Is There an Afterlife?

December 20, 2009 143 Comments

This is a really personal video, k? So be gentle with your commentary. K? So, I recently lost a loved one to a very mean and ugly disease. It rocked my world. I’d like to say that I consider myself privileged overall, though, to have made it this far in life and to only be losing a loved one now. A lot of people experience this pain a lot earlier in life, and a lot more often. So I’m really lucky to be only be going through this now for the first time. Still, it absolutely sucks. I miss him so much, I hate it. And when I lost him, I put out a video (See “Proverbial Roses”) about how the one positive aspect to this was that it reminded me to stop and smell the roses, because life is damn short, make no mistake about THAT. When I posted that personal video on YouTube, a fanfriend wrote to me and told me about his experience of flat-lining. He’s a paraplegic who lost use of his legs in a car accident. After the accident, he flat-lined in the hospital and they thought he was dead. He wrote to me and told me about that experience when he learned of my losing a loved one. And his story truly comforted me in that really crappiest time I’ve gone through yet. So thanks Tom, for this grassroots interview, and I hope you guys might find some solace in it, too. So what kinds of religion and beliefs are held about the soul in your culture or society, mainstream, grassroots, or alternative style? Feel free to share heartfelt comments here.

143 Comments to “Is There an Afterlife?”
  1. [..YouTube..] @Gdayguy36its not suspician, its simply just man made. ALL RELIGEON was made by your fellow man. :D and was adopted by george bush…

  2. [..YouTube..] @Gdayguy36its not suspician, its simply just man made. ALL RELIGEON was made by your fellow man. :D and was adopted by george bush…

  3. [..YouTube..] @Gdayguy36its not suspician, its simply just man made. ALL RELIGEON was made by your fellow man. :D and was adopted by george bush…

  4. SlyFox70100 says:

    [..YouTube..] Heaven is real, and so is Hell. the later will be my final destination. see yall there!

  5. SlyFox70100 says:

    [..YouTube..] Heaven is real, and so is Hell. the later will be my final destination. see yall there!

  6. dorveK says:

    There’s no such thing as “ending your life prematurely”! When you feel you should go, you shouldn’t feel guilty about it… unless if you have kids or pets to look after, obviously:)

  7. HOW7EY says:

    [..YouTube..] its called morphine dude..na jk i dont really know what to make of it

  8. HOW7EY says:

    [..YouTube..] its called morphine dude..na jk i dont really know what to make of it

  9. HOW7EY says:

    [..YouTube..] its called morphine dude..na jk i dont really know what to make of it

  10. [..YouTube..] What does he mean at 4:01 where he says “Poured back in?”

  11. [..YouTube..] What does he mean at 4:01 where he says “Poured back in?”

  12. [..YouTube..] What does he mean at 4:01 where he says “Poured back in?”

  13. Gdayguy36 says:

    [..YouTube..] @DavidofChrist777 Well no body knows that, dumb ass. It’s all suspician untill we finally die. Just enjoy life. Thinking about death isn’t going to do you any good.

  14. Gdayguy36 says:

    [..YouTube..] @DavidofChrist777 Well no body knows that, dumb ass. It’s all suspician untill we finally die. Just enjoy life. Thinking about death isn’t going to do you any good.

  15. Gdayguy36 says:

    [..YouTube..] @DavidofChrist777 Well no body knows that, dumb ass. It’s all suspician untill we finally die. Just enjoy life. Thinking about death isn’t going to do you any good.

  16. Tavarith says:

    [..YouTube..] @lolfunvidsman think before you talk….supposedly in most beliefs after you die you are in your peak condition…which is not an elderly person or a BABY we dont remember what it was like before we were born because we couldnt perceive anything back then…we cant even remember when we were two years old how are we supposed to remember something that happened before we even developed a brain?

  17. Tavarith says:

    [..YouTube..] @lolfunvidsman think before you talk….supposedly in most beliefs after you die you are in your peak condition…which is not an elderly person or a BABY we dont remember what it was like before we were born because we couldnt perceive anything back then…we cant even remember when we were two years old how are we supposed to remember something that happened before we even developed a brain?

  18. Tavarith says:

    [..YouTube..] @lolfunvidsman think before you talk….supposedly in most beliefs after you die you are in your peak condition…which is not an elderly person or a BABY we dont remember what it was like before we were born because we couldnt perceive anything back then…we cant even remember when we were two years old how are we supposed to remember something that happened before we even developed a brain?

  19. bssmart1118 says:

    [..YouTube..] @Andylong99 Both, our spirit lives on.. I saw,and,mysenses worked, I felt, feelings of calmness.. God created the universe.. it is eternal.. a continual energized being. Now I know my soul was still in my body after I passed on.. cause I did come back. plese read my other comments I posted to others,,..

  20. bssmart1118 says:

    [..YouTube..] @Andylong99 Both, our spirit lives on.. I saw,and,mysenses worked, I felt, feelings of calmness.. God created the universe.. it is eternal.. a continual energized being. Now I know my soul was still in my body after I passed on.. cause I did come back. plese read my other comments I posted to others,,..

  21. bssmart1118 says:

    [..YouTube..] @Andylong99 Both, our spirit lives on.. I saw,and,mysenses worked, I felt, feelings of calmness.. God created the universe.. it is eternal.. a continual energized being. Now I know my soul was still in my body after I passed on.. cause I did come back. plese read my other comments I posted to others,,..

  22. bssmart1118 says:

    [..YouTube..] @lolfunvidsman yes there is lol. when we are concieved, our brain function does not work yet., when we die, we have full brain function.. we are made of energy and water., our spirit soul is energy. God does exist, he is the purest of energy, We are made of his image. our bodies just house what is internally, keeps it all compact and tidy, our bodies go back into nature and our soul lives on. I am not a holy roller, or a going to church person, but I do know what I have experienced..

  23. bssmart1118 says:

    [..YouTube..] @lolfunvidsman yes there is lol. when we are concieved, our brain function does not work yet., when we die, we have full brain function.. we are made of energy and water., our spirit soul is energy. God does exist, he is the purest of energy, We are made of his image. our bodies just house what is internally, keeps it all compact and tidy, our bodies go back into nature and our soul lives on. I am not a holy roller, or a going to church person, but I do know what I have experienced..

  24. bssmart1118 says:

    [..YouTube..] @lolfunvidsman yes there is lol. when we are concieved, our brain function does not work yet., when we die, we have full brain function.. we are made of energy and water., our spirit soul is energy. God does exist, he is the purest of energy, We are made of his image. our bodies just house what is internally, keeps it all compact and tidy, our bodies go back into nature and our soul lives on. I am not a holy roller, or a going to church person, but I do know what I have experienced..

  25. bssmart1118 says:

    [..YouTube..] @DavidofChrist777 I died 3 times in my life, each time I saw whiteness and shadow shapes, but the shapes were human type, sorta like , well the closeet thing I can come to is etch a sketch material.. I think it may have been pure energy. It may have been God’s waiting room?? I don’t know what is beyond that area, because I came back.. I guess God is not done with me yet.. But I know it was peaceful and calm.and strange, I was content.. I joke about this a lot, but it is serious matter.

  26. bssmart1118 says:

    [..YouTube..] @DavidofChrist777 I died 3 times in my life, each time I saw whiteness and shadow shapes, but the shapes were human type, sorta like , well the closeet thing I can come to is etch a sketch material.. I think it may have been pure energy. It may have been God’s waiting room?? I don’t know what is beyond that area, because I came back.. I guess God is not done with me yet.. But I know it was peaceful and calm.and strange, I was content.. I joke about this a lot, but it is serious matter.

  27. bssmart1118 says:

    [..YouTube..] @DavidofChrist777 I died 3 times in my life, each time I saw whiteness and shadow shapes, but the shapes were human type, sorta like , well the closeet thing I can come to is etch a sketch material.. I think it may have been pure energy. It may have been God’s waiting room?? I don’t know what is beyond that area, because I came back.. I guess God is not done with me yet.. But I know it was peaceful and calm.and strange, I was content.. I joke about this a lot, but it is serious matter.

  28. cougarbart says:

    [..YouTube..] I just don’t understand how matter itself can come together and create a conscious, sentient organism.

  29. cougarbart says:

    [..YouTube..] I just don’t understand how matter itself can come together and create a conscious, sentient organism.

  30. cougarbart says:

    [..YouTube..] I just don’t understand how matter itself can come together and create a conscious, sentient organism.

  31. mellamosean says:

    [..YouTube..] @tomdenman Cont.You are a man (human being), so make your own meaning.

  32. mellamosean says:

    [..YouTube..] @tomdenman Cont.You are a man (human being), so make your own meaning.

  33. mellamosean says:

    [..YouTube..] @tomdenman Cont.You are a man (human being), so make your own meaning.

  34. mellamosean says:

    [..YouTube..] @tomdenman Continued…Now, the life forms known as humans all of a sudden need a reason for things. They need a point to all this… Living takes work… why work if there is no “point.” But as already established, there is no God, there is no point. So can the humans not enjoy what this Earth has to offer knowing that there is no definitive point? [End of hypothetical (the hypothetical is what I believe to be true in case you missed that)]The meaning of life is a man made conceptCont.

  35. mellamosean says:

    [..YouTube..] @tomdenman Continued…Now, the life forms known as humans all of a sudden need a reason for things. They need a point to all this… Living takes work… why work if there is no “point.” But as already established, there is no God, there is no point. So can the humans not enjoy what this Earth has to offer knowing that there is no definitive point? [End of hypothetical (the hypothetical is what I believe to be true in case you missed that)]The meaning of life is a man made conceptCont.

  36. mellamosean says:

    [..YouTube..] @tomdenman Continued…Now, the life forms known as humans all of a sudden need a reason for things. They need a point to all this… Living takes work… why work if there is no “point.” But as already established, there is no God, there is no point. So can the humans not enjoy what this Earth has to offer knowing that there is no definitive point? [End of hypothetical (the hypothetical is what I believe to be true in case you missed that)]The meaning of life is a man made conceptCont.

  37. mellamosean says:

    [..YouTube..] @tomdenman There is no definitive point, you finding your own meaning in life. Perhaps making the world a better place. Though nothing matters in the end, the present is real. When you are in pain, that is real; your suffering is real. Here’s a hypothetical:There is no God, only the laws of physics. Life forms evolved, finally humans evolve. Until humans, all other life forms lived in the present, more or less. Continued

  38. mellamosean says:

    [..YouTube..] @tomdenman There is no definitive point, you finding your own meaning in life. Perhaps making the world a better place. Though nothing matters in the end, the present is real. When you are in pain, that is real; your suffering is real. Here’s a hypothetical:There is no God, only the laws of physics. Life forms evolved, finally humans evolve. Until humans, all other life forms lived in the present, more or less. Continued

  39. mellamosean says:

    [..YouTube..] @tomdenman There is no definitive point, you finding your own meaning in life. Perhaps making the world a better place. Though nothing matters in the end, the present is real. When you are in pain, that is real; your suffering is real. Here’s a hypothetical:There is no God, only the laws of physics. Life forms evolved, finally humans evolve. Until humans, all other life forms lived in the present, more or less. Continued

  40. spikedude55 says:

    [..YouTube..] @lolfunvidsman If you’re right, I’m now scared to die!

  41. spikedude55 says:

    [..YouTube..] @lolfunvidsman If you’re right, I’m now scared to die!

  42. spikedude55 says:

    [..YouTube..] @lolfunvidsman If you’re right, I’m now scared to die!

  43. [..YouTube..] The universe is not man-made. Atheists and evolutionists shouldn’t be asked any questions, because essentially: THEY DON’T KNOW WHERE ANYTHING CAME FROM AND THEY DO NOT KNOW WHERE ANYONE IS GOING AFTER DEATH.

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