But in general most beliefs seem to favor a paradise. — TiredThinker
Simply existing [...] is enough for me. — TiredThinker
Is there anyway that every idea of life after death can be correct? — TiredThinker
Is there anyway that every idea of life after death can be correct? There apparently are many ideas in different religions and personal beliefs that really seem completely in conflict with one another. But in general most beliefs seem to favor a paradise. Eliminating all pains from this world and becoming young again. Such an optimistic view of what's next. Shouldn't they seem suspicious as well? Simply existing without health problems and with physical and mental energy and focus is enough for me. — TiredThinker
in general most beliefs seem to favor a paradise — TiredThinker
Like "life before birth"? Or "north of the north pole"? No.Is there anyway thatevery[ANY] idea of life after death can be correct? — TiredThinker
I'm partial to this view of 'after birth'. There must be some way to make life ... "worth living." :chin:... locked up forever in the psychological little world you created yourself, without even a little window to peek outside. Examine your thoughts and you will see the trouble that awaits you. — bcccampello
I'm partial to this view of 'after birth'. There must be some way to make life ... "worth living." :chin: — 180 Proof
locked up forever in the psychological little world you created yourself, without even a little window to peek outside — bcccampello
Is there anyway that every idea of life after death can be correct? — TiredThinker
(so every idea of life after death share an equality in that they are all bullshit...) — Mayor of Simpleton
You contradict yourself. First you say "with a notion of certainty", as opposed to just a plausible theory, like alternate universes. Now, suddenly and somehow, you attempt to cast any theories of a field you've clearly made up your mind on as "bollocks", to be polite. — Outlander
And yet: so what? "One must imagine Sisyphus happy." :fire:What makes life worth living again and again, is really the question. It's more, why go through the routine of it ... We all know its one thing after the other ... It just keeps going until death ... — schopenhauer1
1. "Clinical death" =! irreversible brain death.If there is awell-proven factin this world, it is theextrasensoryperception during the state of clinical death. — bcccampello
We do know what happens, actually, and we have the cadaver farms to prove it. — NOS4A2
If physicalism is true, then yes we have proof of what happens in the afterlife. Nothing. If dualism is true, however, you've only shown what happens to the body and not the spirit or the mind.
Seems like a debate I don't want to get into.
It would be a tough debate for the dualist, certainly. We can literally watch what happens to us after death, and can refer to the entire history of humanity to confirm it. I imagine one would have to invent a variety of invisible entities in order to convince himself. — NOS4A2
You say that you don't want to get into this debate, but why? Are you afraid of the negative or positive possibilities of exploration? — Jack Cummins
Perhaps everyone could experience (or not experience anything) what they believe will happen or what they yearn for. I can't see how we can rule that out, though there's no evidence of this multi-afterlife ('multi' as in the multi in multiverse).Is there anyway that every idea of life after death can be correct? — TiredThinker
Once again, assuming dualism is true, what makes you believe you can see one's spirit or mind in the afterlife? Unless there is some sort of physical connection between the spirit and one's body you could never know what happens. You can't see my spirit/mind just as I can't see yours.
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