how do we know there is life after death?
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Looking at a tree that wakes up in the spring is a good sign.
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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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Yes.  I would only hope that after living this life with whatever each of us experiences (good, bad, ugly), that life after death would be there for all of us and it would be glorious as God had intended for it to be.  There will be no hurt, no pain, no suffering, (no intolerable rude people :) ). There would be peace throughout and within. We may have the choice to return (reincarnate) and try again, as some say.  We may see past loved ones again.  I for one miss my dogs and my  friends & family members who have passed.
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What makes you think you have to have a firm decision of what awaits you after death?  Unless you ask someone who has died, you aren't going to know, so why agonize over it?  You'll find out when you get there.  Right now, you're here, so pay attention to one thing at a time.\n\nVarious religions have different beliefs about the afterlife that they hold firmly as hope for a better world and compensation for the suffering they've endured in this one.\n\nPeople without religious beliefs, or those who have chosen to spurn their family's faith, often believe that there is nothing after death.  Those thoughts often begin with a basis in not wanting to believe there is a hell to punish them - the rest just falls into place.\n\nDeath is the big unknown, so naturally there is a lot of speculation about it, and has been, down through the ages.  That's why most religions offer something of an answer.  Some have a heaven (of various names), some have repeated cycles of life on Earth to offer more learning experience, some - oh you get the drift here.\n\nIt's natural for humans to fear what they don't know, and since we don't know what follows death, some are afraid.  Others have religious guidelines to follow, and fear is alleviated, often replaced with anticipation or even joy.\n\nWhichever category you fall into, the fact still remains that we won't know until it happens to us, individually.  Why waste your energy worrying about it?  Make your own decision about what you believe, let everyone else alone to make theirs, and get on with your life.
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Yes .There is life before birth and life after death.Soul is carried by body.Man is a soul having body.That is why we say we donot know from where we have come and where we are going?World is a passing phase.
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No, there is no life after death, so live your life during life...
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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...........
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Energy can never be destroyed. It gets transformed from one form(shape) to another. So, yes-sure! I do believe in life after death.
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i believe there is something after death\n\nbc then where does your mind go when you die?\n\ni beloive in spirits and heaven... bc there ARE such things are ghosts... \n\nthere are ghosts and obviously they come from dead people...\n\nso you either become a spirit or a ghost or go to heaven... which i guess is .. yeah i really dont know\n\ni guess you dont know for sure until you die and then... afterlife?\n\nyou just have to be happy and believe\n\nits scarey to think that your mind ... wont be like... around after you die its really scarey... like youll never be able to think...\n\nbut whatever.. enjoy life
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The first question you need to answer is: do you believe in a life beyond death?\n\nIf not, then the purpose of this life is truly something that is limited to this life. Which means, there is no greater purpose behind the scenes, so whatever goals you set for yourself in life, they're it.\n\nIf you believe in something greater beyond death, there are many beliefs around the world. Many people believe in an eternal soul that goes through many different stages of learning, beginning at very basic consciousness, learning as a living being, like here on Earth, then moving on to more complex matters. If this reflects your own way of thinking and believing, then you may consider your current life as a single lesson (or more) in this evolutionary process of your soul.
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Your heart stops beating.  Your synapses slow their firing until you are brain dead and no electrical current is flowing through the nervous system.  Your body will generally expel any waste matter (air, urine, feces) being held.  Sometime around this time, you will either discover that there is an afterlife of some sort, or you will blink into nothingness, with absolutely no consciousness to be aware of the fact that there is no afterlife.  The body will begin the approach to rigor mortise.  And bacteria will begin decomposing the body.  Years and years later, only ash (and perhaps fossilized bones) will be left of your body.  If there is an afterlife, you will never be able to tell anyone.  If there isn't, you will never be able to tell anyone.  Those who say they know the truth about the afterlife, either way, are not intellectually honest.  Which is why this question will continue to evoke philosophical debate ad infinitum.
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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 believe we have one life on earth (no reincarnation) followed ultimately by the judgment after which we receive eternal life with God (sometimes called heaven) or separation from God (i.e., the negative afterlife, sometimes called hell).\n\nFor those who enter the positive afterlife, I think we will continue to grow and progress.\n\nCordially,\nJohn\nhttp://www.GodSci.org
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You know that no one can prove, but you want to know. How's that?\nYou don't believe in God and Jesus, how can you believe whether you have an immortal soul or not? If you have one, you will live on after your death, but in which way I cannot tell you.\nA scientific answer does, to my knowledge, not exist.\nSorry I cann't tell you more.
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No.\n\nJust as it is appointed that human beings die once, and after this the judgment ... (Hebrews 9:27)\n\nCatholics and most other Christians believe there is no "reincarnation" after death.\n\nDeath is the end of man's earthly pilgrimage, of the time of grace and mercy which God offers him so as to work out his earthly life in keeping with the divine plan, and to decide his ultimate destiny. \n\nWhen "the single course of our earthly life" is completed, we shall not return to other earthly lives.\n\nWith love in Christ.
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That is the ultimate question that all religions and science is trying to answer.  Unfortunately, that is something you must research and decide for yourself.  A scientist might tell you that the energy your body creates is consumed by itself in movement and bodily functions.  When one dies, the body ends producing large amounts of kinetic energy, it becomes potential energy, which waits until something else uses it.\n\nWhen you talk about spirit, you're talking about religion.  The fact is that no one knows for sure -- you have to decide that for yourself with the god you seek out.
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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