Death is the end

I never understood that quote, Sci. What do you think it means ?

I kind of like the open endedness of the quote.

For me the mystery enriches us. Imagine if we knew, from the moment of our birth, exactly what happens to us after we die in this reality. How much art, mythology, and even progress would've been dulled?

Even our suffering the loss of others can be beautiful, especially if it makes us realize the depths of our love for someone who while around seemed vexing.


However this isn't meant to give succor to the silly "skeptics" who praise themselves for supposedly accepting death. I think many of them fear damnation or just the idea that the closure of the world extends beyond that which is sensory available.

Who’s Afraid of Life After Death?

The evidence for an afterlife is sufficiently strong and compelling that an unbiased person ought to conclude that materialism is a false theory. Yet the academy refuses to examine the evidence, and clings to materialism as if it were a priori true, instead of a posteriori false. I suggest several explanations for the monumental failure of curiosity on the part of academia. First, there is deep confusion between the concepts of evidence and proof. Second, materialism functions as a powerful paradigm that structures the shape of scientific explanations, but is not itself open to question. The third explanation is intellectual arrogance, as the possible existence of disembodied intelligence threatens the materialistic belief that the educated human brain is the highest form of intelligence in existence. Finally, there is a social taboo against belief in an afterlife, as our whole way of life is predicated on materialism and might collapse if near-death experiences, particularly the life review, were accepted as fact.

My opinion isn't as strong as Grossman but he does show some insight into the "skeptical" mind of the materialist evangelicals.