when we die, we stop existing?

Question

I don't really knock down any religions or specifically believe in any of them, cause any of them could be true and nobody knows for sure. but what if we just stop existing, because our physical body is what controls our emotions and feelings. when our body stops working, I would think that we stop thinking and feeling as well. and if we ARE still feeling, then i would hate to be one of the dead bodies on an autopsy table.

but anyway..has anyone else ever felt this way, and is it a painful process to realize that your close ones who die are never going to connect with you again?

Answer 1

well our body will certainly decay but our souls/spirit that will always exist, its just a matter of where, hell or heaven? thts up to you to decide though im not sure if you get to see you're loved ones if one goes to hell and the other goes to heaven, if both in hell then im stilll not sure and if both and heaven then the obvious anwser is yes :)

Answer 2

If you want to believe that your close ones who die are never going to connect with you again, then hold on to their memories and when you die you will not know any better anyway.
But if you believe what is written in the bible, you know that only this body that we live in will die, but the person`s spirit,that leaves the body before death, will live eternally in either heaven or hell.

And those who have accepted what Jesus did on the cross will have eternal life in heaven and will be reunited with others who have also accepted the gift of salvation. They will know each other and be happy.

Those who have not accepted will be in hell, alone and suffering, all the while knowing why they are there.

Answer 3

You might be suprised that classical thinking as far back as Socrates, Aristole and Plato has looked at this. It is not possible to understand fully by thought experiment, but reason was used to believe in a soul and body. Aristotle believe that the soul and body go togather naturally. Plato believe the soul must escape. I don't believe Aristotle quite figured it out.

If you wish, you can think about the fact of the Resurrection that Christians believe in. It solves the problem of the fact that the body does die, but it must also return to the body. In a sense, we will only be COMPLETELY in heaven after we recieve our bodies back. It's conforting to think that the next life will ultimately include the bodies that is quite a part of our human nature. Perhaps you would like to study Thomas Aquanius's understanding of the soul. He claimed himself to be Aristotelean, suprisingly.

Answer 4

There is a part of us that is based on biology. Our ego, the part that deals with this world, the "you" most people think of when they see your physical body, dies. If we are not in this world anymore, why would we have any need for a "vehicle" used to navigate in it? And that is all our ego is.

Of coarse, our ego doesn't want to die. Our ego absolutely assumes it is the whole of us, so that can translate into a great deal of fear. It also can be hard to consider the fact that most of what we "know" about our loved ones must surely die with their bodies. This can be hard to accept as well.

But, that beloved grandmother (or other relative) that has died, can still be a part of us, without her having a physical body. In the same way, she really has no use for that ego anymore, either. In all likelihood, it was not the way she looked, or the way her ego presented her to the world that brought out such love in you, it was in fact the Light that you found there, that something more that radiated past the ego, through her eyes, and into your heart. That part never has to leave you.

If you accept your body will die, and that it will surely take your ego with it, you have to deal with fear. If you can accept that fear, be with it and yet move forward, then you can begin to explore if there is something that continues after your death to this world.

And why take someone else's word for it? We cannot know completely and for sure what happens after death, it would take away to much from our living in this life. But it is a Mystery we can explore and experience. There is wisdom there that we can find and incorporate into our lives and actions, but only if we are not tempted to give into easy answers and pseudo truths.

No one can give words or explanations to the Mysteries, but you can step out and discover them for yourself. It only takes the will and effort to do so.

Answer 5

there is a few narrative information from people who've ben revived that in the time of the early tiers the soul maintains to be someplace close to the physique, yet later on, there's a shift in direction of another easy, often down a depressing tunnel. On rising on the different end, the guy exhibits themselves in a backyard, usually with human beings they knew who had disregarded. it fairly is at this element that they are frequently instructed to return to this international, and that they experience a tug back to their physique. i assume that if fairly lifeless, the guy could bypass into another existence, besides the undeniable fact that it follows the faster point out of "helpers" that a individual could choose for to stay close to the Earth and help others. in the better nation-states, the character is lost by using immersion in something better, yet from thoughts of reincarnation it form of feels that in spite of the fact that spirit is being expressed in the better Being is additionally expressed in the lesser beings of Earth, and the soul might % a existence here back.

Answer 6

Is their life after death?


Yes, there is life after death, but there are those who erringly believe that once you die, you cease to exist until the resurrection. This is problematic for two reasons: First, it contradicts scripture. Second, if a person dies and ceases to exist, then he is in the same state he was before he was born: non-existence. Therefore, at the resurrection, it is not he who is raised from the dead. No, instead, a copy of the original person is produced. Nevertheless, the Bible definitely tells us that there is life after death:

Luke 16:22-23, "Now it came about that the poor man died and he was carried away by the angels to Abraham’s bosom; and the rich man also died and was buried. 23 “And in Hades he lifted up his eyes, being in torment, and *saw Abraham far away, and Lazarus in his bosom."
Note, this is not a parable or a mere illustration since it contains the name of an individual, Lazarus. Besides if it were a parable, then what is it illustrating if not life after death?
John 14:1, "And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also."
2 Cor. 5:8, "we are of good courage, I say, and prefer rather to be absent from the body and to be at home with the Lord."
Here we see that Paul is teaching that to be absent from the body (to be dead) is to be at home with the Lord. This could not be if we ceased to exist after death.
Phil. 1:21-23, "For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain. 22 But if I am to live on in the flesh, this will mean fruitful labor for me; and I do not know which to choose. 23 But I am hard-pressed from both directions, having the desire to depart and be with Christ, for that is very much better."
Rev. 14:11, "And the smoke of their torment goes up forever and ever; and they have no rest day and night, those who worship the beast and his image, and whoever receives the mark of his name.”
This scripture is about the judgment of the wicked and how they will endure it forever in consciousness.
Therefore, we can clearly see that there is definitely life after death.

Answer 7

No I don't believe that at all. When we die our souls live on.
Our earthly body goes back to the dust it came from. We live on in heaven (Hopefully) with new bodies. No disease, sickness, etc. I believe that we will know our friends and family, cause otherwise we would be sad not to see our family again.

Answer 8

I used to think when you die you're gone, rotting in the ground. But now that i know people that have died i like to think of them as living somewhere and in some form. I am having a hard time trying to except that people are just gone and no one will ever see them again. I used to be so sure now I'm just confused

Answer 9

No one has died, we are spirit, the body dies but the spirit is born again. No has died and will not die of the second death until it's Season has come. Many refer to this day as the rapture, but all flesh must die, to be able to hear the voice of Jesus, and to enter into the kingdom of heaven, the "promised land". Jesus called this day the day of the "Blessed" and gave the year 2800 AD for it to take place.

Answer 10

We are recognisable to ourselves and others as living organisms, but fundamentally we are temporary constructions of atoms and molecules and will one day simply cease to exist. When we die, our bodies will be returned to the environment to be incorporated into new living organisms, or to fall as rain, or to make the bedrock of a million years from now. We are ephemeral creatures, a brief pattern of order and complexity imposed on the raw material of the natural world. We should make the most of it, for this is all there is.