Thats the question…and what if it is, and on the “other side” there is nothing…absolutely nothing, no awareness, just…nothing. What if? Its a fifty/fifty chance…theres either something, or there’s nothing. What fools we are if we are enduring all this when after death, there is nothing. Of course, not knowing might be an evolutionary safeguard to ensure the survival of the species – if I knew there was “nothing” after death, it would help make the decision easier.