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[Dale]

What do you thin khappens when you die, and why do you think it happens?

I beleive in re-birth, i beleive that you can't just be gone.. your past thoughts may be , but your essence, or your 'soul' can't just disappear.
The kind of backwards evolution theory makes sense, but i beleive it would not happen because of our own doing, or maybe it would, an ice age possibly. When humans think they are their peak... and they invent something far wprse then can be imagined.

I was goign to make this a poll, but there's too many different possibilites, so it's quite open.

[Turtle]

I dont think that we just die, but more like a transformation of our existence. An ending that leads to another beginning, not rebirth. I think we alternate through the universes through our dreams, and eventually will become the other half of ourselves. That our other life is fortold through our dreams, a sortof planning and when our life fades, we'll become somthing different in another time or present. I know it sounds weird, but I think that time has no presence over death, so we may become somthing else, either in the past or future.

[tacoX]

This is a pretty deep question, and I think about it all the time. I hope that there's a heaven, or something better than earth - but because my faith in religion has been dropping recently - I doubt that happens.

The scientific 'idea' would be that when you die, your mind ceases moving and your basically never wake up from a sleep. I feel that people get re-encarnated (or something along those lines). I always thought that was a cool idea =).

[Dale]

Hmm yeh , i don't beleive that you just die... and see black for eternity. You may go over thoughts in your head, you may seem to be re - living your current life... but you can't just die... Or i hope you can't anyways :mellow:

[EvilSquirrel]

You know, I WISH I beleived that after you die, you are reincarnated, or you go onto something else. Trust me, I wish I did. But it's dissapointing that I was taught to beleive you just die, and that's that. I was raised to have a scientific view on it, so the physical effects and practicality of dieing will always be fact to me, despite what I want to beleive. Because of that, it's scary when I think about it. You die, and that's it.. I guess I need something really big to push that out of my mind. You could say I'm searching for faith. Changing an idea is simple, but altering a beleif is something far more difficult, despite me wanting it to be changed. This topic goes hand in hand with the God topic. People who know me will tell you I'm religious, because when something good happens I'll say Thank you God, or something similar. It's really just wishful thinking, I wish I could beleive in it all..

[Dale]

I wish i was religious.... but i don't beleive in heaven... i really wish i did though.

The thingthat scares me about death is never seeing anyone you have known.. loved and liked gone.. forever. It's just scary thinking about that.

[Kritacul]

4 things happen
1. Re-birth
2. Limbo=NOTHING
3. Heaven
4. Hell

[Cth]

Depending on what your belief system is, and if you think you followed it, then you'll be appropriately rewarded or punished.

Likewise, if you believe in reincarnation, you can.

If you don't believe in anything, that's it.

Think of it as the ultimate application of Quantum Theory / Schrodinger's Cat / Multiple Worlds Theory..

[Dale]

So in other words: After you die, your mind creates a reality of it's own? Letting you beleive anything you want... and making anything you think come true?

Am i correct?

[eLLuSioNiST]

Well here is a propective on my religion "Islam" on what its gonna happen and what i believe as well:

QUESTION:

Please explain what happens to a person's soul after he dies. What does
it go through, what kinds of questions are asked, etc.

ANSWER:

The question is a very good one, however, it requires a great deal
of information in order to answer it properly and this is not the forum to
answer such a loaded question. Actually, one must do a good deal of
research to get the answer to this type of question because it involves
understanding of the Holy Qur`an, Ahadith and many books written on the
subject. One good place to start is a small book written by Moulana Sayyid
Akhtar Rizvi named: "The Day Of Judgment." It has been published by the
Bilal Muslim Mission in Kenya and still should be available. It gives a
brief but comprehensive study on this topic.

Since you asked the question, however, I can translate one
tradition for you concerning the questioning in the grave. The Messenger
of God (Mohammad), peace be upon him and his family, said:

"It will be as though definitely you have reached your term and the
Angel will seize your soul and you will go to your home (i.e. your
grave)alone. Then, your soul will be returned to you (in the grave)and
two angels, Munkar and Nakeer, will enter upon you in order to question
you and make your test severe. Know that, surely, they will question you
regarding the Lord whom you worshipped; about your prophet whom was sent
to you; about your religion which you submitted to; about your book
which you recite and about your Imam whom you followed.

Then, you will be asked about your age and that which caused you to die.
(You will be questioned) about your property: from where did you earn it
and on what did you squander it. Take your warning, examine yourself and
prepare the answer before the test, the question and the trial!"

Quran; [Biharul-Anwaar, vol. 78, pg. 143]