so when we are in a deep sleep without dreams we saw...

[westafrocherokee]

...nothingness? is that how death is like?

[glitteringinsanity]

How could you possibly expect an actual answer to this question?

[pinkstealth]

yes...until you wake up in Heaven or Hell.

[DME B]

How could a live person answer this question?

[TEK.YOL.ISLAM]

no doubt it

[JIBBAâ„¢]

You are sooooo close

[June M]

The dead know nothing.

[JavaJoe]

I guess it's kind of close to that.In both cases you're unaware of the world around you and aren't aware you're dead/dreaming. Although the only real difference is that when you're dreaming you wake up eventually and when you're dead you just lie in the ground and rot.

[pbtham]

yea you'll be SOMETHING like that all the way till the second coming of Christ then you'll be judged.even beethoven, shakespeare is like that now ((:

[LivingDownSouth]

Death should be a "Messenger of Joy" for us because it will bring us closer to God. Here is a quote that expresses the Baha'i belief and mine..."And now concerning thy question regarding the soul of man and its survival after death. Know thou of a truth that the soul, after its separation from the body, will continue to progress until it attaineth the presence of God, in a state and condition which neither the revolution of ages and centuries, nor the changes and chances of this world, can alter. It will endure as long as the Kingdom of God, His sovereignty, His dominion and power will endure. It will manifest the signs of God and His attributes, and will reveal His loving kindness and bounty."