what happens to us after we die?

@SW-User why not?

@newjaninev2 That is what I believed and this is what, I learn in science as well. There is no ending, its just transformation from one form to another.

@SW-User Well, remember that the atoms of which you're composed don't have any allegiance to each other (it's even worse than that, but there's no room here, and it's late). None of your individual atoms know your name!

Additionally, none of your atoms are unique to you, and in fact you ingest other organism's atoms every day.

In that respect, you're transforming every second of the day... replenishing almost (but not quite) as fast as we're recycling.

@newjaninev2 I have always found this idea so interesting. The idea that our cells are dying, we are replenishing them at a similar rate. I have always heard that we have a new set of skin cells every 7 years. No idea if thats true, but interesting.

Goes to show how much of we "think" of our self, is really just that, thoughts, when in reality the physical bodies we inhabit change over and over into basically new bodies.

@Pherick My understanding is that every single one of our cells is replaced every seven years... different tissue types at different rates, so that some cells are replaced several times in those seven years. I vaguely recall that to exclude neurons, which are not renewed.

Anyone else know about this?

I think we replace around 100 million red blood cells a minute. What about the oxygen I inhale and the red blood cells then transport around my body? Does that become part of me?

Always remember that everyone you know, and everyone you love... is 60% water. 🙂