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What is there after death?
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Is there something after death?
yes
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no
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 37%  [ 31 ]
I don't know
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possibly
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 6%  [ 5 ]
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cubanlord



Joined: 08 Jul 2005
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PostPosted: Thu Sep 21, 2006 3:20 pm    Post subject: What is there after death? Reply with quote
JongnoGuru made an interesting thread that caught my attention (I die in the year 2070 at the tender age of 91...think that's good enough. lol Laughing ). That thread is what leads me to ask the question you all see in the subject line.

This thread isn't meant to be an all our war about religion, etc. Rather, it's meant to see what you guys think happens to us after death? Feel free to express any ideas or opinions. Here is my own:

I believe that after death, we go to either Heaven or Hell. Going to Heaven will yield us endless opportunities such as possibly being reborn, serving He who created us, etc. The latter, well......a little "toasty" I guess.

What about you?

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gang ah jee



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PostPosted: Thu Sep 21, 2006 3:33 pm    Post subject: Re: What is there after death? Reply with quote
cubanlord wrote:
I believe that after death, we go to either Heaven or Hell. Going to Heaven will yield us endless opportunities such as possibly being reborn, serving He who created us, etc. The former, well......a little "toasty" I guess.

Spot the malapropism. Why, oh, why are words blindly used by cubanlord?

Anyway. There's nothing after you die. Sometimes this bothers me, as it rules out the possibility of gloating at sanctimonious Christians post-mortem..
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kato



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PostPosted: Thu Sep 21, 2006 3:39 pm    Post subject: Re: What is there after death? Reply with quote
cubanlord wrote:
I believe that after death, we go to either Heaven or Hell. Going to Heaven will yield us endless opportunities such as possibly being reborn, serving He who created us, etc. The former, well......a little "toasty" I guess.


So if you believe you can be reborn in heaven then you must believe that you can die in heaven?

Why would an almighty and all-powerful creator need peon humans to "serve" him?
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cubanlord



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PostPosted: Thu Sep 21, 2006 3:40 pm    Post subject: Re: What is there after death? Reply with quote
gang ah jee wrote:
cubanlord wrote:
I believe that after death, we go to either Heaven or Hell. Going to Heaven will yield us endless opportunities such as possibly being reborn, serving He who created us, etc. The former, well......a little "toasty" I guess.

Spot the malapropism. Why, oh, why are words blindly used by cubanlord?

Anyway. There's nothing after you die. Sometimes this bothers me, as it rules out the possibility of gloating at sanctimonious Christians post-mortem..


ah yes. thank you. didn't proofread my post.
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VanIslander



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PostPosted: Thu Sep 21, 2006 3:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
yes, there's something after death: burial

and the life of those you've known and touched and countless others

if you aren't equally gripped by concerns about life before you were born then you simply are expressing fear about the end of your life, imo
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gang ah jee



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PostPosted: Thu Sep 21, 2006 3:47 pm    Post subject: Re: What is there after death? Reply with quote
cubanlord wrote:
The latter, well......a little "toasty" I guess.

That's better. Could you tell us all more about hell? I've never talked to anyone who actually subscribed to the whole 'fire and brimstone and demons poking you with pitchforks' vision of God's punishment for those who do not believe in Him. Exactly how hot do you imagine it is?
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krats1976



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PostPosted: Thu Sep 21, 2006 4:06 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I believe in life after death. But not just hanging around on fluffy clouds strumming a harp. Nor do I believe in a literal "fire & brimstone" Hell. "Heaven" means continued progression, while Hell is seperation from God.
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cubanlord



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PostPosted: Thu Sep 21, 2006 4:13 pm    Post subject: Re: What is there after death? Reply with quote
gang ah jee wrote:
cubanlord wrote:
The latter, well......a little "toasty" I guess.

That's better. Could you tell us all more about hell? I've never talked to anyone who actually subscribed to the whole 'fire and brimstone and demons poking you with pitchforks' vision of God's punishment for those who do not believe in Him. Exactly how hot do you imagine it is?


Man....now that could take forever to explain. In short, I really don't know. What I do know (eh...believe)is this:

In order for something to exist, there has to be a balance (kind of like the ying-yang theory). Thus, if you have a + (in many cases, people would consider "Heaven") you must have a - to balance it out (in this case, "Hell"). Unfortunately, I cannot sit there and explain what either is. I have never been to either one before. I can only speculate. Although, there are some universal truths to be considered in these types of questions:

1. Over 90% of the world's population believes in a "higher-being" (ex. Budda, Krisha guy, God, Muhammed, Nature, etc.)
2. Furthermore, eh.......the announcements just came on sorry...."sports day today"

To be continued later.
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cubanlord



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PostPosted: Thu Sep 21, 2006 4:17 pm    Post subject: Re: What is there after death? Reply with quote
gang ah jee wrote:

Could you tell us all more about hell?


If you aren't being a dork and are sincere in your question, try reading Dante's Divine Comedy. I have only read "Inferno" and half of the second one. Can't say this will provide you with a definitive answer, though most Catholics believe in this.

Careful when reading this...lol Laughing, everyone Dante doesn't like ends up somewhere in Purgatory.
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