Life and Death
January 13th, 2007 by ritesh
I was discussing with a friend (who shall remain nameless) the finer points of the afterlife, or lack thereof. He could not grasp the idea of nonexistence. It’s important to note that he is a staunch believer in heaven and hell and has never really thought “outside the box”. Our conversation went something like this:
Friend X> So you think when we die, it’s all just black?
Me> Do I?
Friend X> That’s what you just told me, that there’s nothing.
Me> It’s not black per-se. It’s nothingness. There is no void because there is no space. It is the complete absence of everything. Furthermore, there can be no observer of the nothingness (your psyche, god, etc), because simply observing the nothingness quantifies it in some manner and gives it substance.
Friend X> So it’s black, like space? So when you die, you’ll be floating in space?
Me> No, I will not be floating in space. I will not exist. I will “feel” the same way that I did before I was born.
Friend X> I don’t remember much before I was born.
Me> Much?
Friend X> I mean I’m sure I was in heaven, but God doesn’t let us know those things because it is beyond our comprehension.
Me> …?
Me> So those Rockets are doing well, even without Yao …
If you know who this conversation was with, keep your big mouth shut 
It is always interesting to see how these conversations always tend to come up… I must ponder though, why does a person’s belief always tend to solidify in your conversations?
Regardless, your not the only Aethiest friend I have, but you are the most interesting one… bar none.