Where do we go after we die?

[Yoshikko]

There are literally countless of theories in the world, about where we go or what will happen when we die, and how it depends on the way we die, the age we die at, or if we have "fulfilled" our life. The most common one being heaven, hell and purgatory, but there are also others such as reincarnation, and variations of that. Most of the time these are religious theories, but there are also scientific ones, where people had near-death experiences and claim to have seen or felt the place that they would go to, and were also able to describe it.

I think about where we go when we die a lot, and the thought that there might also be nothing, scares me a little.

Where do you think we go, or what will happen, after we die? Maybe you also have an own theory that you would like to share, or maybe you want to give an analysis of the existing theories? Share your thoughts!


Forgot to give my own thoughts lol. Anyways, personally I think that when we die, we die. At least our body and soul does, I can't help but agree a little on what Live said about the energy that remains here.

I don't believe in reincarnation, and I think that if there would ever be such a thing, it wouldn't matter because we'd be literally reborn, having no memory of our supposedly previous life. In that case, for all I know I could be a reincarnation right now, but since I have no memory of it, I don't think that it can really be called reincarnation. I hate to think that when we die, we are gone, and as much as I'd like to believe that there will be something after because the thought of nothing scares me - I just can't, it sounds more of a dream to me than reality.

 

[Ivysaur]

I think we just disappear from existence. Poof. No more. And if it turns out it's different and we do live on, well, I'll get the good news then. But since I don't believe in an after-death life, nor anybody can prove there is any, I'm free to only care about this one for now.

 

[Alley Cat]

I don't care where I'm going. I mean, wherever I'm going, I'm going there regardless of whether I believe that happens or not. Also there is no gaurantee of such an afterlife. I do know that I have this current life, though, so I'm going to make the most , of it. Should such a concept as an afterlife arise when I am dead, then I will surely have the means to deal with it then.

 

[Livewire]

Over to course of a lifetime, the human body puts out more energy than a nuclear reactor. That energy has to go somewhere, same with the matter of the human body. Your best bet is that you'll end up as grass or a tree of some kind in a cemetery.

That's just what would happen to the body. As for our notion of a soul, I don't know and don't particularly care.

 

[Oryx]

I don't care where I'm going. I mean, wherever I'm going, I'm going there regardless of whether I believe that happens or not. Also there is no gaurantee of such an afterlife. I do know that I have this current life, though, so I'm going to make the most , of it. Should such a concept as an afterlife arise when I am dead, then I will surely have the means to deal with it then.

This is kind of how I feel. Unless someone comes out with definitive proof one way or the other, it's hard to make me think philosophically and come up with some theory because I can't prove any of it ever, and being asked to prove it would remind me of that and make me doubt it. I'd be more than willing to accept evidence on either side, but since neither side has any evidence whatsoever, I just try to live life the best I can and be a good person, because I do believe that being a good person is more important than every detail of your life.

 

[Esper]

I think you stop existing as a living, thinking person. Your brain functions shut down as the brain dies (from lack of oxygen, damage, or whatever) and without your brain you're not really you anymore.

I think life after death feels like a mix of wish fulfillment and fear of the unknown. No one knows what happens to you when you die, and that's scary, so we wish it will be something pleasant. In other words, we wish it will be something desirable and familiar, but without any real knowledge about what comes after death the only thing we can think of is that there will some sort of continuation of what we have now, a.k.a. life.

Over to course of a lifetime, the human body puts out more energy than a nuclear reactor.

What?

 

[Livewire]

What?

I forget exactly where I heard this, but the total electromagnetic and kinetic energy the human body puts out over an average lifetime is greater than that of your average output of a Nuclear Reactor over the same time. Something like that.

 

[Mr. X]

Energy can't be created or destroyed. It can only change form.

I like to believe that the same thing happens to humans. We die, and our body becomes a source of energy for new life.

As for the soul, I think the same thing occurs. We die, our body is used to create new life, and our soul is used for new life as well. In this case I beleive in Karma. You do good, your soul is reincarnated as something good/powerful/whatever,yougetmypoint. You do bad stuff, your soul gets reincarnated as a maggot or something equally disgusting.

 

[groteske]

Eh, I'll find out one way or another. Not worried.

 

[Mr Cat Dog]

Over to course of a lifetime, the human body puts out more energy than a nuclear reactor. That energy has to go somewhere, same with the matter of the human body. Your best bet is that you'll end up as grass or a tree of some kind in a cemetery.

And for those who wish to be cremated: an urn! (Or to be scattered wherever they wish...)

But, to continue this relative echo chamber, don't know and don't particularly care. I'm concentrating on the here and now, and not particularly worrying about what, if anything, is coming afterwards.

 

[2Cool4Mewtwo]

Nobody really knows. We could start a new life under a new body or go to heaven/hell or whatever.

 

[Blizz]

We just disappear and our souls go to new 'journey'.
And if we were good persons in our lifes we will be get rewarded.

 

[Rogue planet]

Your concsciousness is gone, so that's you gone. Reincarnation, but you have no memories of your past life? Is that not just the same as having a new life. That's not life after death, that's an entirely new life form. I can't bring myself to believe there's anything after death.

What's good and evil is subjective, not objective; so I can't believe in any form of heaven or hell either.

The afterlife is entirely faith, born out of fear and hope; no facts at all. It's just not logical to try and think there is anything after death.

 

[miltankRancher]

i don't believe in the concept of heaven and hell. Evil and good is relative to each one of us; what may be good for me is evil for you.

However, I'm a reincarnationist. meaning I believe in that notion. After death, there must be this somewhere we must go. We cannot simply exist as non-thinking beings, with shut eyes, closed forever in eternal rest. No. I believe that we must go somewhere. And another life is the most logical, though barely, place to go next.

But, yeah. I'm still alive and I'm going to make the most of this life of mine.

 

[Dawn]

I personally believe in an afterlife. Ultimately, I guess it's kind of just important to me on a personal level. It gives me strength to go through with the day to day stuff.

 

[Ephemeral Euphoria]

I believe in the concept of heaven and hell personally since it's kind of a grim thought to imagine simply rotting away after I die, at least for me anyways.

 

[FreakyLocz14]

I firmly believe in the Judeao-Christian Heaven and Hell.

Those who accept Jesus Christ as their personal Lord and savior will go to Heaven. All others go to Hell.

EDIT:
Someone who dies in original sin (hasn't been baptized), but isn't old enough to sin themselves go to Limbo first.

Technically, if you lived a perfect life and have never committed even the slightest sin, you would go to Heaven despite your religion. The problem is, no such person exists.

 

[Shining Raichu]

I believe in the concept of heaven and hell personally since it's kind of a grim thought to imagine simply rotting away after I die, at least for me anyways.

I found this interesting. Is it less grim to think of one's soul rotting for eternity in agony in the fiery pits of Hell than it is to think of their body rotting underground? Personally, I find myself far more comfortable with the latter image, especially considering the near impossible-to-reach criteria you have to meet in order to get into Heaven.

 

[Ephemeral Euphoria]

I found this interesting. Is it less grim to think of one's soul rotting for eternity in agony in the fiery pits of Hell than it is to think of their body rotting underground? Personally, I find myself far more comfortable with the latter image.

Yeah there's hell too unfortunately but don't most people who believe in the concept of heaven and hell try to appeal to whatever faith they may have if one at all so they don't end up going to hell in the end? That's just a speculation though but I can imagine most people who have some kind of faith faith and believe in its concepts trying to work towards avoiding hell when they pass on, unless they're something along the lines of a satanist whom believe that hell's more desirable than heaven to them oddly enough.

 

[Broken_Arrow]

either Heaven or Hell...depends on the deeds though..