Life after death?

Question

So it has recently been proven that the genes in certain organisms stay alive after the death of that organism. 

It includes a story about the genes trying to start "new life" 
As if death is nonexistent.

My burning question is this simple question (fantasy or reality) no worries ;

If there would be a parallel universe, and you die in this universe, 

WOULD YOU EVEN NOTICE DEATH?

If you fall asleep and you die in your sleep and wake up in a parallel universe where everything is the same, would you even notice the death?

The reason of me asking is because genes seem to do something remarkable which is showing evidence of rebirth after death.

Thank you!

Answer

Genesis 3:4 And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die:

All you are doing is pondering the serpent's lie. It doesn't matter what the genes do after death, it is still after death.

The universe is defined as everything there is. So any talk of a parallel universe is made up fiction.

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Hmm...A very interesting observation regarding the genes. But I have to say that what you have noticed in genes doesn't mean that it holds true for the human being. Though I could see how you could say it would.  

Why don't we do this, I find its always best to check with the one who created life, including the genes that you mentioned in the outset, to determine what happens to us when we die, or where do we go after we die. We can find the answers to these questions right in the bible.

In the bible death is liken to being asleep.  Give light to my eyes, so that I may not fall asleep in death.&rdquo;&mdash;Psalm 13:3.

We do not want you to be ignorant about those who are sleeping in death, so that you may not sorrow as the rest do who have no hope.&rdquo;&mdash;1 Thessalonians 4:13.

&ldquo;&lsquo;Lazarus our friend has fallen asleep, but I am traveling there to awaken him.&rsquo; The disciples then said to him: &lsquo;Lord, if he is sleeping, he will get well.&rsquo; Jesus, however, had spoken about his death.&rdquo;&mdash;John 11:11-13

This is what being asleep is like: Sleep is an unconscious state and suitably conveys the idea of rest from pain and suffering.  

Ecclesiastes 9:5 says  "For the living know that they will die, but the dead know nothing at all, nor do they have any more reward, because all memory of them is forgotten."  


It comforts us to know that the dead are asleep in the grave and are not suffering. Death thereby loses its mystery and no longer needs to cause us dread.

For boat loads more information on death and what happens to us when we die, and where we go, and if we will live again please visit www.jw.org and type in the word "Death" in the search box.  You will find an abundant amount of information on the subject, and you could even look up some info on genes as well.

I hope this helps :)

Natalie

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We know that death is the opposite of life.  Also is it a natural event?  Lets find out.
The world&rsquo;s religions offer differing answers to these questions. Some teach that if you live a good life, you will go to heaven but if you live a bad life, you will burn in a place of torment. Other religions teach that at death, people pass on to the spirit realm to be with their ancestors. Still other religions teach that the dead go to an underworld to be judged and are then reincarnated, or reborn in another body.
Such religious teachings all share one basic idea&mdash;that some part of us survives the death of the physical body. According to almost every religion, past and present, we somehow live on forever with the ability to see, hear, and think. Yet, how can that be? Our senses, along with our thoughts, are all linked to the workings of our brain. At death, the brain stops working. Our memories, feelings, and senses do not continue to function independently in some mysterious way. They do not survive the destruction of our brain
Please look at (Ecclesiastes 9:5, 6) 5 For the living know that they will die, but the dead know nothing at all, nor do they have any more reward, because all memory of them is forgotten. 6 Also, their love and their hate and their jealousy have already perished, and they no longer have any share in what is done under the sun.  What did Jesus say.
Jesus Christ spoke about the condition of the dead. He did so with regard to Lazarus, a man whom he knew well and who had died. Jesus told his disciples: &ldquo;Lazarus our friend has fallen asleep.&rdquo; The disciples thought that Jesus meant that Lazarus was resting in sleep, recovering from an illness. They were wrong. Jesus explained: &ldquo;Lazarus has died.&rdquo; 
I would like you to think about this the word cemetery means to sleep. Also we say rest in peace or RIP. When someone dies we cry.  if it was a natural event would we cry or would we be happy?  (John 11:11-14) . . .After he said these things, he added: &ldquo;Lazʹa&middot;rus our friend has fallen asleep, but I am traveling there to awaken him.&rdquo; 12 The disciples then said to him: &ldquo;Lord, if he is sleeping, he will get well.&rdquo; 13 Jesus, however, had spoken about his death. But they imagined he was speaking about taking rest in sleep. 14 Then Jesus said to them plainly: &ldquo;Lazʹa&middot;rus has died
This is a simple explanation about death.
Now their is life after death in this sense the resurrection to life and have the opportunity For further information please look at jw.org and put in the search bar the word death and you will find helpful information on that.

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Life is a continuous process - it doesn't end, death is just a bend. It is not the end of the book, it is just the end of one chapter. Only the body dies, but the one who was alive, we say that the person has departed, has expired, has passed away. Where does that person go? Why don't we stop and ask questions? When there is birth we must the question - is birth a matter of luck, that some child is born blind and some in happy circumstances?  It is not that God is kind or cruel - the birth is a rebirth and this connects to death. Therefore, it is a cycle, a cycle controlled by the universal law of Action and Reaction, the Law of Karma. We continue to accumulate Karma and this unfolds as the destiny of our new birth. Therefore, death is certain, nobody can escape death, but only the body dies, not the one who was alive.

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If the question is to understand whether there is rebirth after death, then consider this and contemplate - when somebody dies, we say the person has died, we cremate the body, we bury the body - why? Because that person is not here anymore. The question that we must ask is where did the person go? Let us keep this aside. The next question to consider  - why is some child born blind, why is some child born in the lap of luxury? Is it because God is cruel, God is unfair? No, there seems to be an account before birth, that&rsquo;s why you and me do not control our birth -  where, who, when we were born. This depends on something beyond our control. All this makes us realize that death is not the end, it is just a bend: the body dies but the one who was alive carries their Karma, their actions and is reborn. That seems to be the Divine Truth.

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When you fall asleep and you die and you are presuming that you wake up in another universe, how do you overcome this? By understanding who dies. So imagine that you die, your body is cremated or buried, then who will wake up in another universe when you don't have a body?  Unfortunately, our concepts of life after death, our concept of who we are, are ironies, they are wrong. We don't know that we are not the body that dies, we don't even know who we are, we are the Divine Spirit, we are the Soul. When we realize this, then this concept of dying in our sleep and waking up in a parallel universe will disappear. We will learn to realize that we are all Divine Spirits, there&rsquo;s one Spirit in you and in me, and that is the Divine. When we realize this Truth, our life is transformed.

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