So, we'll never see our loved ones again?

[Shazzalovesnovels]

But why should we assume that we were 'dead' before we were born? How can we be sure that the after life state is the same as the before life state? we could't have been dead, we just hadn't been born yet. 


And what about nature? If a plant can die and live again, why can't we?

The implication in Mark Twain's quote, poetically alluded to, is that "you" didn't exist before you were born, which is the same non-existent state "you" will be after death.

But how do you know?

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But why should we assume that we were 'dead' before we were born? How can we be sure that the after life state is the same as the before life state? we could't have been dead, we just hadn't been born yet. 


And what about nature? If a plant can die and live again, why can't we?

We weren't alive before we were conceived, so it does seem a reasonable assumption. 'Dead' in the sense of 'no longer alive' is probably not the best word to describe that state, if we're being precise we should settle for nonliving or similar, if we're not being precise, 'dead' is fine. We can't be sure, but afterlives sure sound made-up and anything that seems to support them being real doesn't stand up to reasonable scrutiny. It's not certain that the after life state is the same as the before life state, but concluding that it is based on the evidence we have is reasonable.

A dead plant stays dead. A plant that's dormant (not completely dead) can revive. In any case it resembles an afterlife for an immaterial spirit in another plane of existence in no way whatsoever.

But why does it have to revive. Why can't it stay dead?