[WillowTheWhisp]

Although you can't see the spirit of a person leave the body at death you can certainly tell that there's a difference. You can't see the air a person breathes out either but that doesn't mean it isn't there.

I believe that we are here to learn and experience things physical before we pass on to the next stage. Why some people experience far more than others I really don't know.

There was a fascinating discussion on this topic on one of the eBay boards a few months ago. Some of the points put forward were very interesting, including the possibility of aliens having created a hybrid human race which the ancient Sumerians knew about.