Is there an afterlife?

[sturmwalkure]

I am so worried lately, that if I die prematurely that that would be that. I want to be assured there is some sort of life after death. If not I wish to be immortal. Even after my body is no longer alive I want to be assured there is some sort of afterlife. My fear of death is only going to increase if there is no such thing as an afterlife. I know there is a variety of religious beliefs here. I used to consider myself Catholic and went to church regularly. But due to anxiety related issues I stopped going. I am at rock-bottom now, with my anxiety and with panic-attacks being regular, my hypochondria and all. I just want to find solace in knowing there is an afterlife.

[Electronic God-Man]

I want to be assured there is some sort of life after death.

Of course, there is definitely an after-life, but...

I used to consider myself Catholic and went to church regularly. But due to anxiety related issues I stopped going.

...you're going straight to Hell anyway.

PS. Sorry if I am being an ass.

[Cato]

Jung might say that your fear of death results from your disassociation with your ancestral past. An artificial construct, Roman Catholicism and the Abrahamic belief system, was superimposed over holistic and natural beliefs that your pre-Christian ancestors once held, for thousands of years, to be very sacred- the body perished, but the spirit was reborn into its own family or went to the realm of the Gods. Now, death is seen as the worst of all evils; modern westerners have been raised in a belief system (Christianity) that teaches that life and the natural world exists in a fallen state. So, you view death from this perspective and you, now, are at war with deeply-rooted ancestral yearnings (such as a desire for stability in an instable world, which were provided by the legends, myths and rituals in old times).

If your life is lived well and nobly, what matters if you die prematurely? Don't kowtow to empty saviors, merely brush up on the lore of your European forebearers. Even if you don't buy into it, it'll present a much different, richer and satisfactory, worldview than that of the crucified sissy.

The existence of an afterlife is a moot point since, quite honestly, it's the world here and now that matters. What comes after is, well, an afterthought. Yes I believe in an afterlife, but no, I don't know what it'll be like.

[Ulf]

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Short answer: No
Long answer: Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo.

Sorry to disappoint.

But this is just my trollish ignorant opinion, please disregard.

[Jägerstaffel]

No.

[sturmwalkure]

I meant is there such thing as heaven? Will my soul live on? I am just so scared right now. I can't think about falling asleep.

[Jägerstaffel]

Like Ulf said; that's the short answer.

The long answer is still - NO. The reasoning behind that is simple.

Occam's razor. The most likely explanation of the whole religion/spirituality debate is the one to put stock in. It's all wishful thinking, no matter how beautiful it is. There is no reason to assume there is a soul or an afterlife, because all evidence points to the contrary.

Death is extinction. Non-existence. Lights out.

[Jägerstaffel]

And that is why we have to enjoy what we have now. It's our only option. Do with life as you will.

My motto is "the meaning of life is to give life meaning."

[Cato]

I meant is there such thing as heaven? Will my soul live on? I am just so scared right now. I can't think about falling asleep.

Only God and the Gods know, so to speak what the afterlife is like. I can, however, console you with this bit of wisdom borrowed from the Stoics: if an afterlife exists and you are a good person, then your eternal reward is assured; if no afterlife exists, then you'll descend into eternal, dreamless sleep- happy oblivion.

[Goidelic]

If you're Agnostic or something, you might want to consider full body vitrification, in order to be reawoken and revived in the future.