04-07-2015, 12:57 AM
(04-06-2015, 10:15 PM)username Wrote: No. I think we die like every other animal, organism out there. If we "live on" in some capacity, I don't think it's just based on a belief system. Either we do or we don't. I don't think a "belief" changes things.
ETA: Which totally contradicts my Catholic light/Lutheran upbringing. "Believe that you are forgiven...and you are".
Sometimes when I have my doubts about afterlife, I look at my dad whom I consider one of the smartest, no-nonsense people I've ever known, and he believes completely.
He's got 3 degrees and is as booksmart as they come and to him there's absolutely no question that there's not only God, but that Jesus is in fact our Savior, and Heaven is waiting for us.
His faith is amazing.