This post contains numerous mentions of suicide.
Where do we go after death?
I cannot disprove the existence of an afterlife. With current science, this is just impossible. However, it appears equally if not more difficult to prove the existence of one. We can say objectively what it looks like when one dies.
When somebody dies, their brain activity completely disappears, whether almost instantaneous, or slow. There are no physical signs of any mysterious soul energy leaving the body. The idea that the soul ways 21 grams is false and the "scientist" that claimed to measure this could have measured a number of things. You cannot prove that the extremely slight loss in weight was a soul. On earth, a "soul" needs hardware to run. The brain. It seems impossible to me that the software would suddenly float away from it's hardware in some extra-dimensional form, so I assume this idea to be completely false, and the afterlife to be completely false.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/21_grams_experiment
"Death does not concern us, because as long as we exist, death is not here; and when it does come, we no longer exist." - Epicurus
Suicide
(Don't do this please)
Death can be peace and freedom, however, suicide is a waste of a life in most scenarios.
So why stay?
One should aim to achieve something with their life, and should reach a (very very general) goal. If you don't do this than that is just such a significant waste on a possibly existential level. Here's some examples:
- Happiness
Power and/or wealth(Fuck you if you choose this one)- Wisdom
- Significantly effecting the world around you for the better.
- Love
- etc
Most of the common goals are okay and totally up to each individual person. Personally, I've had to realize my meaning isn't happiness. Long term happiness currently seems unattainable to me, and I guess that's just how my mind works. I seek knowledge and influence.
Suicide can feel like an escape to many suffering people, and most of my generation would be lying if they said they hadn't felt that before. Suicide is an escape. If one gives into suicidal thoughts, and has eyes set on a general goal that's more meaningful than something like "happiness", they are probably weak. That doesn't mean they are to blame for this weakness, it simply means they are weak. I personally plan on not being weak and maybe even achieving some level of peace in this world. I WILL NOT let my life go to waste, you shouldn't either.
Fear
Most humans fear death in one way or another. There's the deep, primal fear that comes with death, but there's also the fear of losing it all. I've never really experienced the primal fear to any significant degree, but I've felt the other one. My friends, family, thoughts, achievements, possessions.
Gone.
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