I somewhat agree with this statement. I feel that a person
no longer exists after death, but they are remembered through others’ memories.
When a person dies they are cremated or buried and hidden from the living. They
no longer exist because they do not interact with the people around them. There
is no spirit that lingers around after they die that interacts with living
people. They do not travel to Heaven or Hell; they do not travel to the afterlife.
When a person dies they are gone. However, just because they are gone does not
mean that they are forgotten, the memories they left their peers to hold on to,
in a sense help them continue to exist. I do not believe that a person
physically exists after death, but they can continue to exist in the memories
of other people.
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ReplyDeleteThis was a really powerful response. I strongly agree that people are remembered through others' memories. I have lost some family members close to me and I believe they are never going to be forgetten because my family will always remember them.
DeleteI really agree with what you had to say. I have never been a big believer in afterlife not because I didn't want to, but because it was a hard concept to grasp. However, this idea you have of being able to state people arent physically there but people still remember them, is very powerful.
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