How certain are you of an afterlife?

[Tycoon101]

However many in infinity chance there is of an afterlife.

IE: One in infinity chance of an afterlife X however many possible variations and deviations of religeon and philosophy there are.

It's too complex to think about, so I suppose that I won't vote.

 

[CIVPhilzilla]

<1% certain of an afterlife. I'm not 100% sure, but pretty close.

 

[GenMarshall]

I am fully certan of myself that there is an afterlife and do intend to end up with eternal life in heaven.

 

[JonnyB]

I'd say about 10% chance that there's some kind of afterlife.

The only thing I'm certain of is that I don't know squat.

 

[Narz]

99% sure, I've read a lot of books on the subject (where they interviewed people with near death experiences, looking into the history of near death claims and refuted some of the common criticisms of them). The best (most consise and non-partial) was Life After Life by Dr. Raymond Moody

 

[North King]

5%. It seems rather improbable, but it would almost seem as though the idea of a universe existing just because is rather silly.

I'm fairly certain that at some point we'll discover a way to give people an "afterlife," however.

 

[bhsup]

Absolutely certain there is one. Now a wholly different question would be if I am absolutely certain which way I am going...

 

[Perfection]

~10^-9 % (one neuron still believes, I vow to drink every night until I kill it)

 

[Smellincoffee]

I can't know something like that, although I lean toward the "doesn't exist" part. I've seen nothing supernatural to convince me that the world I live in, and therefore myself, are more than material.

 

[Quasar1011]

100%. I know someone who's been there.

 

[Perfection]

100%. I know someone who's been there.

Who would that be?

 

[stratos_v2]

Isn't a "soul" merely an intricate set of neurological impulses?

Perhaps nihilists are right and that all it is. But no frankenstein has walked the earth yet for as far as i know (and i don't count the russion zombie dogs).
And although ethical restrictions limit the research that can be done in that field, i don't think anyone can conclusively state that thats all there is to it.

But i really can't even begin to refute it on fact or speculation, since i don't have any knowledge in that field. For as far as i know, its gray its lumpy and i shouldn't be poking in it with a pen.

 

[Perfection]

And although ethical restrictions limit the research that can be done in that field, i don't think anyone can conclusively state that thats all there is to it.

Perhaps not, but there's not a shred of evidence that states that there is any cognative functionality outside the brain's meat.

Indeed the fact that damage can cause functionality problems leads one to suspect that it's this that truely holds what is you. Alzhiemers patients lose memories because of increasing brain damage, that seems supportive of a physical discription of conciousness.

Physical conciousness is the scientificly reasonable explination. The most useful explination and the best explnation.

 

[Cheezy the Wiz]

Who would that be?

Christ our Lord, silly.

 

[Smellincoffee]

Be careful of where you splash that "our"...

 

[Homie]

99% sure, I've read a lot of books on the subject (where they interviewed people with near death experiences, looking into the history of near death claims and refuted some of the common criticisms of them). The best (most consise and non-partial) was Life After Life by Dr. Raymond Moody

I am really surprised of your answer Narz. I would have guessed you voted 0-1% certain.

 

[Homie]

~10^-9 % (one neuron still believes, I vow to drink every night until I kill it)

Good answer

Perhaps not, but there's not a shred of evidence that states that there is any cognative functionality outside the brain's meat.

Indeed the fact that damage can cause functionality problems leads one to suspect that it's this that truely holds what is you. Alzhiemers patients lose memories because of increasing brain damage, that seems supportive of a physical discription of conciousness.

Bad answer. Sure we all know that all our thinking, memories, etc... are in our brain. We (believers) are just saying that this information (everything that makes you YOU) is carried into the afterlife.

Be careful of where you splash that "our"...

Sorry, Christ smellincoffe's Lord
Who's Jesus' bi-atch? Smellincoffe is

 

[Perfection]

99% sure, I've read a lot of books on the subject (where they interviewed people with near death experiences, looking into the history of near death claims and refuted some of the common criticisms of them).

How about the criticism that no experience in an NDE is not seen in the brain under certain chemical conditions?

 

[Smellincoffee]

Sorry, Christ smellincoffe's Lord
Who's Jesus' bi-atch? Smellincoffe is

I'm Jesus-free since 2003.

 

[aaglo]

Great poll

1% certain. We have no proof that it exsists, but it's also quite hard to prove that it doesn't exist. But as a believer in science, the afterlife does not seem very scientific thing. The 1% comes from the inbuilt mechanism on humans to believe in the silliest things