWhy god created us? god created life, and us in his image to have dominion over it  \n\nWhy we go to heaven or hell?  We create heaven or hell on earth by the direct actions we take in our own lives, this is a observable fact.  \n\nOpinions: One persons heaven is anothers hell.  Faith in the afterlife can come by giving ones self to Jesus.  Some religions believe creating hell on earth will guarantee hell in the after life some the opposite.  Example one religion believes you'll get a bunch of virgins to own if you kill the unbelivers.  To me killing people who don't think like you and then taking advantage of a bunch of virgins are both hell on earth and the afterlife.
327862
When you die, that's it.  There is no purpose to life except the purpose you give it.  \n\nThis may seem depressing if you've never pondered it before, but once you accept it, it's immensely liberating.
239548
The meaning of life is quite simply to find your love and be with that person. Everything else revolves around money and money is the source of most evils in this world.\n\nBut seriously, why spend your life preparing yourself for death and the afterlife? Why not worry about that after you die, when you have eternity to do so?
952801
I think that's like a "what's the meaning of life" question - it really can't be answered so just worry about how to live your life before you die, what's going to happen afterwards is a mystery and I think should be looked upon as an adventure that you never know where it's going to end up.
316562
Life after death is like Newtons 3rd law. \n\nHow?\nNewtons 3rd Law: For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.\nLike that what you did while you alive will be the life(effects) after death.\nAm i right. enjoy
1015032
THERE IS NO POINT IN LIVING. That's right, there is no meaning, no aim, and it doesn't end with death. When you die, you won't go to heaven, nor to hell, but you will be born again, instantly. And not to a different life, but to this self-same life, equally aim- and meaningless. There is no escape. The only thing that can justify your life is JOY (the feeling of power).\n\nEDIT:\n\nWhen I wrote the above, I did not know that you were only 12. I was a bit irritated by your question, but perhaps this was by something I read into it. The thing is that I am fed up with people who use the implications of an idea - for instance, that it berefts life of meaning, or that it undermines morality - against the idea itself, e.g., "it must be false, because otherwise life would have no meaning", or "because otherwise there would be no responsibility". These are emotional arguments - arguments that apply to one's "humaneness". But I have repudiated humaneness. - Man is something that must be overcome.\n\nEDIT 2:\n\nAs for the procreation question, I tend to symbolise this with the Indian reincarnation theory. Procreation is reincarnation in the literal sense, as the parents' genes "become flesh again" (this is the literal meaning of "reincarnation") in their child(ren). This is rebirth in the literal sense. In India, however, the goal of such rebirths is to eventually produce a child who does not need to procreate because it is self-realised: "What is the point of offspring to him whose soul is the world?" This child, who is the goal of the reincarnation process, does not, like his ancestors, posit the goal of his life *beyond* himself; his goal is the joyful affirmation of himself, and thereby, of existence itself. He is the link that justifies the whole chain. I believe that Jesus - the real, historical Jesus, who I believe was Julius Caesar - was such a justification of existence. This is, I believe, the psychological reason why he was posited as a *goal* for other people to strive for: so that they could, eventually, in the course of many generations, produce a child who would likewise justify existence.
490893
there is a lot of researches going on about this topic "life after death".people have different beliefs but one can know what really happens only if one dies!its a mystery again and no one can tell exactly what happens.biologically,death happens when the body functions stops due to any reason for that matter and then there is no life in the person who is dead.just gone forever.it need not be necessary that he/she has to go somewhere (hell or heaven) after dead.people create myths like these:if u do good deed during the course of your life,u will reach the heaven(the place of God) and would be treated well,and if u do evil things , u will reach the hell where the devil would torture u etc.....all these myths are created only to make people do good things and be good.but i think there is no such thing as life after death.i believe in science so lets see what science has to say about this in the coming future...........