What's your opinion on afterlife?

Answer 1

I have often pondered the possibility of an afterlife, - particularly in the last decade,... but I've never been able to fully believe in one.

Perhaps my uncertainty lies in my view that, as far as the meaning of Life is concerned,...
... no one knows anything about anything, - and no one ever will.

But, my friends, I do have those nights...(and tonight just happens to be one of those nights)...
... when I am awakened by the sounds and images recalled from my past, - those which I can now only hear and see in my nightmares.
It is on these nights that I will just lie awake for a while,... sometimes for a very long while, - wondering whether or not I was justified in my past actions, - whether I'm still a good man,... or if I ever was at all.
However, the thought that usually allows me finally go back to sleep is this:
---...My soul is what I've already made of it...--

In this,...
if there is no God, and by default I have no soul, then I guess I lucked out; so be it...
If there is, indeed, a God,... then I am to go to Hell,...
...as I do not believe the actions of my Life would qualify my allowance into Heaven.

So, to any atheists who may read this:
You have no idea how much I hope that you're right...;-)

And finally, - to the many theists out there, particularly Christians, who may read this:
I apologize if this response has offended you in any way;...
...it was not my intention to do so.
In fact, if you happen to think of it, I would appreciate a prayer on behalf of my damned soul;...
... not so much that I be allowed entrance into Heaven, as I'd never ask for that which I have not earned.
Pray, instead, that I may face my Judgment quickly,...
... so that I might have some strength left at that moment when I must take my rightful place in Hell.

I think I can sleep now,... thank you...:-)

[I apologize for the verbosity]

Answer 2

My belief in the hereafter is based on a logical argument. I am a Muslim, there are more than a thousand verses in the Glorious Qur’an, containing
scientific facts (refer to the book “Qur’an and Modern Science-Compatible or
Incompatible?” http://www.irf.net/book3.zip ). Many facts mentioned in the Qur’an have been discovered in the last few centuries. But science has not advanced to a level where it can confirm every statement of the Qur’an.
Suppose 80% of all that is mentioned in the Qur’an has been proved 100% correct.
About the remaining 20%, science makes no categorical statement, since it has not advanced to a level, where it can either prove or disprove these statements.
With the limited knowledge that we have, we cannot say for sure whether even a single percentage or a single verse of the Qur’an from this 20% portion is wrong.
Thus when 80% of the Qur’an is 100% correct and the remaining 20% is not disproved, logic says that even the 20% portion is correct. The existence of the hereafter, which is mentioned in the Qur’an, falls in the 20% ambiguous portion
which my logic says is correct.

Is robbing a good or an evil act? A normal balanced person would say it is evil.
How would a person who does not believe in the hereafter convince a powerful and influential criminal that robbing is evil?
Suppose I am the most powerful and influential criminal in the world. At the same time I am an Intelligent and a logical person. I say that robbing is good because it helps me lead a luxurious life.
If anybody can put forward a single logical argument as to why it is evil for me, I will stop immediately, but believe me no one will be able to convice me that robbing is bad.
The arguments may satisfy a common man but not a powerful and influential criminal. None of the arguments can be defended on the strength of reason and logic. It is no surprise that there are so many criminals in this world.
I agree that the criminal is being logical and all his arguments are true only when he is the most powerful and influential criminal.

Each and every human being desires justice. Even if he does not want justice for others he wants justice for himself. Some people are intoxicated by power and influence and inflict pain and suffering on others. The same people,
however, would surely object if some injustice was done to them. The reason such people become insensitive to the suffering of others is that they worship power and influence. Power and influence, they feel, not only allows them to
inflict injustice on others but also prevents others from doing likewise to them.

As a Muslim I would convince the criminal about the existence of Almighty God
This God is more powerful than
you and at the same time is also just. The Glorious Qur’an says:
“Allah is never unjust in the least degree”
[Al-Qur’an 4:40]

The criminal, being a logical and scientific person, agrees that God exists, after being presented with scientific facts from the Qur’an. He may argue as to why God, if He is Powerful and Just, does not punish him.
Every person who has suffered injustice, irrespective of financial or social status, almost certainly wants the perpetrator of injustice to be punished. Every normal person would like the robber or the rapist to be taught a lesson. Though a large number of criminals are punished, many even go scot-free. They lead a pleasant, luxurious life, and even enjoy a peaceful existence. If injustice is done to a powerful and influential person, by someone more powerful and more
influential than he, even such a person would want that person perpetrators of injustice to be punished.

This life is a test for the hereafter. The Glorious Qur’an says:
“He who created Deathand life that He may try which of you is best in deed; and He is the Exalted in Might, Oft-Forgiving”
[Al-Qur’an 67:2]
Final justice will be done on the day of judgement
The Glorious Qur’an says:
“Every soul shall have a taste of death: and only on the Day of Judgement shall you be paid your full recompense. Only he who is saved far from the Fire and admitted to the Garden will have attained the object (of life): for the life of this world is but goods and chattels of deception.”
[Al-Qur’an 3:185]
It is clear that without convincing a person about the hereafter, i.e. life after death, the concept of human values and the good or evil nature of acts is impossible to prove to any person who is doing injustice especially when he is influential and powerful.

Answer 3

If there isn't one, glad I lived my life actively, not waiting for something to happen later. If there is one, I'd like to see what happens. If the afterlife is that of the Christian molding, I'm probably going to burn in hell; however, I don't believe that the only thing my soul will be judged by is if I believed in Christ or not. It seems such a waste to live a good life and be condemned over one belief. God would not be so petty.

Answer 4

Would it matter if a muslim answered your question. But i will answer it anyway for the sake of knowledge sharing.

This is what Allah has said in his Quran.

89th Surah from Quran: Surah Al-Fajr(Breaking Of Day)

27.
(To the righteous soul Will be said) "O (you) soul, In (complete) rest And satisfaction!

28.
Come back you To your Lord-- Well pleased (yourself), And well-pleasing Unto Him!

29.
"Enter, then, Among My Devotees!

30.
Yes, Enter My Heaven!"

and also from


36th Surah from Quran. Surah "Yasin"

55. Surely the Companions of the Garden shall, That day have joy In all that they do;

56.
They and their spouses Will be in groves Of (cool) shade, reclining On raised couches;

57.
(Every) fruit (enjoyment) Will be there for them;
They shall have whatever They call for;

58.
"Peace!"--a Word (Of salutation) from a Lord
Most Merciful!

in the same surah on Hell.

63.
"This is the Hell Of which you were (Repeatedly) warned!

64.
"Embrace you the (Fire) This Day, for that you (Persistently) rejected(Truth)."


Quran is full of these kind of invitation by Allah. If you ever read the Quran you will see that a how Allah asks to his creation just to believe in Him, and he promises them with a greater reward that is the Heavens. Why is it so hard for us humans to believe in Him. By the way i did not ask any one to convert to Islam just to read the Quran. Anyone can do it with respect.

Answer 5

It is a belief, & no proof. Example;;--Egyptian Mummies. Science do not say anything. Try this ---Remove a small part of a plant. See after a week how original plant has multiplied.

Answer 6

it exists. genetic mix+ personality &accumulated life knowledge=soul. Emotional bonds are actual electromagnetical ties to another person's 'soul '.People who had emotional "bonds" with friends and loved ones still retain them afterwards - they just don't have physical bodies anymore and a lot of people can't perceive them. But they are still there, I just don't know what their "world" looks like.

Answer 7

It's a good selling point to cajole weak people into switching religious brands.

Answer 8

We're all going to find out sooner or later

Answer 9

I will develop one when I take the only ride available.

Answer 10

Jesus promised us that to "Believe in Him" is to be saved.