If an afterlife exists

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That isn't evidence for an afterlife, but NDEs.
If your brain is inactive and has no electrical impulses and you still experience and see what is going on on the operation table, its evidence that your conciousness is not dependent on your body. These people were technically dead.
 
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If your brain is inactive and has no electrical impulses and you still experience and see what is going on on the operation table, its evidence that your conciousness is not dependent on your body. These people were technically dead.

Technically, but not actually dead.
 
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People who come back to life again when thought to be dead, weren't dead in the first place.
They were dead, but our medical science can bring back people who are dead for a short time, because the body is still able to be restarted, if body is not dissolved.

For the question of whether there is life after death its important that we experience, think and then remember it even without our brain to be working at all. The simple fact that your cells are still intact is not explanation for you experiencing, seeing and hearing.
 
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They were dead, but our medical science can bring back people who are dead for a short time, because the body is still able to be restarted, if body is not dissolved.

For the question of whether there is life after death its important that we experience, think and then remember it even without our brain to be working at all. The simple fact that your cells are still intact is not explanation for you experiencing, seeing and hearing.

They give the appearance of being dead but they aren't, because if they were they couldn't be brought back to life again.
 
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No one has ever come back from the dead, including Jesus, imo.
The life, death and Resurrection of Christ is the most proven fact in all of human history. Christ is the One who created everything that exists in the whole universe, He has full control over every atom in it.
You might not believe it now, but you will when you stand before Him to be judged.

He said that He'd cast all those who don't know Him as their Lord, into hell to be tormented in flames for eternity. The fear of hell should be enough for anyone to give their lives to Christ. Even if there was only one in a million chance of it being true, it still ain't worth the gamble.
 
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The life, death and Resurrection of Christ is the most proven fact in all of human history.
It's a story in a book that has been proved to contain mostly fiction and unattributed tales.
Christ is the One who created everything that exists in the whole universe,
That's an unsupported claim.
You might not believe it now, but you will when you stand before Him to be judged.
Not gonna happen.
He said that He'd cast all those who don't know Him as their Lord, into hell to be tormented in flames for eternity
Evil personified.
The fear of hell should be enough for anyone to give their lives to Christ. Even if there was only one in a million chance of it being true, it still ain't worth the gamble.
In that case you'd better convert to Islam 'cos their god has got nastier afterlifes for you if you don't
 
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The life, death and Resurrection of Christ is the most proven fact in all of human history. Christ is the One who created everything that exists in the whole universe, He has full control over every atom in it.
You might not believe it now, but you will when you stand before Him to be judged.

He said that He'd cast all those who don't know Him as their Lord, into hell to be tormented in flames for eternity. The fear of hell should be enough for anyone to give their lives to Christ. Even if there was only one in a million chance of it being true, it still ain't worth the gamble.

That is NOT a proven fact, the Bible isn't any sort of proof. Stop making silly threats!
 
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The life, death and Resurrection of Christ is the most proven fact in all of human history. Christ is the One who created everything that exists in the whole universe, He has full control over every atom in it.
You might not believe it now, but you will when you stand before Him to be judged.

He said that He'd cast all those who don't know Him as their Lord, into hell to be tormented in flames for eternity. The fear of hell should be enough for anyone to give their lives to Christ. Even if there was only one in a million chance of it being true, it still ain't worth the gamble.
You’ve heard the saying about protesting too much. ;)
 
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I have thought about it. To me, the idea lacks logical coherence. If I can never experience worry, disappointment, or sadness, how can I truly appreciate joy, peace of mind, and contentment? If unhappiness doesn’t exist, then happiness, in a sense, becomes meaningless. Because I would know nothing else. Existence in a state of everlasting bliss would be emotionally one dimensional. Which to me, is robotic.

I’ve always heard Christians claim that we have free will to sin, because God doesn’t want robots. Yet—if I were to believe in an afterlife—God’s reward to us for our faith is to spend eternity as everlastingly happy robots. Am I explaining this clearly?

I know I’m applying human logic and understanding to something which will probably be argued is beyond understanding. But to me, if it’s beyond understanding, it’s also beyond belief.
Maybe that is why we are here on this Earth to experience worry, disappointment and sadness. There is plenty of that to go around nowadays. Living on this Earth would definitely teach us to appreciate total happiness.
 
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The Bible is no sort of evidence, imo
Here is some evidence that is not a story but from a real person. My dad had a brother that died from diphtheria when he was 4 years old, my dad did not tell me or my siblings about it. 42 years later I have a dream that I'm talking to my grandparents that died when I was around 3 years old. A little kid was looking out their window, I asked them who it was but they would just laugh at me like it wasn't important. When I told my parents they were shocked not only because they knew they didn't tell me about my dad's brother that passed away but also that my sister recited the exact same dream to them 10 years previous. If there is no afterlife this would be an extremely amazing coincidence.
 
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I think science will explain everything eventually, not religion.
I had a friend that worked at NASA and was a physics professor at a university. He told me what scientists don't tell anybody is that for every discovery, it opens up 12 new questions. He said so in theory we're actually getting dumber and dumber which I totally believe. Lol
 
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I had a friend that worked at NASA and was a physics professor at a university. He told me what scientists don't tell anybody is that for every discovery, it opens up 12 new questions. He said so in theory we're actually getting dumber and dumber which I totally believe. Lol

That's not dumb. Being dumb means you don't realize that you don't know. An intelligent person is aware that there are more and more questions in need of answers.

And I'll be the first to admit that we'll never have all the answers. The more we learn, the more mysteries we'll find to solve. It will be a never-ending endeavor. But that's what makes science exciting. The thrill is in the journey, not the destination. :oldthumbsup:
 
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In the unlikely event of there being an afterlife what will it be like? Would we be the same people we are here on earth or totally different? If someone passes into the afterlife as a child, will they stay as such, not growing into an adult? If a person has a disability or illness will they continue to suffer from it?

What do others think?

Revelation spoke of heaven being a place full of those glorified faithful before the Throne of God worshipping Him..

It's beautiful to me.

As far as age, hair etc I don't think any of it matters.. it's about God's people being with God in their glorified form, which is a form that makes them appear as angels. No sickness no death no tears or sadness only joy and the love of God and His peace washing over you.
 
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Revelation spoke of heaven being a place full of those glorified faithful before the Throne of God worshipping Him..

It's beautiful to me.

As far as age, hair etc I don't think any of it matters.. it's about God's people being with God in their glorified form, which is a form that makes them appear as angels. No sickness no death no tears or sadness only joy and the love of God and His peace washing over you.
Uninterrupted boredom for eternity.
 
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