Good point.^^^

The movie "What Dreams May Come" starring Robin Williams depicts this fantasy. However, given his exit from this world one has to wonder what his thoughts were in reading the script nevermind acting in it. Was he a religious person? Being an atheist, I found the movie rather moving from the standpoint of what happens to the living after we die, especially in a sudden and unexpected way. I don't remember it being an overtly religious message. I could be wrong.....

Here's a book I read that makes it clear that there is no such thing as a soul-

"Most Americans believe they possess an immaterial soul that will survive the death of the body. In sharp contrast, the current scientific consensus rejects the traditional soul, although this conclusion is rarely discussed publicly. In this book, a cognitive scientist breaks the taboo and explains why modern science leads to this controversial conclusion. In doing so, the book reveals the truly astonishing scope and power of scientific inquiry, drawing on ideas from biology, psychology, neuroscience, philosophy, and the physical sciences.

Much more than chronicling the demise of the traditional soul, the book explores where soul beliefs come from, why they are so widespread culturally and historically, how cognitive science offers a naturalistic alternative to religious conceptions of mind, and how postulating the existence of a soul amounts to making a scientific claim.

Although the new scientific view of personhood departs radically from traditional religious conceptions, the author shows that a coherent, meaningful, and sensitive appreciation of what it means to be human remains intact. He argues that we do not lose anything by letting go of our soul beliefs and that we even have something to gain.

Throughout, the book takes a passionate stand for science and reason. It also offers a timely rejoinder to recent claims that science supports the existence of the soul and the afterlife.

[amazon.com]

Then why don't you say something about all the animals that are eating each other Is it cruel for a killer whale pack to separate the young from the mother right whale and then eat it?It is against the nature of nature to be a vegetarian/vegan. Boy will I get it for that comment. Remember facts are often very inconvenient.
How about the cognitive dissonance really being aware that your dog or cat are carnivores and need to eat meat in order to thrive and be healthy?

@Healthydoc70 True, some animals do eat other animals. Some animals, though, are vegetarians. Most animals are unable to reason things out. They just go by instinct. Humans, though, are able to think about what is ethical and what is not. Do we eat like the carnivore animals, or the vegetarian animals? I think it more ethical to eat a vegetarian diet. I acknowledge that some may disagree. I do not insist on controlling what others eat. But I can and do control what I eat.

@Healthydoc70 One of my dogs is a vegetarian. She's on a special diet due to liver disease. And since I have two dogs the other is mostly Vegetarian as well. They are doing very well and are healthy without eating meat. Also, the second dog once had cancer and remains cancer-free. I'm an omnivore, btw. but eat very little meat.

@Healthydoc70 I'm always amused by people who respond to my being vegetarian by saying "but cats kill mice" or whatever. I prefer not to argue, I just think to myself "you are comparing your intelligence and morality to a cat's".

@Healthydoc70 Dalai Lama points to his canines

@btroje He's celibate isn't he?

@Gareth i think so

Things are changing, albeit slowly. I so hope euthanasia will be an option for me should I need this.

@pryan
I agree !

We treat our pets better than our humans. When it's time to put people out of their terminal pain, we should be able to give them a helping hand.

@BestWithoutGods
Yip, so we should !