How do spirits work? [I Religion]

One thing I never understood about spirits and the afterlife or whatever is, when we die and our spirit/soul leaves our body, we still have our senses right? Like sight, smell, touch, etc. Now I'm not exactly the smartest guy when it comes to biology but, aren't those things for..... A physical being? I meaaaaaan, in order to make those work we gotta pump nutrients and blood through it all right? Consciousness itself can't be what we become purely. How does a ghost brain work? How do ghost eyes work? What about our digestive systems?!?! Does matter even exist in the afterlife? WHY WOULD SUCH THINGS BE RELEVANT IF WE DO NOT REQUIRE SUSTENANCE FOR A NONPHYSICAL BEING?!?! I know people have differing opinions on the matter of spirits (obviously, Sherlock) but the usual depiction is that of just a regular [i]dooooood[/i] but a little ethereal or has clouds instead of feet... Idk... Fuhgetaboutit. ┬┴┬┴┤•ᴥ•ʔ/

Also I probably should've prefaced by saying I don't believe in ghosts or religion but hey, I'm still interested nonethelessssssssssssssssss.

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4meAndyou · F

I have a few opinions on the matter, but no one really knows for sure how it works. One thing I can say for sure, which seems to tie in to my own religious beliefs, is that there seem to be various planes of reality for the energy of the remnants of your spirit or soul.

There appears to be a level of existence where souls don't even know they are dead. Their energy continues, and I believe that it is these whom we see most often. I have had dreams, myself, which some people call sleep paralysis, and which some call "Spirit Travel". In those dreams I had no real body except for hands. I floated right up to the ceiling each time, and the only way I could move in my trance or dream state was to pull myself along the ceiling with my hands. I could see, but could not hear, and when I went to look at myself in the bathroom mirror, there was nothing there.

Energy that just plays on repeat is just energy...not intelligent...more like a video playing over and over again.

There appears to be another level where those who were evil actively continue to be evil, and they continue to cause harm if their spirits were strong enough.

The converse also appears to be true...that some souls remain as protectors...whom we sometimes call angels.