The Afterlife and You!
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What happens to you when you die? The acids and life forms living inside of your body eat their way out, while local detritivores eat their way in.
My least favourite afterlife would be one where I was tortured with spiders with clown faces that were on fire. It is my greatest fear.
My least favourite afterlife would be one where I was tortured with spiders with clown faces that were on fire. It is my greatest fear.
Hey I read that book as well, I really liked it. Awhile ago I was trying to find a copy of it but I just couldn't remember the title. Thanks for that, now off to the library!TheBobmus said:
Kurzweilian Singularity proposes we can transcend our biological form for an existence in virtual reality as pure data. That would be after-life, since we'd not be alive 
It would also last potentially eternally, and one can do whatever they want in VR, potentially create new worlds. You'd not be limited to your old 5 senses, or even a body, and you could merge with anyone or everyone, then separate again, etc.
And to me, that scenario STILL sounds more plausible than the more 'common' afterlives various religions propose.
It would also last potentially eternally, and one can do whatever they want in VR, potentially create new worlds. You'd not be limited to your old 5 senses, or even a body, and you could merge with anyone or everyone, then separate again, etc.And to me, that scenario STILL sounds more plausible than the more 'common' afterlives various religions propose.
Not necessarily, you could die in a fire and nothing left but a charred skeleton.. No rotting there.Matthew94 said:
I personally believe it is something beyond comprehension. Something so vastly different that the physics that govern our mind are far too limited or incompatible to even grasp the tiniest, trailing filaments of such a reality.
Well, I always liked the idea of reincarnation but you have no recollection of your previous life.
When it comes to death and, dying all I know for sure is that it's going to happen to me and everyone. My body will likely be cremated or (hopefully) compressed into a diamond. If I'm just buried, I'll just rot and decay until I'm dust within a box. That's what happens to the body, organs and, physical brain of Joe-Shoggoth here.
As for my consciousness itself? That's the million dollar question now, isn't it? Here's what I think. Consciousness manifested once for each of us in who we are now so who's to say it won't manifest for us again in a different body? I look at consciousness as a user and the body as the hardware being utilized. The user moves on to a different platform but the hardware itself wouldn't know where the user has been or, where it's going?
As for my ideal Heaven though...I dunno, the option of being reborn in one of the fictional universes I've encountered in this living world? The choice of being reborn in the Marvel or, DC universe, the chance to be born as the main character in a HaRomCom anime (like Love Hina) or Hell, the being born into a porn (if you're into that kind of thing). For me it would come down to Old Republic Star Wars, DC Universe (as a Meta)...
My Hell would be being forced to sit in a movie theater surrounded by the people I met in life who I hated the most, being forced to watch with them my worst/most embarrassing memories. Once. Then I'm given a second chance at this current life with no definite memory what the Hell just happened.
For the record, I don't follow any organised religions but am open to the possibility of the existence of any number of Gods/Goddesses. If they do exist though, they don't interact with us anymore.
As for my consciousness itself? That's the million dollar question now, isn't it? Here's what I think. Consciousness manifested once for each of us in who we are now so who's to say it won't manifest for us again in a different body? I look at consciousness as a user and the body as the hardware being utilized. The user moves on to a different platform but the hardware itself wouldn't know where the user has been or, where it's going?
As for my ideal Heaven though...I dunno, the option of being reborn in one of the fictional universes I've encountered in this living world? The choice of being reborn in the Marvel or, DC universe, the chance to be born as the main character in a HaRomCom anime (like Love Hina) or Hell, the being born into a porn (if you're into that kind of thing). For me it would come down to Old Republic Star Wars, DC Universe (as a Meta)...
My Hell would be being forced to sit in a movie theater surrounded by the people I met in life who I hated the most, being forced to watch with them my worst/most embarrassing memories. Once. Then I'm given a second chance at this current life with no definite memory what the Hell just happened.
For the record, I don't follow any organised religions but am open to the possibility of the existence of any number of Gods/Goddesses. If they do exist though, they don't interact with us anymore.
Goofguy said:
Yes, but so would everybody else, right.
But you make a good point--Perhaps others might have bad days and make it possible for you to improve your skills and not spend eternity as everybody's favorite punching bag.
This. So much of this. Eternal feasts for all of eternal eternity. Seriously. Think about that for a sec. All the food you can ever eat and all the alcoholic beverages you can drink. Ever. I'd also assume you don't gain weight cause you're an immortally awesome eternally young badass who can lift a broadsword with your eyebrow muscles. So yeah, sounds good to me.Goofguy said:
Okay, well even if you were quite literally the shittiest warrior in all of Valhalla, it doesn't really matter that much. I mean, yeah you'd die pretty quick now and again, but then you get to go party all night long. I'd like to think that there might be some decent guys up there who might give you some pointers on your form and maybe even help you train every now and again. Plus, after a couple of years I'd assume you might get better at handling a weapon and who knows, in a couple millennia you could be king of the war games.Copper Zen said:
Although, I just realized why Valhalla exists. It's basically a training ground for Ragnarok. So eventually, at some point everyone in Valhalla would fight the real fight. They'd battle the giant army and that would be the end of the world. Everyone's eternal souls would die in that conflict, cause the giants are supposed to win. No matter how hard you fight or how long you train in Valhalla, eventually even your immortal self would be destroyed in the end of the world.
My favorite is the reincarnation idea from the Hindu religion, although I like the thought that you pick when you want to be born and hope to fuck it's a good one.
Planetside 2, That will be my afterlife, awesome battles, background for respawns...
Oh yeah, a simple afterlife but a fun one.
Or what would be even better would be an afterlife where you could slot yourself into any story and meet the characters and fight the bad guys and get the girl and the like. You know, fight alongside Gaunt's Ghosts or meet Hal. CRAZY SHIT.
Oh yeah, a simple afterlife but a fun one.
Or what would be even better would be an afterlife where you could slot yourself into any story and meet the characters and fight the bad guys and get the girl and the like. You know, fight alongside Gaunt's Ghosts or meet Hal. CRAZY SHIT.
I don't actually believe in an afterlife, but I wouldn't want one, I'd much more prefer re-incarnation. I like this planet and being alive in general, I wouldn't want to go to a place where I can't come back to my home and see my friends and family.
