Well one of his three was that there could be nothing, next that it might be a long sleep and finally that it might mean walking in the Underworld chatting to people. Realising that these were concepts at the time Christianity was a long way forward with all their controlling ideas. So if death is followed by nothing then it is the end but not if it is followed by something. The trouble is that no-one has died for long enough and come back to give us a clear idea of what comes next. I'm assuming that people are familiar with Brian Weiss and his past life regression books. Entertaining stuff.

Definitely! Though I discovered many years ago that the key to happiness is not happiness but contentment with whatever. One can be more content (joy) or less (being). Death does seem to be rather final.

The 50% 's were mine. He merely stated that he was not afraid of the possibilities after death that people of his time considered. If you have a heaven then you believe in something after death. That was my question.

@rogerbenham Agnostics doubt whether there is a god, Atheists are adamant that there isn't.

Agnostics say it can neither be proven nor disproved, so a yes/no answer is impossible and live thier lives basically as athiests. Athiests say "nice claim, back it up with facts. Oh, you can't, nice made up fairytale" and live basically like agnostics.

I believe in life after death. For others, that is. No heaven, no hell, just a disimbursment of the matter and energy that used to be me.

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Krishnamurti: I don't believe in anything. That's me. Hope is something else.

@rogerbenham made up word, school of thought or philosophers name, I don't care. Still gibberish.