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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here, I originally posted this thread on the Off topic board and was baffled when I saw that it had disappeared-- only to find it here. IMO this topic has zero to do with religion, so I am not sure why it was moved here.

This, I believe, is part of why I find the subject to be so intriguing...no one knows what to do with it or how to treat it. It's taboo. [/quote]

But isn’t it your question the fundamental question of all religions? Where did we come from? Where do we go?
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Religion at its base involves the worship or belief of a god. My question has nothing to do with god, heaven or hell. It's much bigger than that, which is likely the reason I am having difficulty articulating it. I respect differing religious beliefs and I have my own, but this not a religious question. My question really has more to do with why people don't question it when we question everything else. Loved ones essentially disappear/vanish from your life and you grieve the loss, but never really delve into [i]where[/i] they are. I guess I am just amazed at that part. Everyone so easily accepts the disappearance without questionning how.

Maybe this is grief talking, but I have always had a curious mind so it does not surprise me that this is the way I express my grief via curiosity.
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I think the practice of religion involves worship of a god or entity, but the many sacred texts weigh in on the fundamental question which leads me to believe that these are the fundamental questions. And people DO question it all the time, and there are examples of movies and literature that delve into the "where"...but ultimately it can lead someone to madness because there will never be an answer that will provide us with 100% certainty. Individually, though, the questions will lead some to reaffirm their existing faith, maybe to to find a new faith, or to lost their faith all together.

Personally, I feel I am more of a hopeful nihilist/stoic. I don't truly "believe" in anything but the scientific explanation...that our bodies break down and the atoms are reabsorbed into the universe. However, I do "feel" that we are more than atoms and are part of a greater consciousness and maybe we re-join that once our time in the bodies is passed.

I am sorry for you loss, OP. [/quote]

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