http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=never-say-die&ec=su_neversaydie

In order to know that you have died, according tot he article you need to have a working cerebral cortex.

Sorry to burst your bubble.

The article goes into why we believe in afterlife, and this is how we cope with the inevitable.

Ive been told because I do not beleive in god, or an afterlife that I should just kill myself.

To which I say: It is because I do not believe in an afterlife that I strive to make the best of the life I am living.