Main description:

This book provides a fresh look at one of the most enduring, absorbing, and universal questions human beings face: What happens to us after we die? In secular thought, the standard answer is simple: we disappear into oblivion. David Harmon takes us in a different direction, by making the case that a nonconscious portion of our personality survives death-literally, not figuratively-and explains how this kind of naturalistic afterlife can be emotionally relevant to us while we are still living. Combining insights from the arts, history, philosophy, and science, a compelling argument takes shape for an afterlife without God.

Contents:

Chapter 1: God's Last Bastion? Chapter 2: Morning Songs Chapter 3: An Ocean of Night Chapter 4: Victims of Heaven Chapter 5: The Varieties of Posthumous Experience Chapter 6: Grounded Chapter 7: Annie and Noel's Mark on the Universe Chapter 8: Real Intelligent Design Chapter 9: Evening Songs