what happens when we die?
I want to start off by saying this is a controversial topic. I also want to note I am not religious, nor am I wanting to be. I have had a fear of the concept of death ever since I was a kid. It has never been because I, myself am afraid to die, but rather seeing my loved ones die and knowing I might never see them again. This fear haunts me almost every second of every day and it’s miserable.
I’ve seen a lot of people on Reddit say that nothing happens. They say “it’s like turning off a light, everything just goes black and you will never know.” I guess that is comforting for some people, but knowing I will never see the people I love and cherish EVER again is just something I don’t know if I can live with. If that is what life is, and everything just goes black and we are nothing, then why are we forced to live on this earth and form permanent bonds towards people and care about them truly more than we care about ourselves. It just doesn’t make sense to me. Obviously nothing about life makes “sense” but this part of life in particular just seems so unbelievably brutal.
I don’t even know exactly what I’m looking for by posting on here, I guess I just wanted to see if there are any people who truly believe that there is something after this where we can live a life again with our loved ones, and all our memories and relationships aren’t just lost forever in the darkness. I also want to say again, I am not religious, so I’m not looking for any bible verses or anything like that. I don’t have anything against it, and if religion of any kind gives you peace and hope I am truly so glad, but I do not believe in God and I don’t follow any religion. Also, some of you religious people might be thinking about saying “well maybe if you believed in God or followed a religion you would have peace about death.” If you were thinking about saying anything regarding that, skip on to the next thread. I tried religion and God for YEARS and I can honestly say I am more at peace now.
Anyway, the main point I am getting at, is does anyone have a solid theory they believe that has maybe an ounce of something to back it up about what happens when you die? Are we able to see the ones we love and spend eternity with them? Will our souls and memories still be intact? Let me know what you think. Thanks. <3