Once you are dead you are dead

"Once you are dead you are dead."

Is there any evidence to the contrary?

@fmf said
"Once you are dead you are dead."

Is there any evidence to the contrary?

No.

@fmf said
"Once you are dead you are dead."

Is there any evidence to the contrary?

Jesus

@fmf said
"Once you are dead you are dead."

Is there any evidence to the contrary?

Zombies

@fmf said
"Once you are dead you are dead."

Is there any evidence to the contrary?

Across many different and even conflicting traditions, there are people who have given us accounts of life beyond death.

Testimony seems to be evidence.

Of course, the nature of life after death will have some conflicting testimony here, but it is nonetheless compelling on some level.

Well, there's dead and there's dead.

@philokalia said

Of course, the nature of life after death will have some conflicting testimony here, but it is nonetheless compelling on some level.

At an early age I decided to adopt a wait-and-see attitude. 😉

@philokalia said
Across many different and even conflicting traditions, there are people who have given us accounts of life beyond death.

There are people who have given us accounts of life beyond death

And these accounts have convinced you?

@philokalia said
Across many different and even conflicting traditions, there are people who have given us accounts of life beyond death.

Testimony seems to be evidence.

Of course, the nature of life after death will have some conflicting testimony here, but it is nonetheless compelling on some level.

People see what they want, or hope, to see.

Eye-witnesses of real, everyday events have trouble agreeing on what happened, so it's not surprising that the delusions have conflicts, as well.

@bigdogg said
People see what they want, or hope, to see.

Eye-witnesses of real, everyday events have trouble agreeing on what happened, so it's not surprising that the delusions have conflicts, as well.

I also think that the "across many different and even conflicting traditions" thing is evidence about human nature rather than evidence about human immortality.

@fmf said
I also think that the "across many different and even conflicting traditions" thing is evidence about human nature rather than evidence about human immortality.

Well, you have described what you think, and I suppose that's something, for starters.

@fmf said
"Once you are dead you are dead."

Is there any evidence to the contrary?

There’s lots of evidence to the contrary; the question would be wether or not that evidence is considered compelling enough to be held as proof.

@divegeester said
There’s lots of evidence to the contrary; the question would be wether or not that evidence is considered compelling enough to be held as proof.

You're pretty much running on automatic these days, aren't you?

@fmf said
"Once you are dead you are dead."

Is there any evidence to the contrary?

One of my late grandmothers once fed me a line in a dream.

Does that count?

@kevin-eleven said
You're pretty much running on automatic these days, aren't you?

Yes… in fact I only post to give you something to do in those late Florida hours when the demons are chasing you.