Endorsement of science might entail a belief in “secular death”, in which an individual faces annihilation as the bodily functions cease. In this article, we examine what science-oriented individuals think happens to humans after death. Does endorsement of science entail views on human annihilation or do people also express continuity beliefs? The open-ended responses of 387 Finns were analysed. The respondents were recruited online via organisations that promote science and research. The results suggest that while science-oriented Finns mainly endorsed annihilation and secular death, some also expressed (mostly nonreligious) views on continuation, e.g., in social bonds and nature. Secular forms of continuity were more likely mentioned by unbelievers, while theist respondents relied primarily on afterlife beliefs.

对科学的认可可能意味着对“世俗死亡”的信仰，即当身体机能停止时，个人将面临毁灭。在这篇文章中，我们研究了科学人士认为人类死后会发生什么。对科学的认可是否意味着对人类毁灭的看法，或者人们是否也表达了连续性信念？对 387 名芬兰人的开放式回答进行了分析。受访者是通过促进科学和研究的组织在线招募的。结果表明，虽然以科学为导向的芬兰人主要支持毁灭和世俗死亡，但有些人也表达了（大多数是非宗教的）关于延续的观点，例如在社会纽带和自然方面。非信徒更有可能提到世俗形式的连续性，而有神论者受访者主要依赖来世信仰。