I have lots of beliefs about that, but that will have to wait for another interview.
Death & what remains
What do you believe happens when we die?
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I am so curious. We had my son christened because there may be a god but, equally, my partner is a science teacher, so I am also completely open to the possibility that nothing happens.
I really hope there is a big pearly gate.
We go back from whence we came.
I think that we dissolve into the soil and new things sprout from that.
I think we go back into the earth.
Disneyland x a million.
I would like to believe that you reunite with the people you love the most.
Being alive on Earth is challenging and I like to believe that whatever happens after is filled with peace and ease.
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