Paracelsus wrote:I don't understand the I don't know option.
I had similar thoughts, for what it's worth.
Paracelsus wrote:I don't understand the I don't know option.
truth dancer wrote:The "I don't know" option means, I don't know if there is an after life or not.
truth dancer wrote:I think it is good to spend our lives appreciating the moment, embracing our time here rather than living for something that may not even exist in the future. We have today. We have our friends and loved ones. We have a world in need of care and kindness.
So, even if there is nothing at all, I'm OK with it.
Jersey Girl wrote: Hi Bracki,
I like this poll! I checked "I don't know" because I really don't know and I don't know how I can know. :-) There are some questions you could ask me and I'd know exactly what the answer is. On this topic, I think two different ways. I'm a Pisces and if you know what that symbol is, it's two fishes swimming in opposite directions. That exactly represents my thinking about life after death. I am of two minds. Fish minds!
Fish #1: Says that human beings are so remarkable that a Creator must have made us and our spirits/souls continue on in some way even if we are recycled throughout the ages. (Note: A long, long time ago Gad accused me of being a Buddhist :-) That (here comes my craziness) death is simply a birth and not something to be feared. Of course I have the human desire to see my loved ones again, so I also hold out a hope that it's possible. I (don't tell anyone I said this, okay?) talk to my mother who is deceased. I will never stop doing that. Is she somewhere and can she hear me? I don't know. I just talk to her. I was with her the moment that she died and I knew that she wasn't there any more. Was she some place else? I won't know until I know or I won't know anything at all ever again. I'm okay with that.
Fish #2: Says that dead human beings are exactly the same as dead animals or anything else that is dead. Just dead matter that if placed properly can feed/nourish living matter in the sense that we can become soil content. It wigs me out that human beings choose to embalm the dead bodies of their loved ones so they can view the dead body. It use to seem so normal to me, but now I find it just over-the-top ridiculous to do.
In any case, I try to live like there's no tomorrow. That is to say, if I see someone in need, I try to extend myself for them. Instead of life after death, I think in terms of life after life. Whatever I might do that makes someone's life better is what I want to leave behind me after I "live". I think the best thing you can leave behind you is the imprint you have left on the life of another, not necessarily the memory of you, but something you have contributed to their future. I work with young children so I have a chance to live out that philosophy every single day. There isn't anything better than that!
So yeah. I don't know. :-D
Do You Believe in Life After Death?
Yes. 42% [ 14 ]
I don’t know. 30% [ 10 ]
No. 27% [ 9 ]
Total votes : 33
"If there are no dogs in Heaven,
then when I die I want to go
where they went."
Will Rogers, 1897-1935
Do You Believe in Life After Death?
Yes. 44% [ 15 ]
I don’t know. 29% [ 10 ]
No. 26% [ 9 ]
Total votes : 34