Other then rotting and worms, which is probably all she wrote, but if there was an afterlife, what would you like it to be like?

For me, I imagine endless holedeck sessions, like from Star Trek, occasionally broken up to go hang out with all the really cool dead people. Again, I don't believe this is really going to happen, but when I am feeling a little blue, I like to think, maybe, just somehow...

Oh, and getting a holodeck session of your choice is not dependent on your following stupid rules in this life.

lots of horny men with Viagra addictions!

Sleep. Wonderful, eternal, sleep.

Best thing is, according to Mormonism I'm headed for outer darkness and that's basically what outer darkness is. So hey, we're in agreement.

Lol I agree

Since we're dealing in the realm of the totally implausible, I'd like to stick around in this universe and explore a bit. Being able to instantly travel anywhere with just a thought would be pretty sweet. I'd just teleport around the cosmos for all eternity checking things out, watching the universe develop, and hopefully meet some other interesting people out doing the same thing.

So you want to be a "Q" [from Star Trek].

Sort of. I don't necessarily want all the power that the Q have, though. If I had all that power, I'd probably be too busy trying to fix messed up crap here on Earth to ever get out there.

I like the telestial kingdom myself. Basically like here but no work, and that's where all the strippers and rock stars will be

Since we get to choose our afterlife (at least in this thread), mine will be all about learning. I'll finally take violin lessons, learn to speak Sanskrit, and figure out how to create my own galaxies. Also, I'll get to have lots of worry-free sex. So basically it's the celestial kingdom without the guilt and assorted bullshit.

Being everything that ever was, is, and can develop.
All the gods and demons of all the galaxies in the cosmos;
as well of being those very galaxies.

All the lives ever lived. All the photons ever sent on their
endless paths through space.

Every word of Shakespeare, Melville and Gandhi. All the
virtual particles that ever came, and went, and came again.

All the lies and all the truths. All the triumphs and all
the heartaches of every sentient being ever to evolve on
a rock orbiting a star.

And, the Creator of all of that. Existence itself.
And the Cause of Existence.

Little things, like that.

UD

My position is that we can't know. I do like to speculate about a possible afterlife though. I see death as either a temporary or permanent end of time for the individual, in that the passage of time, or anything else for that matter will not be sensed. The universe could expand, die and recycle, trillions of years could pass and it would seem instantaneous. If there is any repeating in this, one's consciousness could also be recycled and return. Even if we just blink out, we won't be able to care.



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The nagual, with the occasional interruption of tonal.

Seriously?

This is very serious with me right now. And my children also, I'm sure.

I have given this a lot of thought recently as my husband and our children's father passed away 12 weeks ago after 50 plus years of marriage.

I know where he is buried, and have decorated his military bronze marker.

I have had no indication that he is visiting me in spirit form or any other way or that he could.

Whatever happens, it happens to all of us.

As far as I can tell, we have lots of beliefs, but very little evidence.

I am sorry for your loss. I have posted this thread because I myself have been struggling with the concept of my own mortality. I apologize if it has made you feel uncomfortable.

That said, you are right. We have very little evidence of what happens on the other side. This makes it a vacuum that we can all fill with our own hopes and beliefs. This does not make any of those hopes or beliefs true, but if they provide a moment of comfort, then dream on.

I personally hope their is some quark to the universe, some unlikely twist, that however improbable is, and makes an afterlife of some kind possible. If it does exist, then it probably bares little to no resemblance to the ideas of bronze age philosophers, so why not fill it in with a wish. It's probably all oblivion anyways, but I buy power ball tickets on nearly as bad odds.

forbiddencokedrinker Wrote:
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> I am sorry for your loss. I have posted this
> thread because I myself have been struggling with
> the concept of my own mortality. I apologize if
> it has made you feel uncomfortable.
>
> That said, you are right. We have very little
> evidence of what happens on the other side. This
> makes it a vacuum that we can all fill with our
> own hopes and beliefs. This does not make any of
> those hopes or beliefs true, but if they provide a
> moment of comfort, then dream on.
>
> I personally hope their is some quark to the
> universe, some unlikely twist, that however
> improbable is, and makes an afterlife of some kind
> possible. If it does exist, then it probably
> bares little to no resemblance to the ideas of
> bronze age philosophers, so why not fill it in
> with a wish. It's probably all oblivion anyways,
> but I buy power ball tickets on nearly as bad
> odds.

Rest assured, you didn't make me feel uncomfortable. I'm doing fine. I had many months to prepare, especially the final ones.

I have several belief systems in my background: standard Christianity, Spiritualism (people transition-contact is a "scientific" fact), and Mormonism to start with.

Now, I just like to create a life after life that is perfectly suited to the individual. Hubby would be busy inspiring the local Boy Scout council to improve their Pinewood Derby events,building faster cars with more speed secrets, building timing devices etc. along with the money he donated! :-)(He was an electrical engineer and this was one of his long time hobbies.)

I like to use my imagination . It's very comforting and hopeful! I know, I know, not an ounce of evidence, but ..well.. I can believe what I want!

I would like to be born again, but retain my current knowledge. I would live out a normal life span then start over again with a rebirth and yet more knowledge. This way I can have a variety of life experiences and remember my past lives. I could choose to do something different or repeat something I liked.

Yes I would love that as well.
Start again with everything that I know now. That would be good.

How different that life would be.

I have no idea. I spend very little time thinking about it. What would be the point?

Now that's a healthy attitude.

Being with my wife etc. and without any responsibility for a planet etc. I believe it will be this way in heaven. I may be the first lawyer there.

and, believe it or not, my family. Life wasn't perfect and isn't perfect with my parents and siblings, but after losing my parents, I'd be perfectly happy just to have my dogs, my parents, my siblings, and my kids with me.

beer, trap shooting and hot rods

Ron Burr

I want the carefree youth I missed in this life.

I would love to have a library that would put the Library of Congress to shame. I also want all my friends and most of my family there to talk with. Football every weekend, and historical personages to talk to. Fast cars to drive and winding roads to drive them on.

Uh ....... 72 virgins ?

At this point, I am just going to be happy if I find that there's some afterlife. Then I'll figure out what to do once I am there.

In my afterlife I would be rid of my psychopath husband and would be wise enough so that I would be able to avoid all such people.

Why wait? If the man is a psychopath, get rid of him now. I'm sure it isn't that easy, but I would start working on it if I were you. Got rid of my psychopath ex-wife and have been a lot happier since.

The truth according to Green Potato is that when we die we all turn in to rabbits, because God loves rabbits.