"no afterlife", by definition to me personally would be: one believes that they will cease to be when their heart stops beating and their vitals signs discontinue, all ceasing not only in body, but in mind and spirit.
If there's no afterlife, it won't affect me during life or how i lead my life... I do not identify with any religion... BUT i do believe that there is some sort of energy or rhythm in this world that interacts with human beings... i believe that when i die, the 'spiritual' aspect of myself (and ALL of us, irregardless of who we were/are here on Earth) will carry on in some form. I know this because i've been very close to people who have had near death experiences and described things not of this Earth....
However, If there is no afterlife (which i don't happen to believe), i imagine i'll just be pushing up dasies and not know any different...
Would it change society if we all knew for a scientific fact that there wasn't ? nay... i don't think so. Because people would still believe what they want too and as long as people want to believe that there is an afterlife, then it will be so in society....
In the end, we might all be surprised one way or another.
sweetpea
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