Death Part 2

[Sir Lans]

First of all, methinks if reincarnation happened then the population would never grow. It would basicaly kinda stay the same.
Secondly, the death of my mother when I was rather young shook me up a lot - and about 6 months later my mom came to me in half sleep and told me a story, which in turn I told my father a few days later and his jaw nearly hit the floor. He said the story I was told was when I was only 2 yrs old and asleep, and there was no way I could have known...unless he or my mom told me. So I know for a fact there is *something after death - and I do believe Kharma will dictate the outcome

[MinnaCaroline]

wow. that is incredible. I'm sorry you lost your mom.

[Echolilia]

Just reread Connie Willis's Passage. However you voted, it's a very good read.

[Doppelschlangen]

The whole point of life is to propegate your genes, this is done through sex. All creations of man fall into two catgories:
1. Items/ideas that help the chance of you reproducing.
2. Items/ideas that help pass the time between you reproducing.
Death occurs as method of recycling, after death your molecules are carted off to feed all the little crawlies at the bottom of the food chain, which in turn feeds everything else above them.
The time after reproduction, senescence, is a more mysterious to me than death itself.
Many theories have been postulated as to its purpose, some say that it is a time to take care of the next generation. Others believe that it is a second chance at getting a mate and reproducing.
In short death is nothing more than the universal method of recycling.

[Echolilia]

It's more than one thing; indeed, it comprises four distinct stages.

[Xenohumanity]

I would have to say: It depends on what you did.

If you were a person who was good (i.e. "No Mortal Sins", obeying the "Natural Law"), you go to Heaven. There, it's not all "This is Great! Rainbows and Harps and Clouds!" It's simply being in the presence of the Divinity that makes it perfect. I mean, Saints sit closer, and people who barely made it sit farther, but you're still witnessing GOD.

If you were decent, but not quite, you go to Purgatory. You are then fixed, through exposure to love and loss, which shows you how to be better and more like the Divinity.

If you are beyond hope, you go to Hell. Fire, torture, agony of loneliness, and all you get is the knowledge that IT ONLY GETS WORSE WHEN THE WORLD ENDS!!!

[TenThousand]

i feel like when death is that its a new beginning

[CTALNH]

SIMPLY I DON'T CARE

[Pompadoodle]

I just voted for 'nothing'.

Very predictable, I'm afraid.

[Free Guns For All]

I voted for nothing because that's what I believe will happen. I really don't get any of that religious stuff (though my parents tried to raise me catholic).

[Coltonians]

I would like to think something happens after we die. being a christian I believe we all one day go to heaven or hell. The reason I believe this is the Bible. Well that is it for my preaching.