What happens to you when you die?

[Oldandeasilyconfused]

Here's the deal. I've heard a lot of atheists say that "Nothing happens to me when I die. I just end." This almost seems like a claim to knowledge. To me, to state that when one dies they blink into nothingness is almost a ... belief. Why not stay more open minded and say "I have utterly no idea..."?

My position is "I don't know for a fact"

However my perception, based on evidence of which I'm aware , is that the mind is a product/process of the living brain. This can be easily demonstrated by damaging a brain. There is predictable and repeatable damage to the personality,memory, motor skills, intellect, even autonomous organ function.


I have certain level of personal certitude that once my brain stops receiving blood, it will die, and I with it,just like blowing out a candle. The wick and the candle are still there,but the flame is gone.

A skeptic, I try to avoid absolute statements as does science. All I am prepared to assert is I do not believe in gods, the soul, or an afterlife due to lack of evidence. I concede the possibility of error and that I have no idea how likely I am to be wrong. I like to think not very.