> I think the thought many people have (even myself, occaisionally) that "there must be more" is just another manifestation of the biological urge for survival. We have an ingrained instinct to survive. Only in very rare cases does any human ever take his/her own life, and in most all cases where it matters, we'll try our very very best to save our own skin. We might rationalize this as a fear of pain, or a fear of death, or any number of things. But what it comes down to is an instinct to survive.
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I went through a period of time (inspired by the X-Files episode "The Field Where I Died", if you are familiar at all with X-Files) where I seriously considered the idea of reincarnation. I began reading books on it, and rationalizing it (badly) in my head. At that time that I was also experiencing a lot of anxiety due to the recent death of a loved one with whom who felt I felt a pressing desire to resolve some unpleasant issues.

Same sort of thing.

Regards,
Tyler