Life After Death - Is It Really
Necessary That We Prove It?
by Rose Smith
Recently, I came across a book written
in 1918 by Arthur Conan Doyle called "The New Revelation".
It was his first book concerning his views on spiritualism and psychic
phenomena. I found it fascinating to read, as much of the
"proof" that he gathered and retold regarding
"life" in the afterlife is still the same as what our
psychics, mediums, and other metaphysical researchers of today tell
us.
The fact is, we've been receiving proof
of an afterlife for centuries. People throughout time have talked
about angels, visitations from spirits, ghost entities, poltergeists,
and communications from beyond. Stories of reincarnation continue to
flood in, many from young children who wouldn't have had access, nor
the understanding, to imagine and produce some of the tales they tell.
With our modern medicine and life-saving medical equipment, the
occurrences of near death experiences are being brought into the open
more and more often. Really, how much more "proof" do we
need?
And yet...skeptics still abound. What's
more interesting is that various polls and statistics indicate that
approximately 80% of the world's population believes in: life after
death, that we have a soul and that it continues to exist after our
"physical" deaths, that there is a Heaven, and that there is
some sort of creator who watches over us. Out of the 20% left, about
half are sitting on the fence and haven't made up their minds on what
to believe. That leaves just 10% of human beings that we need to
"convince and show proof too." In which case I need to ask
this question... Why do we need to prove anything to this very small
minority of people?
As I mentioned at the beginning, I had
just finished reading Doyle's "The New Revelation" (you can
read the entire book online at our website). While reading, I came
across a very interesting statement that he made and one in which we
should all think about:
"...we have reached a point where further proof is
superfluous, and where the weight of disproof lies upon those who
deny. The very people who clamour for proofs have, as a rule, never
taken the trouble to examine the copious proofs which already
exist..."
Isn't that an interesting remark made
by someone almost a century ago? "...where the weight of disproof
lies upon those who deny..." The proof has been all around us
forever and most of us know this. And yet, here we are in the
twenty-first century STILL trying to provide proof that there really
is a spiritual realm. How about we put the burden of proof on the
disbelievers and have them DISPROVE the existence of an afterlife? The
reality is that they can't - there's too much evidence that indicates
that there is more to the existence of "life" than our
physcial senses can comprehend. Think about it. Has anyone shown you
absolute proof that once you die, that's it, game over, nothing more
exists? Yet, skeptics constantly spout this theory. Well, if this is
true, where's the documented research and proof?
Is there life after death? The
thousands upon thousands of thoroughly investigated and documented
metaphysical cases point to the fact that there is definitely
something beyond the material experiences of our physical realm. The
believers in a spiritual afterlife really have nothing left to prove.
It's time we turned the tables and required that the disbelievers
prove to the majority of the world that life ends with our physical
death.
Oh, by the way, good luck with that.
About the Author
(c)2005. Rose Smith is the owner of New
Age Wisdom, a website which explores such areas as energy healing,
creating abundance, spiritual inner-growth, and occult topics. Check
out our growing library of free online ebooks on metaphyscial topics
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