Where do I think we go after we die?
The short answer is our bodies die and then decay even if we're embalmed we still mummify. I believe we each have a spirit and this is released after death but I have no idea where the physical place is, thus the mystery.
Consience make it even more likeley that a soul exists.
According to Wiki, John Locke author of
An Essay Concerning Human Understanding, first appearing in 1690 describes consciousness as "the repeated self-identification of oneself". He goes on to argue that "you may be judged only for the acts of your body, as this is what is apparent to all but God; however, you are in truth only responsible for the acts for which you are conscious" (of). Wiki goes on to say that this forms the basis of the
insanity defense: one cannot be held accountable for acts from which one was
unconscious."
I would like to go a step further and say that not all criminals have a conscience and truly do not feel remorse after commiting murder or other heinous crimes.
Conscienceness doesn't make the existence of a soul any more likely either. A conscience is just an emergent property from the activity of the brain. Due to a lack of understanding, we've just tacked on these metaphysical properties to it. In fact even today we don't have a clear definition of what this is. Which makes using it as evidence for a soul all that more unreliable.
This is my definition of soul:
I believe that humans are individuals with essence of eternal life. We each have a separate identity because of our power to reason with our minds to weigh for ourselves what is and isn't truth, philosophically. This essence is what makes my experience different from yours even if we both share in the same activity. It's what makes my emotions stronger than yours or conversely weaker. It's what makes me a lousy athelete but a great cook, for instance.
I also believe that Socrates, Plato and Aristotle were close to describing the true essence of human beings but fall short when saying "the
incorporeal, eternal occupant of our being is continually reborn in subsequent bodies", such as Plato says. "Aristotle didn't consider the soul to be separate and therefore would cease to exist upon death."
I believe that our souls are eternal and leave the body after the person dies, not at death like so many believe. I witnessed my parents deaths and couldn't be present when my brother died. I was able to say goodbye to my parents and experience their spirits leave their body long after their hearts and minds cease to function. I hour for my mom and 32 minutes for my dad. My brother was in a coma when he was pronounced dead. I moved my family into his house one month later and was haunted by a strong presence that would not leave until I prayed 3 times for my brother's spirit to be gone from the house and join Jesus Christ. I have never felt that presence since.
I know, there isn't a way to prove this experience by rationalism but instead with empiricism. I do agree with Mage in saying that we still don't have a clear definition for consciousness or for that matter conscience.
To: Alt, you raise an interesting point by wanting to know which prophecies came true.
Please read the book of Daniel as this is the history of the kings involved and are corroborated by the kings records.
