I think the most important question is “what happens after we die?” I think this is important because it creates concern, science cannot answer it, and beyond our bodies the answer is the mystery of the soul. People are concerned with the question because it ultimately is not known what truly happens. Death is inevitable, and it could happen really at any moment, and the fact that we do die and do not know what occurs afterwards is frightening. Catholics believe that we go to hell or purgatory and heaven, some people believe they are reincarnated, others believe they will cease to exist, some believe that their “energy” will join that of nature’s, and many have no idea or do not know how to answer it beyond a belief of “life after death.”
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If it cannot be answered now because of the limited thought we are capable of as humans, then the answer becomes a mystery, and humans are attracted to mystery. Just look at the ratings of paranormal TV shows that describe “haunted” asylums and bedrooms, the wonders of extraterrestrial life outside Earth, UFOs, the Bermuda Triangle; the list goes on and on. Mystery captivates people, and therefore so do the questions of death. I think it is important to ask due to this mystery; I would rather have things to be answered and known than to not know something, similar to how a friend would think of something that they would want to tell you and then not. The anticipation and curiosity of the wonder of an answer fuels my ambition to know the truth. And I do believe I know the truth and answer to the question due to my Catholic faith, however I do not think that most people either reject the spiritual perspective or have their own belief. And in a culture that is secularized and practically opposite from a culture who had all businesses closed on Sundays in the 1950s for church, I think a need for this question is necessary to help restore the faith of those who walked away from the faith or have rejected any spiritual answer to the question of what happens after we die. If most people even took the time to consider the question, I think at some point they would
If it cannot be answered now because of the limited thought we are capable of as humans, then the answer becomes a mystery, and humans are attracted to mystery. Just look at the ratings of paranormal TV shows that describe “haunted” asylums and bedrooms, the wonders of extraterrestrial life outside Earth, UFOs, the Bermuda Triangle; the list goes on and on. Mystery captivates people, and therefore so do the questions of death. I think it is important to ask due to this mystery; I would rather have things to be answered and known than to not know something, similar to how a friend would think of something that they would want to tell you and then not. The anticipation and curiosity of the wonder of an answer fuels my ambition to know the truth. And I do believe I know the truth and answer to the question due to my Catholic faith, however I do not think that most people either reject the spiritual perspective or have their own belief. And in a culture that is secularized and practically opposite from a culture who had all businesses closed on Sundays in the 1950s for church, I think a need for this question is necessary to help restore the faith of those who walked away from the faith or have rejected any spiritual answer to the question of what happens after we die. If most people even took the time to consider the question, I think at some point they would