[Biggirl]

Science studying what has been a long assume belief, that there is life after death.

[free1977free]

YES!

[hershey]

There certainly is life after death.

[Darkwolf377]

Obviously I don’t believe there is, but I’m fascinated by the confidence with which those who do affirm that belief.

[SonOfDarkSkies]

While I certainly believe in life after death, anecdotal evidence is not sufficient to establish it as a fact. This anecdotal evidence of being drawn into a white light and meeting with a God-like figure is a beautiful story, but might be explained as a natural, brain-chemical product.

OTOH, when a dead person can tell of the activities of doctors and nurses around their bed, such activities they could not have seen being, well, dead, the evidence is powerfully compelling.

It would be this kind of evidence that should be the sole focus of any study which seeks to prove life after death.

As as aside, the anecdotal story of Dannion Brinkley and his descent into hell after being struck with lightning adds a new dimension to the various NDE reports.

[Cindy]

Yes, there is life after death.

[headsonpikes]

Instead of pondering priestly nonsense, folks ought to be thinking about life before death, and getting themselves some of that.

[tired&retired]

I belong to a group called IANDS which is the International Association for Near Death Studies. Having experienced my own NDE about 20 years ago during a bout of menengitus, I became a believer. I am a Christian and grew up in a Christian church, thus this was quite a shock to me at the time.

One of the most profound experiencers I met was a retired military man from Fayetteville NC who died on the operating table at Duke University Medical Hospital after having his lung removed due to lung cancer. He had the letters from the Drs. confirming that he not only was totally dead, but really freaked them out in that while he was totally dead, he had a conversation with Jesus out loud during that time. They could only hear his voice, but the one side of the conversation was very profound.

Dr, Ian Stevenson at the University of Virginia was the leading researcher on this subject for years. While he has died, many others at that facility have continued in his footsteps. The scientific research is profoundly convincing, especially the work he did tracing down children’s memories of past lives to verify the claim with the past life person’s family and medical records. Often the medical reports on the decedent would show a cause of death that corresponded to a birth mark or birth defect in the new child. One really profound case included a child born without fingers on his one hand, and when he tracked down the past life person, he found that that person had an accident where the same fingers had been chopped off.

I am a Director of an academic research group hosting a conference at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania this June 6,2010. This years keynote speaker is Dr. Robert Almeder Ph.D. professor emeritus, University of Georgia, author of 24 books, including “Beyond Death, The Evidence for Life After Death.” His lecture, Thursday June 3rd is free and open to the public. If anyone wants to come, they are welcome to join us.

I’ve researched this topic to the nth degree as a Christian and find no problem with reincarnation. I think there is a mis-translation to the scripture in Hebrews when Paul spoke of living once and then being judged. (I think it is 9:27 but I’m not positve from memory) There are many other scriptures supporting the concept of reincarnation, such as the Profit Elisha being John the Baptist or whendid the blind man sin if he was blind from birth in John 9:1? The Fifth Ecumenical Conference adopted anathmas against Origen’s writings as they included references to reincarnation.

I respect each person’s belief.

[BiggieLittle]

No, it’s fade to black when you go.

[Non-Sequitur]

Is There Life After Death?

We'll all find out sooner or later.

[hosepipe]

Preparing for death "then", is preparing for life "now"..
For all we have is "the moment"..

All past and future moments are composed of the current moment..
As Jesus said, "Let tomorrow take care of itself"..

Live "the moment" as if, it was your last..
because the truth is, whatever is... "IS", and whatever ain't..... "AIN'T"..

Be true to what you "see".. not what somebody else "sees"..
Science fiction MUST be logical, or no one would care..
Reality need not be logical at all.. (nothing to prove)..

[verity]

Is there life after death?

IMO, it is unknowable and unprovable.

[Just mythoughts]

Well according to Genesis, when the flesh body of the Adam was formed ‘he’ was not alive until the ‘breath of life’ which means soul was breathed into his nostrils. And Solomon penned that the ‘soul’ upon death of the flesh vessel returns to the Maker that sent it.

Christ told Nicodemus that one had to be born from above in order to see the kingdom of God. So it is curious that the ‘science’ world is even contemplating delving into a theory they cannot see and test.

[GOPJ]

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[Little Ray]

If there is no life after death, then preparing for it (faith, penitence, etc.) just has a small “opportunity cost.”
However, if there is life after death, it might save an eternity of unpleasantness.

Logic dictates that you should live as if there were a life after death.

[GOPJ]

...research directly addresses what religions have been telling us for millenniums to accept on faith: that there is an afterlife, that there is some order and purpose to this universe, that there's some reason and purpose for us being here in earthly life.

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[BnBlFlag]

Is there life after death?
Try burglarizing my house and find out!