On Death and God

  

I’ve heard these two truisms all my life:  No one knows what happens when you die; and no one knows if there is a god or not.  If you know that in our every day world gathering two apples once and gathering two apples again will leave you with four apples – that is, if you know that 2+2=4 then you know that when you die you enter an ending time of nothingness, and you know that there is no god.  This is the unerring conclusion of a couple of hundred thousand years of accumulated human experience. 

                                            From the crystal ball of Google: ON DEATH

The Scientific View: Scientifically, death marks the end of an individual's conscious experience, with consciousness completely fading as the brain shuts down. SR; ESSENTIALLY, YOU ENTER AN UNENDING TIME OF NOTHINGNESS.

Near-Death Experiences (NDEs): Research indicates that some individuals retain fleeting awareness for a brief window. Studies into NDEs document reports of heightened awareness, life reviews, and feelings of peace SR: THESE EXPERIENCES ARE NOT UNIVERSAL AND CAN BE EXPLAINED BY THE EFFECTS OF THE BRAIN'S INFORMATION SYSTEM BREAKING DOWN.

.Philosophical and Spiritual Views: Cultural and religious traditions worldwide propose various transitions. Many philosophies (such as Advaita Vedanta, as noted by Quora) suggest that consciousness itself transcends the physical body. SR-THIS IS JUST NONSENSE AND CAN BE IGNORED.

           ON GOD

               

In a strict, empirical sense, it is true that no one knows with absolute, testable certainty whether a god exists. Because the divine typically falls outside the realm of observable, measurable science, our understanding is based on personal faith, philosophical deduction, or the lack thereof.

Because this question ultimately lacks verifiable proof, humanity has developed several different stances on it, which you can break down as follows:SR-THIS IS BASED ON A FLAWED UNDERSTANDING OF HOW SCIENCE WORKS

  • Agnosticism: The philosophical position that the existence of God is either unknown or inherently unknowable by the human mind. Agnostics typically suspend judgment, believing there is not enough evidence to confidently say "yes" or "no."
  • Atheism: This stance involves either the active belief that no gods exist, or a general lack of belief due to the absence of verifiable evidence.
  • Theism: The belief in the existence of one or more deities. These beliefs are generally rooted in religious texts, personal spiritual experiences, or philosophical arguments (like the idea that an ordered universe requires a creator) rather than empirical proof.

Would you like to explore:

  • Specific philosophical arguments used by thinkers to debate this topic?
  • The differences between agnostic atheism and strong atheism?
  • How different major world religions define faith and knowledge? SR-THE ANSWER TO ALL THESE QUESTIONS IS NO.
  • SO WHAT IS MISSING?  SOCIOLOGY & ANTHROPOLOGY, WHICH OFFER EMPIRICALLY VERIFIABLE ANSWERS TO THIS QUESTION BASED ON OBSERVATIONS AND GROUNDED THEORIES ABOUT RITUALS.
  • SIGNED, SEALED, AND DELIVERED: COWBOY COPAS 

 

 

CASEY STENGEL: You could look it up.

 

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