I think it is also the most logical view.
It would be totally arbitrary to say that there is an afterlife, and that you become an elephant or a tiger (I only say this as it is a commonly invoked example). — RepThatMerch22
It would be weird to say that you go to Heaven or Hell, or some other variation of either. — RepThatMerch22
I think the truth is the truth — RepThatMerch22
That there is no existence of any kind after we die is simply not provable -- just as the assertion that there IS existence after death is not provable. Either one could be true or false, but we have no way of proving it. We can't even get an inkling of what happens after we die. Zero clues.
I agree with you that "existence after death" is the same as "existence before birth" but I have no evidence that such is the case, therefore I can not say that there is any truth in the claim. — Bitter Crank
Nobody knows the answer to this question, but I think that the most logical answer is that it feels just like before you were born. "You" do not exist, in the sense that there is no consciousness to experience. After death, consciousness ceases.
I know it is a dry and boring explanation, but what do you all think? — RepThatMerch22
I agree with you that "existence after death" is the same as "existence before birth" but I have no evidence that such is the case, therefore I can not say that there is any truth in the claim. — Bitter Crank
Nobody knows the answer to this question, but I think that the most logical answer is that it feels just like before you were born. "You" do not exist, in the sense that there is no consciousness to experience. After death, consciousness ceases. — RepThatMerch22
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