Can We Eat In the Afterlife?

[Tricia]

Originally Posted by BoyWhoDisappeared

I know it's a really strange question, but I'm a really strange guy and I've always been so curious. I mean, it's obvious that we wouldn't need to eat anything, but what if we wanted to just for the heck of it? If so, I'd probably spend eternity eating chocolate

From what I understand, if we wish to eat, we can. However, we really don't need to eat on the other side, why would we? Food is something our physical body needs.

all things consume. We may not experience hunger or self based desire to eat - but we do change.

eating isn't real, it could easily be renamed transformation as all it is - is a changing of one form into another. Energetic transformations are points where 'individuals' come into being. flame, fuel and heat - water, hydrogen and oxygen.

so, if at any point there is a confined and identifiable state, whether that's in some other realm or not - it will have to consume and it will be a center of transformation from one energy into another.

Depends on what the afterlife really is. If the atheists are right, then no because there is nothing. If reincarnation is correct, then you obviously will be able to in the next life (what food depends on the form of course), if the next realm is spiritual only, then you would have no need for food.

[theophilus]

Originally Posted by HBuck72

Depends on what the afterlife really is. If the atheists are right, then no because there is nothing. If reincarnation is correct, then you obviously will be able to in the next life (what food depends on the form of course), if the next realm is spiritual only, then you would have no need for food.

You overlooked a fourth alternative; that the disembodied state we enter after death is only temporary and that our bodies will be raised again. I discussed this in post #5. The fact that we will be able to eat after our bodies are resurrected doesn't necessarily mean that we will need to eat.

Originally Posted by Azlore

I believe our truest forms once we leave the body is energy, eternal energy so I think that things like food and water wouldn't be needed as they would not be required ... just my thoughts :)

For sure not required for sustenance, but enjoyble! I'm of the mind that we can pretty much create whatever experience we want in the spirit realms, and that includes physical sensations if we so desire

Originally Posted by Artaxerxes

I believe that the other side will seem just as real, or even more so, than this life. And that this life is in preparation for the next life. This side is only a holographic projection from the other side. Dr. Craig Hogan, the director of Fermilab recently made the statement in an online article that he believes we live in a holographic universe. He also said that a holographic projection has a certain inherent degree of blurriness; perhaps this is why so many near death experiencers say that the other side seemed even more real and more clear than this side?

Perhaps the other side is the holographic film and this side is the projection and after our physical body dies our consciousness or soul simply migrates or projects to the original holographic film from when this side arises?

We are simply spiritual beings having a physical experience. The knowledge or information we are gathering here can be used on the other side to create whatever reality we might wish to experience through the process of thoughts being things or consciousness creating reality.

Artie

Makes sense to me!

Really good question. I am scared of the afterlife, But I've never thought of that.

[Squatchit]

Originally Posted by BoyWhoDisappeared

I know it's a really strange question, but I'm a really strange guy and I've always been so curious. I mean, it's obvious that we wouldn't need to eat anything, but what if we wanted to just for the heck of it? If so, I'd probably spend eternity eating chocolate

I've got a really strange answer. Do you spend your physical life eating chocolate?

If not, why not?

Hmm. I understand completely what SGS is saying .. however - IF the Spirit is just energy .. why would we need or want to eat .. and HOW would we eat?

Actually this is a really good question, one I've certainly never thought of before :)

wow good question. But I really believe thet we eat what other side gives you. It could be energy, it could be anything...