There is an afterlife

Now, normally, as the con side, burden of proof would fall on the opposite side, however, the pro side is basing their argument on personal experience, calling for a different line of thought. My first section is to attack the idea of an afterlife. The concept of an eternity seems unreasonable to me, as I am sure I do not need to search the web for sources proving that emotions stem from chemical reactions in the brain. When the person dies, the body's vital organs fail and the body then decomposes as it is broken down bacteria. This is where the afterlife problem is caused. Is your afterlife based on the Christian afterlife, in which despite a lack of brain or body, you maintain awareness? This is as believable as having your brain and spine removed, (fallout joke) and having them replaced with a magic brain and spine that somehow perform in an identical manner. This line of thought leads to the question of whether a deity exists to govern your afterlife, but that is another debate (please mention if you would like to include this) for another time. I do not see much further discussion about the spirit occurring until I read your stance on it, so I will move onto my second line of thought. Your belief in an afterlife is based on your personal "near death experience", and though not much detail is explained by your opening, I would guess you heard voices or felt a presence of some sort. This can be explained through the psychological effect of placebo. I understand placebo is a medical term improperly used here, but the argument stands that the brain can influence the body in irrational matters. If you've ever seen ghost hunters or any group that claim to know of some supernatural force, then you'll see that they are willing to interpret anything as evidence of their belief. Your personal experience could easily have been a dream or delusion caused by concussion, or whatever circumstance you were in. (again, I will need further explanation of your experience to understand it fully). Not wanting to stray far from topic, I list examples such as ghost or alien believers as people who claim to have has an experience of something, then using that experience as proof f the belief, ignoring the evidence supporting or degrading that belief for the main reason that the experience was so powerful and memorable. I can understand why you would believe in an afterlife for this reason, but without other forms of reasoning, this argument cannot stand up. I would also like to bring up the idea of wanting an afterlife to exist. Many want the existence of an afterlife out of fear of death. Since Death is A: The end of sensation ie; feeling and B: The end of the conscience, Then Death is a painless occurrence, and not to be feared. Besides, the idea of an afterlife would seem appealing to those who fear the void, but just think of how long eternity is. You will have done everything within the first million years, and the rest might as well be hell, just sitting around with nothing to do. Being an immortal sucks. But I digress. This section is only opinion on why you need not fear the lack of afterlife, and rather seek to make the most of this life, still following a moral code as I and many others do, and following the concept Banksy had when he said: "I mean, they say you die twice. One time when you stop breathing and a second time, a bit later on, when somebody says your name for the last time. " No, my friend, there is no afterlife. But do not fear; rather than abandon morality out the concept that there are no consequences in the "next world", use your one life to truly progress as a person, and live on in your actions and the memories you have left with others. (You may accept being remembered as a valid afterlife) Awaiting your response, Duncan