what happens after death?
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depends on who you ask,,,\nsome believe we are reincarnated and comes back as a animal or another person.\nsome believe your soul goes to heaven or hell and your body rots and turns to dust.\nand some believe that's just it,,, you die and rot in the dirt.
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Your question assumes that I have a life now.  People keep telling me to get a life, so I might have a problem answering you. :-P\n\nSeriously, whether you believe there is life after death depends on what you believe about religion.  If there is a God, then there is a good chance that we have a soul that survives after death.  If there is no God, then it's less certain.\n\nIt's hard to tell whether there is a spiritual world around and beyond us that we can't see.  Despite a lot of testing, no scientist has ever found a ghost, or confirmed a miracle.  But, there are many stories told by people whose bodies have died for a short time and then been brought back to life by doctors.  All of these people tell the same story, even though they've never met.  They all went through a sort of tunnel of light, moving upward to a place of great peace and joy.  Some describe reaching that place briefly and encountering God.  If you are interested in these "near-death experiences," I recommend that you read the work of Elizabeth Kubler-Ross, who took down many such stories.\n\nYou also have to take into account all of the reports of miracles and visions that people have experienced throughout history, and continue to experience today.  Scientists have found non-spiritual explanations for some of these things, but not all of them.  They all point toward the existence of God (or many gods), and many of the visions describe an afterlife.\n\nYour question leads to another important question: Since we do not know for certain whether there is an afterlife, how should we live in this life?  Should we live in the way we think is "good," even if it's sometimes hard; or should we go ahead and do whatever we want to do?\n\nThe brilliant French mathematician, Blaise Pascal, looked at your question hundreds of years ago.  He came up with a solution, which is known as "Pascal's Wager."  ("Wager" is another word for "bet.")  Pascal, who was a Christian, believed that the Bible contained God's advice for how to live.  He figured that if there was a God, then God's advice for how to live must be "good."  He also figured that, if there was no God, then there probably was no afterlife, either.\n\nHe said: "Okay.  Let's say that I live my life in a good way.  If there is no afterlife, then my life on Earth will be okay, but uncomfortable at times.  If there is an afterlife, then I will go to Heaven.\n\n"Now, let's say that I don't live in a good way.  If there is no afterlife, then I've had an okay life with no discomfort, because I've done whatever I wanted to do.  But if there is an afterlife, then I will go to Hell.\n\n"So, if I live a good life, the best thing that can happen is that I'll go to Heaven.  At worst, I'll have an okay life with some pains in the butt.  If I live a 'bad' life, the very best thing that can happen is an okay life with no pains in the butt.  At worst, I'll go to Hell.\n\n"No matter what, if I'm good I'll come out way better, or at worst only a little worse-off, than I will if I'm bad.  So, I'll be good."\n\nThat's how Blaise Pascal figured out that, regardless of whether there's an afterlife, it's better to live according to a set of good rules than to go around doing whatever you want.  People all around the world still follow his advice today.
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The afterlife (or life after death) is a generic term referring to a continuation of existence, typically spiritual and experiential, beyond this world, or after death.  Most religions have theories about the afterlife.
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Considering the fact that the Bible tells us that we ARE souls, and not that we HAVE them, once you die, the soul dies. There is no other part within you that goes off somewhere at death.
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The first part will be the conclusion of your biological life. If the cause of your death involved pain, the five minutes that it takes for your brain to stop functioning will be like... Hell.  {When you dream, it really only takes a second or two for your higher brain to live the whole story.}  When you have five minutes in that realm, anything that was happening to your body will likely be amplified, and horrific dreams will spin around that experience.  The worst part is that you will have gone into it with the realization that you are dying, and the dark side of your brain will "have fun" with those matters.\n\nAfter your biological death, there will be a long rest. You will not be aware of much of anything but no further harm will come to you.\nThen there will be an awakening, you will be given a new -perfect body. You will be shown everything that you have done and how it affected everyone else. These things will be measured against perfection. You will be asked a question. After that, there will either be eternal pain, suffering, and a suffocating lonliness, or eternal peace and happiness in paradise with a number of other people.\n- There, a religious-free explanation of what will happen.-\n- But then, anyones answer to this question will be based on some element of faith because no-one comes back from the total experience-
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Sure. As an atheist I am not afraid of what happens after I die. Just how I die. I won't know it after I am dead so it is nothing to fear. It'll be just like it was before I was born.
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Christians believe that when the physical body dies, the soul passes into another reality.  It is like going through a spiritual gateway.  You then enter heaven or hell.  Or, some Christians believe that you lie in a state of sleep, til judgment day.\n\nJesus actally came back from death.  Three days after he was placed in his tomb, it was reopened and there was no body there.
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that question has been ask as long as the answer  and no one knows for sure. for each religion you will get  a different answer.  the bible tells us that we inter a state of sleep  now i dont know about you but when i sleep i dream  so maybe death is like a dream intell we are given our new bodies when christ returns . then we are judged and either sent to heaven or the lake of fire. there are many  verse in the bible that help us or make it more confusing to us what happens after death  like job14:21 his sons come to honor and he knoweth it not ; and they are brought low , but he perceiveth it not of them .  and like the rich man and lazerous  in luke16:19-31.  and then in ecclesiastes 9:5-10 are just a few passages in the holy bible .   now there are things in this world that cant be explain and ghost are one of them  we have been ghost hunting for sometime now off and on and gotten some very interresting things like picturs of vortexs  apperition  and lots of orbs and dust . evps (electroniec voice phonamanon)  tapes  upoin tapes of voices that shouldnt be there .  which i HIGHLY suggest that you dont ghost hunt your self  inless you are ready for the consaqunces of ghost hunting   cuz some times you bring your work home with you lol  if you know what i mean . but my opion  in what happens to us when we die is that we go into a sleeplike state in the form of a orb (intell jesus come back to take us home ) in which we float around and some one takes oue picture and arugues with their friends that we ant a speck of dust  that was close to the lens of the camera.  just be careful on how you try to get your answer  cuz your work will follow  you home,.   and besides it ant death that we should be seeking answers for its  everlasting life and how do i get it  hopes this helps may the peace of the lord jesus be with you and your familky always
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Socrates, whom the Oracle proclaimed was the wisest man ever, said this about death:\n\n-  If after death, there is nothingness, then death is like a dreamless sleep.  (Now, we all LOVE such a wonderful sleep).\n-  If there is an after life, then I get to see Homer and Hesiod, the greatest of all men.\n\nWe can't know what's after life.  You can't use scriptures or ayaats to "prove" what life after death is like because it ain't scientific.  However, you can only know that you shouldn't be afraid of death because whatever happens, it will be good.  Even if it isn't good, then well it happens to everyone who has ever lived.  Thus, might as well accept it.\n\nYou can choose to believe what you want to believe.  Religion gives you hope that there is life after death so you should be moral in this life.  however that begs the question?  How can you live life is all you do is worry about after life?  You can't.  That isn't why God would put you on this earth.  You are here to live and not worry about what happens after death.\n\nRabia Basri, a muslim philosopher, once prayed: "Allah, deprive me of heaven if I pray for the love of heaven, and burn me in hell if I pray because of the fear of hell."  That is living life without looking for rewards or being scared of punishment.
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No one has concrete answers on what happens in the after life, least of all the Bible. Your powers are something that is not based on religion. Its part of how you function, like breathing and eating. You can't get rid of them and you can't be held responisble for them being there. Don't try and force a dogmatic view on something like that. If someone tells you that your powers are of the devil then you can know in your heart that they are blissfully ignorant of the truth. You need to look inside yourself and try and fit it in your own beliefs. Don't let someone else tell you what to believe. Work it out on your own. You can't let someone else tell you how it works when they don't have the gift. Only you can do this for yourself.
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no one can give you the right answer for this because people beleave in different things. it all depends on religion and what you beleave. i think once you die your soul goes to heaven...but if you have unfinshed buisness then your ghost may hang around trying to do what it couldnt do while it was alive.
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"Yup. There is nothing after death. It is just like switching off a light bulb."\n\nbut on the other hand the electrical circuitry and infrastructure that powered the light bulb is still there even when the bulb (earthly body) burns out . Bung a new bulb in and who knows?\n\nI'm inclined to believe that when this earthly body burns out the power that motivated it is still there - it's either latent or seeking for a new form.  The "light bulb" is just the external manifestation of thousands of miles of hidden cable, switches, relays, et c, and just because the bublb goes it doesn't negate the existence of all this stuff....
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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
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Someday, like everyone else, your life on Earth will end and your physical body will die. But your spirit will not die. At the time of physical death, your spirit will go to the spirit world, where you will continue to learn and progress. After we are resurrected we will be judged and rewarded for the things we have done in this life. \nJesus Christ taught His Apostles that in His Father’s house are “many mansions” (John 14:2). Our loving Heavenly Father is anxious to reward all of His children according to their obedience to His commandments and their willingness to follow the Savior. \nThose who do these things and are worthy to return to the presence of God and Christ become “heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ” (Romans 8:17) of all that the Father has. They will return to live with Heavenly Father and with their families in His eternal glory. \nThose who choose not to follow our Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ will receive a reward according to what they have done in this life, but they will not enjoy the glory of living in the presence of God.
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one would know once they're near death
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We'll still exist.  We just won't be in any fit state to notice.  I know that when I die the rest of the world, along with my corpse, will continue to exist and function.  But my consciousness will no longer exist, because there will be no blood or oxygen getting to my brain to allow it to do so.
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It is really funny how people have different ideas about what happens when we die. The Christendom, spiritualist, atheist and scientist all have their own idea or theory about what happens after we die.\n\nIt is hilarious because i believe in nothing more than us die, decaying, turning into dust and that's it.\n\n\nChristendom believe that, nobody will live forever and that's true. The body of the dead on goes into the grave. It decays. Their spirit immediately goes either in the presence of God or out, waiting the final resurrection. There will be a resurrection of all bodies in the end, a resurrection unto life or a resurrection unto damnation. And you are entitled to the the former if you have faith through Christ. This is funny cos i don't believe in DAMNATION.\n\nSpiritualist also think that, this earth is like a veil of illusion. The mortal mind obfuscates the spiritual truth, which is the love of God. And they think that when we die, the veil falls down, the filter is gone, and we're in that state of pure love which is God.\n\nThe atheist accepts the reality that when you die, that is the end. That is it. Therefore when they are living, life is all they can ever know. They can't know death. So we have to do our part now to make this a better life for ourselves and for the rest of humanity and all of the life on this planet.\n\nScientifically or what scientist say is that, when we die we decay and rot. NOthing more nothing less. And that is the simple part of it i believe and understand. \n\nOn the other hand, if you don't want to get decayed by fungus and bacteria, you could get mummified.