Do near death experiences (NDE's) contribute to the positive evidence? As a companion question, why don't human beings savor each moment of life? It often seems that most people only live for future events, but don't appreciate each moment as it comes.
2006-10-17 01:49:03 · 11 answers · asked by In Honor of Moja 4 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
People don't appreciate each moment as it comes because most or so great at taking things for granted - all they want to do is look forward to the next thing to happen instead of appreciating what is in front of them right now. As for life after death, I wholly believe there is because God made a promise to all believers in the Bible stating that whoever believes in him won't perish but have everlasting life in Heaven, and I can't speak for anyone else but that's all the proof I need.
2006-10-17 02:10:30 · answer #1 · answered by Angelina 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I believe in the continued existence after corporeal death, but not the way most people of faith do.
Whether you want to admit it or not, there has been documented proof for some time that a small amount of energy leaves the body at death; I won't be so presumptuous as to label it, but others have in history.
As to the validity of the claim, anyone can debunk it if they try hard enough. People are always willing to ignore the facts (see 9/11 conspiracy buffs), and this is not different. I won't be pressured into defending my claim: all you need to do is Google for the medical statements regarding this.
That being said, I do not believe in what most religions would call an afterlife, simply because it makes no sense. Yes, part of you will live on - energy cannot be destroyed, only converted - but I doubt you will be aware in the same manner you are now. If you can take comfort in knowing part of you will be around forever, then you should also be ready to accept that all your Earthly baggage (memories, good and bad) will probably not make the trip.
As to why we don't 'live in the now', that's easy: we've beentold all our live that what's happening now matters as much or more than when we're gone. We've been conditioned to think that we have some great role to play, that our participation the the Game of Life is required. Did God create money? Jobs? Unemployment? No. We did, in an effort to make sense out of that which we could not define.
Even time is a human invention, since God didn't really work on a schedule that included "days". We put that in there. Think about it.
But it's sad that we don't do our best with the time we have here. Things could be, well, better if we did. It's not going to happen, though. We need to feel better than the person down the street, either because we think our race/creed/gender makes us superior, or that we managed to get the latest stereo equipment before the rest of the block. Pitiful.
I'm no tree-hugging hippie, but rampant consumerism is partly responsible for distracting us from real problems and real solutions.
That's it.
jdk
2006-10-17 02:08:11 · answer #2 · answered by QuackJak 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Near death experience does give a very good opportunity to look deeper, but the fear and memory discourages.
Instead, look at the fact that even death has not been conclusively defined by scientists, doctors, despite working at it tirelessly ! This itself should provide some logical ground to explore further.
And that appreciation of each moment, though it is simple, by no means easy , with the memory, and uncertain future occupying the focus of the mind successively !
2006-10-17 02:01:43 · answer #3 · answered by Spiritualseeker 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-04 22:14:00 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you assume that there is a possibility that all soulds\spirits are eternal then there is a case for an afterlife or life after death...a transcending...a metamorphosis...if you think about it our life on earth is nothing or should i say it has a sense of meaninglessness...it could be a test....no proof
2006-10-17 02:05:33 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You said it yourself "Most people only live for future events."
Don't worry about the afterlife. It will be here all too soon. And you'll find out the answer to your question then.
2006-10-17 01:58:42 · answer #6 · answered by Christina D 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had a nde. No tunnel, no bright light, no family. No afterlife.
2006-10-17 01:56:31 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No one will ever know-no one has come back from the dead to tell us about it! Live On!
2006-10-17 01:56:59 · answer #8 · answered by Lady X 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No one alive can offer "PROOF"
Proof would be a TRUTH, in this case,,, a Belief,,, not FACT.
Steven Wolf
2006-10-17 02:30:07 · answer #9 · answered by DIY Doc 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Your proof is in the Bible, open it up and you'll find anything you need to know.
2006-10-17 01:59:17 · answer #10 · answered by bigdadddypat 1 · 0⤊ 3⤋