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goodevening · Oct 2, 2004, 05:21 am

After watching the movie waking life, an animated flick where some guy just walks around talking to random people about random things, I couldnt help but find some validity in the idea that while people are dying they have a dream that transends time.

This theory is now my new explaination for the afterlife because not only can common drugs give people the abilty to transend time, but this theory also offers a unifying explaintion and possible support for every religion's afterlife.

With so many religions, some of them have to be wrong, some of them fiction. But what if it doesnt matter, what if all the fiction that well made religions have seduced the masses into truely believing will become real in the instant before death.

So then, it is possible that a good jesus based religionare will blissfully live an eternity in heaven with jesus in the cloulds, in an instant. It is possible the a buddhist could live and eternity of empty peace or as a dog. It is possible that someone with no strong believe in a spefic afterlife could live there own life again.

in addition to any and all thoughts and comments, if this were true, what do you think your personal eternity would be like, what would you want it to be, would you want it to be?

Nono · Oct 2, 2004, 07:09 am

I think something similar to this was explored in the strangely moving film "Jacob's Ladder".

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Originally posted by goodevening
What do you think your personal eternity would be like, what would you want it to be, would you want it to be?

Hell, I don't know. Well, of course, there would be an awful lot of --EDITED FOR DECENCY--, and rich yummy food, and a lot of other earthly delights.
And all the people I love right there with me (includes you too orgaelin, though I don't know you).
As well as perfect knowledge of the Universe and all its secrets.
Pretty demanding list, eh?

Technosoul · Oct 5, 2004, 12:52 am

Yes I think our conscious idenity could live in the aura of our imagination and dream state for eternity, you might notice how real old people might spend more time sleeping then being awake, as they start to settle into their new "environment".

That is why it might be important for us to imagine as much good stuff as we can now, as part of our personal construction for the next moldable reality. Some primitive religions did use mind alternating drugs to learn how to experience dream states, as it is possible if you can remain aware while dreaming for you to have complete control of what is happening.

You might be interested in searching older pages of this forum for my post about "hollywood heaven".

Heaven is within you.

Technosoul.

Oct 2, 2004, 05:21 am	#1 (permalink) (top)
goodevening Sedimentary Rock Posts: 3	After watching the movie waking life, an animated flick where some guy just walks around talking to random people about random things, I couldnt help but find some validity in the idea that while people are dying they have a dream that transends time. This theory is now my new explaination for the afterlife because not only can common drugs give people the abilty to transend time, but this theory also offers a unifying explaintion and possible support for every religion's afterlife. With so many religions, some of them have to be wrong, some of them fiction. But what if it doesnt matter, what if all the fiction that well made religions have seduced the masses into truely believing will become real in the instant before death. So then, it is possible that a good jesus based religionare will blissfully live an eternity in heaven with jesus in the cloulds, in an instant. It is possible the a buddhist could live and eternity of empty peace or as a dog. It is possible that someone with no strong believe in a spefic afterlife could live there own life again. in addition to any and all thoughts and comments, if this were true, what do you think your personal eternity would be like, what would you want it to be, would you want it to be?

Oct 5, 2004, 12:52 am	#3 (permalink) (top)
Technosoul Volcanic Erupter Posts: 8,663	Yes I think our conscious idenity could live in the aura of our imagination and dream state for eternity, you might notice how real old people might spend more time sleeping then being awake, as they start to settle into their new "environment". That is why it might be important for us to imagine as much good stuff as we can now, as part of our personal construction for the next moldable reality. Some primitive religions did use mind alternating drugs to learn how to experience dream states, as it is possible if you can remain aware while dreaming for you to have complete control of what is happening. You might be interested in searching older pages of this forum for my post about "hollywood heaven". Heaven is within you. Technosoul.