A Case for the Afterlife

Since the beginning of time, the beginning of consciousness in the human brain, we have wondered what happens to the spirit when the spirit leaves the body at the time of death. Ancient man believed in the afterlife. The ancient Egyptians buried their dead with all the things necessary for the deceased to live a life of luxury in the next life. Joseph Campbell in his book “The Power of Myth” teaches that every civilization no matter how old or how primitive, includes a belief in an afterlife.

In the Christian tradition we speak of the assumption of Mary into heaven and the rising of Christ into heaven. Obviously these are metaphors for we now know much more about what is in the universe and what it takes to visit other planets. Our astronauts have not yet located a place like heaven nor have they found several millions of souls hanging out in space. They hope to find life somewhere in the universe but no luck so far.

As children we are encouraged to be good or we shall not go to heaven. We refer to the deceased as having gone to a better place. The big question is, “Where is that better place?”

The good news is there are a cadre of physicists or more precisely quantum physicists, who believe there are at least ten universes existing simultaneously and parallel in our universe. They believe mathematics prove their existence. However, since we live in a three dimension world we are not equipped to communicate with a universe or universes in four or five or more dimensions. Our perception is limited to the three dimensions which we inhabit. Therefore no experiment can be set up to prove the theory. Perhaps after several more million years of evolution we will develop the ability to contact these other universes. In the meantime mathematics is our only proof. My impression is that math does not lie.

Now consider the near death experience. These are people who have flat lined. Their hearts have stopped. They may be technically dead for several minutes or longer but then come back to life. They describe passing through a blue tunnel. They claim to have talked to God. They tell of seeing and talking to deceased relatives and friends. They see people they know but did not know they were dead. They are thoroughly convinced there is a God and there is an afterlife.

String theory and the near death experience lead me to believe the Quantum Physicists are about to solve the age old question of where the spirit goes when it leaves the body at the time of death.  There are some quantum physicists who now suspect that at death, the separation of the soul from the body, the soul passes into one of the other strings which exist parallel to our universe. This seems to me a reasonable answer to the question of where the soul goes when it leaves the body.  It is comforting to know that reputable scientists are affirming the afterlife and where it might be. Think about it.

If the subject of string theory interests you, I suggest you google Dr. Brian Green for a better understanding of string theory than I have outlined here. It is quite complicated but Green has a YouTube presentation that makes it somewhat friendly to nonscientists.  If the experience of near death interests you may want to google the Near Death Experience Research Foundation.