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Originally Posted by Robert  I probably haven't captured all the possibilities and there could be some overlap. For example, there could be a cycle of reincarnation in which you work out your karma, for example, and then transcend to a higher plane. Please try to provide a rational for your choice if you can. I think it is also possible to have two choices. One choice is based on reasoned rational thought and the other choice is based on emotion and want.
Although I current lean towards the "Eaten by Worms" theory, I once leaned towards an afterlife and reincarnation. The countless stories of people who died and were revived, and then told very similar stories about what happened to them while they were dead, were very influential to me. You can't simply say that all those stories were fabrications can you? It would be interesting to know why these stories are so similar. Perhaps it's the way the brain is wired (by evolution perhaps) to operate as the body dies. |
I subscribe to "other" because your "spirit, soul, etc.", what ever term you prefer, is part of the overall you. The body is the hardware and your mind houses the software.
Try closing your eyes in a quiet environment, say your bedroom at night, the "entity" that realizes that it IS, is your software,your true
persona. That is what is released at the time of death leaving your body behind.
You may not go to a
higher plane of existence, but you pass to a different plane. Like it is said " everything is in a constant state of change." we are no exception.