# Death. What Happens? Multiple Choice. **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [September 29, 2002, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-what-happens-multiple-choice/130080 "2002-09-29T06:29:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Lorenzo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4da419/32.png) [@Lorenzo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lorenzo)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2002, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-what-happens-multiple-choice/130080/21 "2002-09-30T02:07:06Z")
Those who have chosen to be in community with God in their lifetimes will attain eternal community with God at the time of their deaths. Those who have chosen not to be in community with God in their lifetimes will attain eternal separation from God and eternal lack of community at the time of their deaths. No fire and brimstone. No burning sulphur. No pushing a rock up a hill for an eternity. Just eternal aloneness. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Carter\_of\_Mars](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/2bfe46/32.png) [@John\_Carter\_of\_Mars](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Carter_of_Mars)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2002, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-what-happens-multiple-choice/130080/22 "2002-09-30T03:01:09Z")
When my dog dies, it’s A. When my hog dies, it’s A. When I dies, it’ll probably be A . (And that’s a good thing) ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2002, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-what-happens-multiple-choice/130080/23 "2002-09-30T03:33:37Z")
B ---
**Author:** ![porcupine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ac91a4/32.png) [@porcupine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/porcupine)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2002, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-what-happens-multiple-choice/130080/24 "2002-09-30T03:36:18Z")
I’m going with A. ---
**Author:** ![ZooMetropolis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e480ec/32.png) [@ZooMetropolis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZooMetropolis)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2002, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-what-happens-multiple-choice/130080/25 "2002-09-30T03:43:10Z")
I would like it to be B, but let it not be a boring heaven. What i’m most scared of is A. I can’t believe that after all we come through, nothing happens. I just hope it isn’'t that way ---
**Author:** ![lynn73](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ebca7d/32.png) [@lynn73](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lynn73)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2002, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-what-happens-multiple-choice/130080/26 "2002-09-30T23:46:27Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Phlosphr \* > \*\*Well, I’ll not say A,B,C or D. What I will say is that truthfully enough, the people I have met while interning at different hospice unites throughout college, is that Death and Dying is actually a pretty euphoric experience. I have even met people who have had near death experiences and said, the only reason they came back was for a loved one. And that the experience was so good and so full of love that they could not wait to die. > > I shit you not. 9 out of 10 people I ahve met who ahve had a NDE said it was a wonderful experience full of love and understanding. And furthermore, non of the people I spoke with mentioned anything about religion or being of any particular faith. > > This of course is just my two cents worth. If anyone would like to ahve a more indepth conversation about the topic, I’d be happy to go to GD for a fun fact filled dialogue. > > ~phil \*\* It’s my humble opinion that near death experiences can be deceptive. Of course, I base that on my belief in the Bible. I know there are many here who don’t use that as an authority. Just putting my 2 cents worth in. ---
**Author:** ![Fibonacci](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/df788c/32.png) [@Fibonacci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fibonacci)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2002, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-what-happens-multiple-choice/130080/27 "2002-10-01T00:38:58Z")
When you die, you enter the Great Void. Then someone turns on the lights and everyone and everything jump out and yell “Surprise!” You exclaim “D’oh!” as you are instantly enlightened and realize you are One with everything and have been all along. It was just your belief in the illusion of separateness that kept you from enjoying the party of Oneness all this time. Now here’s where it could go to C. You can either become One with everything, or else you can say, “Wait. Wait. Wait. I can do better. I won’t be fooled again. Watch! I’ll be back here in no time.” So you again don the veil of illusion, step back outside into separateness convinced you can do better this time, are reincarnated and try to work through the illusion to get back into the party. Blather, rinse, repeat. Or not… YMMV. ---
**Author:** ![InternetLegend](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/internetlegend/32/13154_2.png) [@InternetLegend](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/InternetLegend)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2002, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-what-happens-multiple-choice/130080/28 "2002-10-01T02:06:55Z")
Dunno. Your molecules go back to the Universe, so you become one with everything, which can be construed as heaven? Or as reincarnation? I will say one thing, though. If you believe in heaven, and you believe that it actually will BE heaven, then it can’t be boring. Boredom wouldn’t be happiness, and everyone’s happy in heaven, right? ---
**Author:** ![voltaire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voltaire/32/313_2.png) [@voltaire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voltaire)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2002, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-what-happens-multiple-choice/130080/29 "2002-10-01T02:22:14Z")
A. Nothing Beautiful, peaceful, simple nothingness. Better than sleeping in, you never have to get up! ---
**Author:** ![voltaire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voltaire/32/313_2.png) [@voltaire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voltaire)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2002, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-what-happens-multiple-choice/130080/30 "2002-10-01T02:27:49Z")
[singing]Heaven, Heaven is a place A place where nothing, nothing EVER happens!!![/singing] Yeah, I know it’s really a bar, but it fits… ---
**Author:** ![Hello\_Again](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/85e7bf/32.png) [@Hello\_Again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hello_Again)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2002, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-what-happens-multiple-choice/130080/31 "2002-10-01T14:46:54Z")
D. No way to know ---
**Author:** ![welby1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/838e76/32.png) [@welby1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/welby1)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2002, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-what-happens-multiple-choice/130080/32 "2002-10-01T15:33:12Z")
If you go by what others have told me, I’m in for B, second choice therein. Personally, I think that you have some choice, your beleif decides your fate after death. My beleif is that I’ll get to do whatever I want, including becoming a god in my own universe. ---
**Author:** ![plnnr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@plnnr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/plnnr)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2002, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-what-happens-multiple-choice/130080/33 "2002-10-01T16:13:29Z")
Whatever you believe will happen. If you believe that nothing happens, well, then nothing happens. If you believe that you’ll go to Heaven or Hell, well, then you’ll go to Heaven or Hell (which are also of your own design - my Heaven will be different than your Heaven). If you believe you’ll be reincarnated as a dung beetle, due to all the shit you’ve inflicted on others during your life, you’ll be reincarnated as a dung beetle. If you believe something else eintirely, then something else entirely will happen. I think that about covers the waterfront. BTW, I believe “B” will take place. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2002, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-what-happens-multiple-choice/130080/34 "2002-10-01T19:55:55Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Lorenzo \* > \*\*Those who have chosen to be in community with God in their lifetimes will attain eternal community with God at the time of their deaths. > > Those who have chosen not to be in community with God in their lifetimes will attain eternal separation from God and eternal lack of community at the time of their deaths. No fire and brimstone. No burning sulphur. No pushing a rock up a hill for an eternity. Just eternal aloneness. \*\* So, B ? After all, separation from God is the essence of hell. B for me too. ---
**Author:** ![Skammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skammer/32/143_2.png) [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2002, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-what-happens-multiple-choice/130080/35 "2002-10-01T21:18:56Z")
Chalk me up for B. Someone (was is Lewis? I don’t feel like looking it up right now) said that Hell is God saying to you, “Thy will be done.” You have chosen during your life to live apart from Him, and he honors that choice. ---
**Author:** ![Debaser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3da27b/32.png) [@Debaser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Debaser)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2002, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-what-happens-multiple-choice/130080/36 "2002-10-01T23:03:40Z")
True ---
**Author:** ![kevja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/aeb1de/32.png) [@kevja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kevja)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2002, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-what-happens-multiple-choice/130080/37 "2002-10-02T00:56:06Z")
nothing. ---
**Author:** ![nashiitashii](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7c8e57/32.png) [@nashiitashii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nashiitashii)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2002, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-what-happens-multiple-choice/130080/38 "2002-10-02T01:33:18Z")
D. I personally believe that we are all, in some way, on at least one astral journey at a time. The one we perceive now is just one of the ones that we are in. We move from astral plane to astral plane through dreams though. When we’ve finished with one life, we are to continue on to another one, hopefully learning a lesson along the way. If we don’t learn the lesson, we have to repeat the lesson in possibly a more difficult life afterward. The trickiest thing is, we don’t always know what the lesson is. ---
**Author:** ![xash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/c6cbf5/32.png) [@xash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xash)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2002, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-what-happens-multiple-choice/130080/39 "2002-10-02T05:18:55Z")
A. Nothing. Although i’m open to hearing arguments on the other 3 cases, i don’t see facts ever coming to light… even at the end of the tunnel… ---
**Author:** ![sirtonyh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ad7895/32.png) [@sirtonyh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sirtonyh)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2002, 8:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-what-happens-multiple-choice/130080/40 "2002-10-02T08:02:21Z")
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