Do you guys believe in an afterlife?

[AuraByte]

This is always a complicated subject for me.

I hope there is an afterlife, because loved ones I lost deserve to go there.

But if there was no afterlife for me personally, I wouldn't mind.

As long as they are safe and happy. I deserve oblivion, not them.

 

[shampoo sniffer]

I don't know, but I do not believe in hell. I just think this belief has been used by religion to control people. If a god existed, and it is all loving, it wouldn't punish finite beings (humans) with infinite torture.

Oblivion is fine too.

 

[Markisloggingout]

One night I was listening to the radio and I fell asleep. I was out for about an hour and a half and the it was a surreal experience to hear the presenter slowly fade into talking about a completely different topic. When I realized I been asleep, it struck me that my consciousness was simply absent for all that time. My body was there, breathing, but I wasn't. So I think after you die it's just like being asleep forever, but never waking up.

 

[idiotmother]

My overwhelming fear of death, and my constant suicidal thoughts are always clashing with one another. Recently I've delved in subreddits that talk about the idea of an after life, even though they are definitely anti-suicide. I guess im just looking for people who may be in the same kind of mindset i am, and see your views. :)

I've searched on mediums, nde and afterlife subreddits about suicide, how about you?

 

[Macedonian1987]

Currently I'm torn. Yes, that would seem too cruel. But things happen to innocent people in this world that are extraordinary cruel. Why that? It doesn't make sense to me. I've made mistakes and can accept my suffering, but why the innocent?

After reading countless suicide NDE's the reason why the innocent people suffer so much is because our soul, spirit, essence or whatever they call it, chose this dificult life before we were born. Our soul chose this dificult life because the harder the lessons are, the more evolved the soul becomes

I personally dont buy this entirely, but I'm oppened to the posibility of it because I have no other logical explanation why the innocent people suffer so much.

 

[Dukey]

I don't believe in heaven, hell, or "God."

Just looking at Christianity alone, it never made much sense to me. You could live your life as a saint, help others, be kind, and still end up burning in hell for eternity just because you didn't have a few drops of water sprinkled on your head as a baby. For a lack of a better word, that just sounds kind of retarded to me.


But reincarnation and spirituality have always intrigued me. I'm not fully convinced, I'm still skeptical, but part of me would really like to believe there's something beyond this life. Maybe some form of reincarnation, where you get the chance to live again perhaps even as the same person, just with loving parents and a normal, non traumatic childhood. That would be nice.

 

[nuva]

—"Where do we go when we die?"
—"We go somewhere very, very nice and very far away where everyone we love is."
I believe Jack Stauber.

 

[itsgone2]

Just looking at Christianity alone, it never made much sense to me. You could live your life as a saint, help others, be kind, and still end up burning in hell for eternity just because you didn't have a few drops of water sprinkled on your head as a baby.

Hello. I would just say, that's a common misunderstanding. It's really about faith and grace, and accepting Jesus as your savior. Baptism is important, but it's more of a symbol, rather than what's really in your heart. It still confuses me though, as I know someone suffering, that has only been a good person. Life is still difficult, regardless of your heart, it seems.

 

[FadingSnowFake]

Up to now I haven't really thought about it or cared too much. Maybe too wrapped up in the current unreality. Now I'm starting to wonder about it, and I wonder if it's a sign of me moving forward or closer to leaving.

 

[closetoyou]

I believe that once you die, that's it. Karma, good deeds, whatever - it doesn't matter. We all get the same fate: nothing.
It's like sleep, I guess. Except there's no dreaming. Just a complete absence of consciousness.

I am partial to the idea of reincarnation in the sense, but I don't have strong feelings for it either way. I just feel that once you die, and some time passes, our soul can get transferred to another being - human or otherwise. But, there's no way of knowing what came before you. So I guess it doesn't really matter, but I think about that sometimes; the idea of a limited amount of souls just being passed around from the dead to the soon-to-be living

 

[Dukey]

Hello. I would just say, that's a common misunderstanding. It's really about faith and grace, and accepting Jesus as your savior. Baptism is important, but it's more of a symbol, rather than what's really in your heart. It still confuses me though, as I know someone suffering, that has only been a good person. Life is still difficult, regardless of your heart, it seems.

I don't really believe in the Abrahamic religions Christianity, Islam, or Judaism. They just seem man made to me, full of strange and sometimes contradictory rules.

For example, if sex before marriage is a sin and sex is supposedly meant only for procreation, then why make it feel so good? I guess the answer would be "to test us," but that honestly feels like a design flaw. If God wanted us to only use sex for reproduction, He could have just made it something we do out of instinct, without pleasure.

And then there's the question of suffering. Why does God let so many innocent people endure horrible pain? Why does He need to be worshipped? There are children born into slavery, trafficked and abused, and yet we're told this is all part of some greater plan. I just can't make sense of that.

I'm not trying to downplay anyone's beliefs if you believe in God or Jesus, that's totally fine and I respect that. I just personally can't believe in it.

That said, out of all the Abrahamic religions, I do like Christianity the most. At least it focuses on forgiveness and loving your neighbor, even when they have different beliefs, and that's something I genuinely respect.

 

[SaulGoodmanxX]

I've searched on mediums, nde and afterlife subreddits about suicide, how about you?

I basically spent all weekend doing just that haha, probably not too good for my mental. I don't think i will every be fully convinced unless something happens to me directly. On one hand i really hope that there is an afterlife, but what a lot of people talk about when it comes to the topic, it just seems too good to be true.

 

[Spectre]

There's literally no reason to believe in one. Does anyone wonder what happens to the fly after it's dead? It's just something humans made up to cope with the loss of loved ones and with existential stress.

 

[-nobodyknows-]

Yep

 

[claracatchingthebus]

No

 

[Kirkinator]

This thread was a fascinating read. I really appreciate everyone sharing their opinions in a productive, non-judgemental way. This site really has the kindest people around. I pains me to see how badly the world has mistreated everyone.

Personally I'm Christian but not particularly assigned to any specific doctrine. But I do believe in heaven and hell. There is evil committed by some humans that is plainly demonic, which I believe not even God could forgive. But this is just my belief. We'll only known for certain the moment we finally die.

I will never believe in an afterlife nor reincarnation ever

I will always be certain that 1 micro second after my brain dies it will be Non-existence forever after that brain Death for me
Eternal Non-existence is the ultimate perfection to me

I only exist in a story the brain creates

the brain is a biological computer

brain cell connect into to patterns

it's these patterns of the connections that create a model of a self , a model of the world, and model of consciousness

there is no self only brain cells and their connections which create a simulation like a computer creates a first person shooter vr game

Frontiers | The Attention Schema Theory: A Foundation for Engineering Artificial Consciousness

The purpose of the attention schema theory is to explain how an information-processing device, the brain, arrives at the claim that it possesses a non-physic...

www.frontiersin.org

Thank you for sharing this article. I'm very interested in the subject of materialism despite being an idealist myself. If you could share any more content I'd greatly appreciate it.

 

[Ionas]

I don't belive, but I would like there is easier afterlife

 

[Mothz]

I personally do not believe in an afterlife, as I feel it is one of those concepts made to help humans cope with death and help them move on from it, given how traumatic it can really be.

 

[copioushopelessness]

My overwhelming fear of death, and my constant suicidal thoughts are always clashing with one another. Recently I've delved in subreddits that talk about the idea of an after life, even though they are definitely anti-suicide. I guess im just looking for people who may be in the same kind of mindset i am, and see your views. :)

The fear of death was the only thing keeping me going. The fear of living took over. I don't have a method and don't know how to overcome the fear.
As far as the afterlife, I don't know what it's like but I have a feeling something happens. I've been sent some signs that seem like they can't be coincidence. I feel like the afterlife has always been calling me. I hope it's better than this.
Do you believe in an afterlife?

The fear of death was the only thing keeping me going. The fear of living took over. I don't have a method and don't know how to overcome the fear.
As far as the afterlife, I don't know what it's like but I have a feeling something happens. I've been sent some signs that seem like they can't be coincidence. I feel like the afterlife has always been calling me. I hope it's better than this.
Do you believe in an afterlife?

I honestly don't know if I believe in an afterlife or not. I feel like death has been calling me either way.

This thread was a fascinating read. I really appreciate everyone sharing their opinions in a productive, non-judgemental way. This site really has the kindest people around. I pains me to see how badly the world has mistreated everyone.

Personally I'm Christian but not particularly assigned to any specific doctrine. But I do believe in heaven and hell. There is evil committed by some humans that is plainly demonic, which I believe not even God could forgive. But this is just my belief. We'll only known for certain the moment we finally die.


Thank you for sharing this article. I'm very interested in the subject of materialism despite being an idealist myself. If you could share any more content I'd greatly appreciate it.

I'm afraid of hell. I hope that if there is a God that I can be forgiven. I've made many mistakes. I wonder what sins can be forgiven and what sins cannot.

I believe that once you die, that's it. Karma, good deeds, whatever - it doesn't matter. We all get the same fate: nothing.
It's like sleep, I guess. Except there's no dreaming. Just a complete absence of consciousness.

I am partial to the idea of reincarnation in the sense, but I don't have strong feelings for it either way. I just feel that once you die, and some time passes, our soul can get transferred to another being - human or otherwise. But, there's no way of knowing what came before you. So I guess it doesn't really matter, but I think about that sometimes; the idea of a limited amount of souls just being passed around from the dead to the soon-to-be living

The idea that we suffer with nothing to show for it after we go is both unsettling and comforting. If our souls can reincarnate I just hope the next life is more meaningful.

I personally do not believe in an afterlife, as I feel it is one of those concepts made to help humans cope with death and help them move on from it, given how traumatic it can really be.

With as much trauma as I've been through and currently going through I hope my death doesn't get dragged out as much as my pain is. I do believe people need to believe in certain things to cope but I also think the fear of what might happen tears people apart. People shouldn't have to live in fear, but they do. If there isn't anything after this then at least nothing is eternal rest.

I basically spent all weekend doing just that haha, probably not too good for my mental. I don't think i will every be fully convinced unless something happens to me directly. On one hand i really hope that there is an afterlife, but what a lot of people talk about when it comes to the topic, it just seems too good to be true.

Some people get brought back and say they saw nothing. I wonder if NDEs mean anything or if it's just dmt.

I don't know, but I do not believe in hell. I just think this belief has been used by religion to control people. If a god existed, and it is all loving, it wouldn't punish finite beings (humans) with infinite torture.

Oblivion is fine too.

If god existed what if there's some things it couldn't forgive? I'm not sure but I guess the afterlife would be different to each individual.

I don't really believe in the Abrahamic religions Christianity, Islam, or Judaism. They just seem man made to me, full of strange and sometimes contradictory rules.

For example, if sex before marriage is a sin and sex is supposedly meant only for procreation, then why make it feel so good? I guess the answer would be "to test us," but that honestly feels like a design flaw. If God wanted us to only use sex for reproduction, He could have just made it something we do out of instinct, without pleasure.

And then there's the question of suffering. Why does God let so many innocent people endure horrible pain? Why does He need to be worshipped? There are children born into slavery, trafficked and abused, and yet we're told this is all part of some greater plan. I just can't make sense of that.

I'm not trying to downplay anyone's beliefs if you believe in God or Jesus, that's totally fine and I respect that. I just personally can't believe in it.

That said, out of all the Abrahamic religions, I do like Christianity the most. At least it focuses on forgiveness and loving your neighbor, even when they have different beliefs, and that's something I genuinely respect.

For the people with pssd it is without pleasure. I lived for the small pleasures I had in life until it was taken away. Everything that lead up to it makes me wonder if I was meant to suffer now for my mistakes. I think that our suffering is probably only while we are here. Whether or not it's all by chance or to "test us" who knows.
But as far as the innocent suffering I hate to think that it was for nothing, but if there's nothing after at least that's release.