u/Extension_Ant_8101

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Hello, Reaching out here to get a Humanist perspective and answers on the Humanist viewpoint.

I wish to make it clear that I DO NOT want half answers , answers which dodge the question, which answer the question with a question, or a general copy and paste "What is humanism".

So...

I'm currently exploring some spiritual stuff, and have some Qs I wondered if you would be able to give me your opinion / viewpoint on.

I celebrated last year my 40th birthday and, as I am getting closer to the actual event, have started to question and reflect on the meaning of life and the eternal question of whether or not there is a life after death of life as we know it.

Having reflected on the way that the world is what with childhood cancer, the Gaza and Ukraine conflicts etc etc, I have lost belief in a literal sense of a man in the sky whom we pray to to make everything right, and also any notion of reincarnation.

In other words, I would say I am at the point of being an "A-Theist" in that I do not believe in a God or Gods.

BUT.

I am open to the idea of there being an infinite or Universal consciousness / power at the centre of creation and the Universe, one we return to when we die.

And open to the idea of the universe being a mixture of vibrations and one big "collective unconscious".

With that in mind: -

Are Humanists of the belief that there can be a life after death in terms of being a part of a Universal Consciousness or similar?

What is the Humanist viewpoint on the NDEs that Carl Jung had from a Humanist perspective - see https://thisjungianlife.com/near\_death\_experiences/

Carl Jung wasn't religious in the literal sense, having moved away from organized religion, viewing God instead as a vital archetype in the collective unconscious and a subject of "knowledge" rather than blind belief.

What is the Humanist viewpoint on NDEs in general, are you aware for example of the work of Pim Van Lommel https://pimvanlommel.nl/en/consciousness-beyond-life/ who hypothesizes consciousness as being non local and the brain being a filter for it? There are examples in the studies I have seen of NDEs being described as not being hallucinations as these are usually disordered as opposed to the very ordered and vivid memories in NDEs.

Look forward to your answers :)