Life after death?

The modus operandi of science is skepticism. It is indeed! And we scientists should take this very seriously in order to avoid possible mystification during the course our professional life. We are skeptical, although we are allowed to talk about the unknown and try to reach some subjective conclusions based on our own life experiences. Of course: scientists are also human beings!

We don’t talk about religion in this blog very often, but this does not mean that scientists should not address religion in their thoughts. This is an important part of our lives.

A long-standing mystery of life is whether it continues after its end. Is there any definitive proof or solid physical evidence in favour of a real existence of a “new” life after the end of the physical body and consciousness? The answer is simply, no!

But, when a kid and teenager, I grew up studying a philosophical-religious-scientifical movement known as “Spiritism” and I have learnt quite a lot from it. I can say that this has shaped the way I am today in many positive ways as it has offered a real possibility of making myself better. In Spiritism, the current life you have is not the only one: you have the possibility of reincarnate on a new life in order to evolve, progress and making yourself better. It is really not a complex doctrine to understand in its fundamental aspects, however, this is not the real focus here now.

On holidays, I have met a really good friend of mine, Aylton Paiva, who has published a new book in partnership with Sidney Fernandes. The book is “De Volta ao Nosso Lar” or “Coming Back to our Home” in a free English translation. In this current incarnation, they have fully dedicated their attention to the study of Spiritism and all its practices which are simply those taught by Jesus Christ: charity and support to your next/similar are the keys for the progress and also the solution to our faults! This is one of the reasons why I admire Spiritism: because you always have the opportunity of meeting wonderful persons like Aylton and Sidney.

If you are interested in reading about the Spiritual world and having an initiation to the Spiritism doctrine, I suggest starting with their new book. It offers a rich adventure of lessons about the spiritual colony of “Nosso Lar” and the experiences lived by André Luiz: a physician that has lived on this planet and after death had described how his awaken to the spiritual life had occurred. It is always good to have an opportunity of observe and learn new things!

Post-Scriptum: it is really interesting that if you buy Paiva and Fernandes’s new book, the money will be given to the “Centro Espírita Amor e Caridade” located in the Brazilian city of Bauru, in the state of São Paulo. This is because both authors gave their copyrights to the place which has a huge, serious and effective practice of supporting the needs of the poorest in their local community.