Rosie, listen, I know I’m a Jew and you’re a Catholic, but that shouldn’t matter right now. I want you to try and think of it like this: how are atheists so sure there isn’t life after death? I mean, do they know? Has anyone come back and told them so? Of course not. So when they attempt the old gag that there’s no proof for an after life, they’re using as much faith as we are.
Another point. What’s consciousness? I mean, let’s be honest here, the myth that’s its just a bunch of neurons buzzing around in your head… well, that’s just a myth. It isn’t true, and there’s absolutely no evidence for it, and their hypotheses aren’t testable either. So that’s not science. That’s just faith. Let me now convey to you what IS scientific.
What’s in our brains? Four things, I’ll list 'em for you:
- Fat
- Protein
- Electricity
- Water
That’s it. That doesn’t sound too mystical to me. And how that all somehow produces you, me, and all humanity, let alone feelings? A mystery, no doubt. And nobody knows the answer, and if they think they do, they’re just fooling themselves. It has to be supernatural. It has to be… dare I say… spiritual. Perhaps a soul? Call it what you want, but consciousness isn’t something you can put in a box, it can’t be quantified, it’s an experience, like love. You can’t program it in a machine. It is beyond the natural.
So I wouldn’t be too worried about life after death if I were you, or the notion of meeting loved ones when you get there. Just let G-d take care of it all, we leave it all in his hands. Have faith - faith in Hebrew doesn’t mean blind faith - it means trust. Trust in G-d. The Bible never commands us to have faith in him, as in blind faith, it commands us to trust Him and to KNOW Him. Know that G-d exists. Now go in peace.