The origins of the universe are unknown, we dont know what happens after death. Can we know ourselves?

Answer 1

Please could you expand your question.
What have the 2 clauses got to do with each other ?

Answer 2

First of all, what do you mean by "to know"? Because we are finite we cannot know everything through direct experience. Some knowledge, especially about the past, we have to learn from our ancestors, and some knowledge we gain from experience and some knowledge, especially about the future, we can gain from plausible forecasts. So unless you are willing to accept some knowledge that is not originated by you, you will die knowing very little and end up getting very confused.

To know about the origins of the universe, you may use a combination of knowledge from scientists such as the Big Bang Theory and see if it is compatible with some religious or spiritual explanations. What happens after death, why would you want to know? And your self, that I think you would be capable of knowing - directly. But that would take some effort, and transparency with your self.

Answer 3

Scientific knowledge will be successful when by scientific knowledge they prove that God is the origin of the unniverse.

By misuse of our independence, we have given God the reason to create this, and all other material universes. It's kind of like placing your order, and it gets delivered. Thats why we have to be very cautious what we desire.

God has given us the chance to enjoy, to experience that this enjoyment is not good. They are simply suffering. They cannot enjoy. The plan is that he's given the chance to enjoy and experience that here there is no enjoyment and he's simply suffering. So when he comes to his sense, he again goes back home. The thief, he thinks that to live in the prison house is very good: "I haven't got to work, and I shall get my food and shelter."

We have very little knowledge of what is within this Universe, and what is beyond is totally unknown to us. This is not the case with Lord Brahmä, however. Lord Brahmä is adi-kavaye, which means that he is the original learned person, the creator of this universe. The origin of everything, the Absolute, the summum bonum, cannot be impersonal, for He is the origin of the person Brahmä. We have no experience of a person coming from something impersonal; because my father is a person, I am also a person. If we trace back through our family trees, we will find that one person comes from another person, and somehow, if it were possible to trace our origins back to the beginning of creation, we will find the original person whom Brahmä is praising is kown as Lord Krishna. The origin of the universe is not void, nor is it some primeval muck, but the origin is a learned person.

What happens after death depends on what we spent this life-time being absorbed in. In the hagavad Gita, Lord krishna explains that if we remmeber Him everyday, by chanting His holy names, rememberign His pastimes, and serving Him, then we will never have to take birth in the material world again. If we are a pious and materially good person, we will take birth as a demigod on a heavenly planet. If we die in the mode of passion, we may take our birth as a human on earth, and if we lived our lives eating , sleeping mating and defending, like the animals, or even worse than the animals, then we will be born as an animal.

As the wind carreis various aromas with it as it passes over a field, or a garbage dump, similarly, our consciousness carries us into hte next incarnation.

Answer 4

The origins of ther universe are pretty well known - there are many scientists out there that can explain the Maths to you.
After death, we rot in the ground, unless cremated of course.
And of course we can know ourselves.

Hope that has cleared some things up for you

Answer 5

Yes. We are not that closely related to the origins of the universe, nor what happens after we die. There is so much in our own selves to explore that those other two items are really of little importance.

Answer 6

I dobt it. We haven't the language or facility to understand what the universe is about. In other words it is outside of our orbit of understanding. One day we may have built up to this and it will be as clear as crystal

Answer 7

The Word of GOD is infallible.
Trust that there is a GOD, and HE did create the universe and everything in it.
Jesus Christ died for your sins. The only way that you can know these things is if you read the innerrant WORD OF GOD for yourself, don't trust anything or anyone, until you read the Bible.

Start with the New Testament, In the first 4 books, known as the Gospels. These explain Jesus, OUR NEED FOR HIM, and His life and death, resurrection and our assurance that we can TRUST in HIM as our only way to GOD, our only, i repeat ONLY way to salvation. Please pray to GOD, even tho' you "think" HE is non existant. PRAY before you read the WORD of GOD, and just talk to HIM, HE IS LISTENING< HE IS WAITING FOR YOU TO SEEK HIM. Say "I have ALOT of trouble believing you are real, so I need you to help me with my unbelief. Show me in your Word what I need to know".....He will ALWAYS HONOR THE PRAYER OF ONE WHO SEEKS HIM HONESTLY!

Answer 8

How can we know the universe if we do not know ourselves ?
"Every man and woman a star " AC

Answer 9

yes, to TRULY know one's self is all we need in life, it is the most important task one can undertake...

the answers will reveal themselves at the appropriate time, like a well directed film, except the director is fate, and the movie is ironically titled "your life"

Answer 10

You better know yourself, little girl! If you're talking to me, you better know yourself.. Sorry, I heard that somewhere. Anyway, I'm quite sure that I know myself, but I find what is more important is, staying true to yourself.

Answer 11

The Bible tells us, but then it's a question of whether to believe it or not, or even how to believe it.

Jehovah's Witnesses would be happy to furnish you with further information.