The ultimate question of life... basically "What is the meaning of life?"
The answer is 42.
It's human nature to try to apply meaning to things not understood... like dieties being upset causes earth quakes or draughts, or demonic possession causes seizures. As we progressed in human understanding, we replaced such superstitions with understanding, like tectonic plate movement causes Earth quakes, and neuronal miscoordination causing seizures. So what happens after we die? Aside from the observable physical bodily decay, everything else that people believe happens to them is based on testimony passed down from more primative peoples and cultures that proceded them.
So, depending upon which culture you were raised in, you may believe:
A. A soul goes to Heaven (or Hell), and our physical body decays.
B. A soul is reincarnated (as a human, as a cow, as something else), and our physical body decays.
C. Some other supernatural event occurs, and our physical body decays.
D. Some other supernatural event occurs, and our physical body only appears to decay, but will rise again someday.
Edit: there is probably a few other variations on what happens to us after death, but the common theme among all of them is denial: denial of an absolute end, and the continuation of our consciousness in some form for infinity (which allows us to deny death and live on forever).
Edited by Gatinho (05/16/11 11:26 PM)
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