About a year ago, I attended a conference that covered various issues, including life after death. There was a brief history of belief about life after death, which has of course existed for centuries. It was then mentioned that there was a time when most philosophers and scientists decided that there couldn't be life after death, as it defied all logic. However, apparently there are many people who now believe that with out of body experiences, and some mildly confusing quantum, that life after death is still a possibility, and are looking for more evidence. It just got me thinking, if this was another issue, something that hadn't been believed for hundreds of years, would people still be so desperate to keep it alive? It seems a bit like clutching at straws to me.