The Afterlife (do you believe in it?)

Kral wrote:Do you believe that there is life after death, that heaven is this spa resort where souls vacation and that heaven is a torture prison?

I take it you meant hell?

alan smithee wrote:

I take it you meant hell?

Indeed.

No, I believe we come back to our corporeal existence as someone else to gain more experience until we get it right.

Not exactly words to that effect, but yes I believe in Heaven, and I hope to go there when my time runs out.

Not sure, but lean toward not.

RedBedroom wrote:Not sure, but lean toward not.

I believe things basically go back to being like they were before you were born.

Kral wrote:Do you believe that there is life after death, that heaven is this spa resort where souls vacation and that hell is a torture prison?

Life after death, yes. Spa resort vacation/torture prison, not exactly. Definitely a distorted understanding of it.

But yeah, life after death is the only thing that makes any sense whatsoever. So I go with that.

Forgiveness_Man wrote:

Life after death, yes. Spa resort vacation/torture prison, not exactly. Definitely a distorted understanding of it.

But yeah, life after death is the only thing that makes any sense whatsoever. So I go with that.

I'm seriously not asking this to bait you but what do you expect to find after you make your transition?

alan smithee wrote:I'm seriously not asking this to bait you but what do you expect to find after you make your transition?

That's where I differ from many. I don't set many "expectations" for the afterlife. The only one I actually expect is that judgment thing everybody goes through. Sure I got hope of heaven but as to expecting what it's going to be like, I don't do it. It's kind of useless anyway so I couldn't guess, even if I tried, as to what it's gonna be like.

I believe in Heaven and Hell and Life after death.

I think I do believe in the after life. I believe in Heaven and Hell and I believe that if we're basically decent people that we will be reunited with loved ones who have passed before us.

I'm inclined to believe in it, but I don't think it's at all like TV and movies paint it. I don't think heaven is a resort or that hell is torture. What I'm picturing is that once you die all of your human angst and unanswered questions are resolved. That's heaven. If you go to hell, I think you're reminded of and surrounded by all the tragedy you caused in life.

I'm not sure.

I guess. I hope.so.

I believe in Heaven but also believe that we can return for another try if we want to (so, yes, I believe in reincarnation but not the cyclic reincarnation of the Hindus). I also think evil-doers can be sent back here with a chance to fix their own shit. I'm not able to believe in a permanent Hell of torture because to me eternal punishment makes no sense.

I think of Earth as a school to learn lessons, good and bad, and that it's a progression to something much better.