Readers respond: What do you think happens after death?
Death is a part of life, but what happens after we die is always up for discussion.
We asked our readers what they think happens after death, and the responses were overwhelming.
Here's what they said.
Sandra Kennedy - I believe there's a hereafter not for our body but for our soul where we are all equal & loved by everyone a place where hate is not known.
Sharon Rekiud - I don’t care. Worrying about the afterlife takes away enjoyment from living now!
Karen Rudrum - I think you stop breathing and that is the end, then you are buried or cremated and you return to the earth from which you came.
It comforts me to think this unending cycle of birth and death continues and there is nothing else. It makes the time we are alive special and meaningful.
Roy Mansfield - We fall asleep and dream, when the brain ceases to function the dreams end and we are just a body. There is no afterlife, but if you believe there is, then that is your prerogative.
Viola Agnew - Hopefully our inner spirit leaves our body and returns to our heavenly home until the resurrection and then by a miracle our spirit and body will reunite at some point. At least I'm hoping for that...
Ros Bieg - You are gone, dust to dust. You live on in the hearts and minds of those who knew and loved you.
Vesna Gregory - Your spirit leaves your body leaving just a shell. Your body is left behind on earth to fertilise it for future generations. The spirit is free, with no pain and limitless intergalactic travelling or staying around earth in a spiritual ship called heaven or hell for those that abused other people’s bodies.
Spirits talks to a live human body through their dreams. The loved ones comfort and talk to the spirits that still occupy the human body. That’s what I like to think for my peace of mind.
Lorraine Ferris - I can’t wait for resurrection morning when we will be reunited with our loved ones who have passed on. Death is just a sleep until that time. A marvellous hope when you have lost your other half.
Beverley Laing - I know first hand what happens after death. I was so blessed to have passed over to the other side, had an incredible interaction with some of my loved ones and other beings, then sent back. I was gone for 7 minutes but it seemed much longer than that on the other side.
Definitely not afraid of death as it is a far, far better place we go than we have ever been. We definitely ‘go home', and it’s so beautiful.
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